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Monday · 74 answers · 5 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ALA

    58D In the same way as

    58
    513
  2. 2
    ANT

    63A Picnic pest

    45
    401
  3. 3
    TEN

    60A Start of a countdown

    39
    369
  4. 4
    IDEA

    55D Brainstorming product

    33
    396
  5. 5
    EDIT

    2D Make less wordy, say

    32
    302
  6. 6
    OVA

    41D Eggs in Caesar's salad?

    30
    259
  7. 7
    GAS

    37A Road trip expense

    30
    218
  8. 8
    OMEN

    46D Sign of things to come

    29
    257
  9. 9
    LSAT

    56D Hurdle for a future "Esq."

    25
    172
  10. 10
    SAP

    10A Source of maple syrup

    24
    194
  11. 11
    EDAM

    27D Dutch cheese

    19
    216
  12. 12
    ACME

    15A Pinnacle

    19
    210
  13. 13
    LIAR

    45D Teller of tall tales

    18
    177
  14. 14
    MERE

    28D No more than

    18
    155
  15. 15
    STOP

    38A What a crossing guard's outstretched arm means

    17
    180
  16. 16
    ORSO

    54D Approximately

    17
    145
  17. 17
    WAS

    59D Is, before

    17
    128
  18. 18
    OMIT

    23A Fail to include

    16
    218
  19. 19
    NAN

    5D Mum's mum

    16
    118
  20. 20
    MEH

    39A "I'm not impressed"

    16
    80
  21. 21
    AMA

    8D Group for docs

    15
    262
  22. 22
    PRO

    16A In favor of

    15
    214
  23. 23
    OSCAR

    50A Prize for Best Original Score, e.g.

    13
    145
  24. 24
    STET

    20A Proofreader's "leave that in"

    12
    225
  25. 25
    HENS

    52D Birds in a coop

    12
    93
  26. 26
    THEN

    51A At that time

    12
    79
  27. 27
    OPEC

    35D Oil price-regulating grp.

    11
    143
  28. 28
    ALAN

    61A Actor Alda or Arkin

    10
    232
  29. 29
    TOTE

    18D Kind of bag that may hold swag

    10
    103
  30. 30
    ASHEN

    48D Gray in the face

    9
    128
  31. 31
    ARTY

    36A Like those interested in poetry or painting

    9
    123
  32. 32
    LASS

    1D Scottish girl

    9
    103
  33. 33
    ROTC

    21A Univ. military program

    9
    97
  34. 34
    MIT

    24D Cambridge univ.

    9
    84
  35. 35
    MMA

    43D Fighting sport, for short

    9
    29
  36. 36
    POL

    26D Professional office-seeker, informally

    8
    99
  37. 37
    YEAST

    30D What causes dough to expand and rise

    8
    86
  38. 38
    TORI

    34D Doughnut shapes

    7
    104
  39. 39
    ARNIE

    11D Schwarzenegger, to pals

    7
    93
  40. 40
    DIAL

    6A Part of a rotary telephone

    7
    86
  41. 41
    MOAT

    49A Castle protector

    7
    69
  42. 42
    SOIL

    53A Gardener's bagful

    7
    67
  43. 43
    STOAT

    65A Weasel relative

    7
    51
  44. 44
    EELY

    32A Wriggly, as a fish

    6
    58
  45. 45
    LEMON

    1A Flavor of yellow Skittles

    6
    54
  46. 46
    COTTA

    47D Terra ___

    6
    34
  47. 47
    MILE

    3D One of 26.2 in a marathon

    5
    66
  48. 48
    IMHERE

    42A Announcement upon arrival

    5
    20
  49. 49
    LAYS

    64A Big name in potato chips

    4
    46
  50. 50
    ATO

    33A From ___ Z

    3
    102
  51. 51
    DART

    6D Bar game projectile

    3
    74
  52. 52
    MEIR

    19D Israeli leader Golda

    3
    67
  53. 53
    ADIDAS

    13A Shoe brand with a three-stripe logo

    3
    39
  54. 54
    IRONON

    42D Like some decals

    2
    32
  55. 55
    NAUSEA

    62A Carsickness feeling

    2
    31
  56. 56
    THEREARENOWORDS debut

    57A "I can't even!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues

    2
    3
  57. 57
    DENOTE

    31A Indicate

    1
    23
  58. 58
    SEEIT

    22A "Understand now?"

    1
    17
  59. 59
    POTTS

    12D Chip ___ ("Beauty and the Beast" teacup)

    1
    13
  60. 60
    GETREAL

    40D "Oh, come on!"

    1
    11
  61. 61
    GOOS

    40A Some baby noises

    1
    11
  62. 62
    STRIKE

    14D Success in pitching or bowling

    1
    10
  63. 63
    SILENTTREATMENT

    17A *Cold shoulder

    1
    8
  64. 64
    ELEVATORMUSIC

    44A *Easy-listening background tunes

    1
    4
  65. 65
    ICECUBES

    7D Something a convenience store sells in bags

    1
    4
  66. 66
    EMOJIKEYBOARD

    27A *Texter's options for sending faces and symbols

    1
    3
  67. 67
    LETSSAY debut

    9D Start of a hypothetical

    1
    2
  68. 68
    ODETOJOY

    4D Final movement of Beethoven's Ninth

    0
    12
  69. 69
    UPSIDES

    25A Optimists can find them in any situation

    0
    4
  70. 70
    CASITAS debut

    47A Small houses, in Spain

    0
    2
  71. 71
    ONTHESCENT

    29D Following a trail, as a bloodhound

    0
    2
  72. 72
    SPEEDDATES

    10D Participates in some singles matches?

    0
    2
  73. 73
    GOASTRAY debut

    37D Wander off course

    0
    1
  74. 74
    SHUTSOUT debut

    38D Excludes

    0
    1