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Monday · 76 answers · 4 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ERA

    43A Paleozoic, e.g.

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ALE

    30D The "A" of I.P.A.

    59
    570
  3. 3
    ERIE

    58D The "E" of HOMES

    48
    510
  4. 4
    ASIA

    4D Where Mandarin and Malay are spoken

    38
    350
  5. 5
    DNA

    24A Sample collected by Ancestry.com

    37
    260
  6. 6
    AXE

    52A Woodcutter's tool

    34
    269
  7. 7
    ARIA

    64A Operatic song

    30
    446
  8. 8
    LEI

    50D Garland seen in 48-Down

    29
    310
  9. 9
    EYE

    12D Fittingly, a homophone of one letter in "sight"

    28
    283
  10. 10
    SRI

    37A ___ Lanka

    28
    238
  11. 11
    OPT

    63D Choose (to)

    27
    211
  12. 12
    HOE

    62D Gardening tool

    27
    173
  13. 13
    AHI

    10D Tuna variety

    26
    111
  14. 14
    ENE

    42D Opposite of WSW

    24
    403
  15. 15
    ION

    39D Charged particle

    23
    258
  16. 16
    EPIC

    7D Grand tale

    23
    235
  17. 17
    AHEM

    5A [I'm about to speak]

    23
    171
  18. 18
    YETI

    69A Mythical Himalayan beast

    22
    127
  19. 19
    SETS

    70A Hollywood workplaces

    21
    170
  20. 20
    STAY

    71A "Don't go!"

    20
    159
  21. 21
    RIPE

    19A Like dark green avocados

    17
    106
  22. 22
    AMASS

    13A Stockpile

    16
    135
  23. 23
    BAN

    33D Prohibit

    13
    125
  24. 24
    BED

    23A The first "B" of 1-Down

    13
    113
  25. 25
    AHOY

    16A Matey's greeting

    13
    108
  26. 26
    SAM

    14D Uncle on an iconic W.W. I poster

    12
    155
  27. 27
    POP

    11D Soda, to a Midwesterner

    11
    87
  28. 28
    CDC

    21D U.S. public health org.

    11
    60
  29. 29
    TDS

    59D N.F.L. six-pointers, for short

    10
    179
  30. 30
    CAPE

    9A Massachusetts peninsula, with "the"

    10
    66
  31. 31
    ESO

    32D That, in Mexico

    9
    141
  32. 32
    AMORE

    2D Love, in Italian

    9
    97
  33. 33
    AETNA

    54D Insurance company acquired by CVS Health

    9
    93
  34. 34
    WHOA

    61A "Hold up, horses!"

    9
    74
  35. 35
    GIST

    67A Main point

    9
    68
  36. 36
    ESAI

    36A Actor Morales

    8
    128
  37. 37
    MESH

    8D Get along well

    8
    115
  38. 38
    ROPE

    15A One of two needed for double Dutch

    8
    100
  39. 39
    ITIS

    18A Words on either side of "___ what ___"

    8
    94
  40. 40
    ECOLI

    34A Gut bacterium

    7
    103
  41. 41
    ENDED

    46A Came to a close

    7
    82
  42. 42
    YAP

    53A Talk incessantly

    7
    75
  43. 43
    BABA

    1A Rum-soaked cake

    7
    66
  44. 44
    HOPI

    66A Pueblo people of the Southwest

    6
    92
  45. 45
    ONLEAVE

    41A Taking a sabbatical

    6
    37
  46. 46
    ARIANA

    5D Grammy-winning Grande

    6
    27
  47. 47
    CUPS

    60D 16 in a gallon

    6
    26
  48. 48
    TAGS

    57D Clothing labels

    5
    47
  49. 49
    SLOAN

    51A M.I.T.'s ___ School of Management

    5
    37
  50. 50
    SERVE

    27D Start a tennis point

    5
    27
  51. 51
    CORAL

    35D Reef composition

    4
    45
  52. 52
    NOKIA

    17A Finnish tech giant

    4
    19
  53. 53
    EVENS

    34D 2, 4, 6, 8, how do these numbers relate?

    3
    33
  54. 54
    MOIST

    25A Damp

    3
    32
  55. 55
    TRIED

    28D Gave it a go

    3
    28
  56. 56
    WHY

    61D "For what reason?"

    3
    27
  57. 57
    DIF

    40D "What's the ___?" ("Who cares?")

    3
    24
  58. 58
    DUETO

    65A Because of

    3
    23
  59. 59
    EMAILED

    22D Sent a digital message

    3
    16
  60. 60
    SPANX

    68A Shapewear brand

    3
    8
  61. 61
    HAWAII

    48D Its state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a

    2
    17
  62. 62
    VOID

    44A No longer valid

    1
    32
  63. 63
    BANDB

    1D Quaint lodging, informally

    1
    17
  64. 64
    PROXY

    55D Designated representative

    1
    14
  65. 65
    CARROT

    9D Bugs Bunny is often holding one

    1
    9
  66. 66
    EXPATS

    49D Those living outside their native country

    1
    9
  67. 67
    DIARIST

    45D Person keeping a daily journal

    1
    5
  68. 68
    HOTTAKE

    6D Controversial opinion, informally

    1
    5
  69. 69
    NIRVANA

    31D Buddhist's goal

    1
    5
  70. 70
    VOTERID

    38A What some states require to cast a ballot

    1
    5
  71. 71
    DREAMCATCHER

    20A Woven creation of the Ojibwe people

    1
    2
  72. 72
    WATERPITCHER

    56A Pour thing?

    1
    2
  73. 73
    BAKEDPOTATO debut

    3D Side dish that might come topped with sour cream and chives

    1
    1
  74. 74
    ITSADRYHEAT debut

    26D Clichéd dismissal of Arizona's summer climate

    1
    1
  75. 75
    NATHANFIELDER debut

    47A Emma Stone's co-star on Showtime's "The Curse"

    1
    1
  76. 76
    PANCAKEBATTER debut

    29A Thick liquid poured on a hot griddle

    1
    1