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Monday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ACE

    4D Unreturned serve

    57
    493
  2. 2
    EAST

    64A One direction

    33
    285
  3. 3
    EDIT

    16A Get one's story straight?

    32
    302
  4. 4
    ODES

    52D Poems of praise

    26
    226
  5. 5
    EYES

    36A Optometrists check them

    24
    195
  6. 6
    REST

    30D Workout break

    22
    256
  7. 7
    UCLA

    7D The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.

    22
    174
  8. 8
    IGOR

    60A "Young Frankenstein" assistant

    20
    207
  9. 9
    EVEN

    61A Like all leap years

    19
    202
  10. 10
    AWE

    59D Reaction to seeing the Northern Lights, perhaps

    18
    238
  11. 11
    EOS

    37A Goddess of the dawn

    17
    173
  12. 12
    LESS

    63A What the KonMari Method leaves you with

    17
    167
  13. 13
    IMP

    53A Little devil

    17
    166
  14. 14
    MEET

    54D Partner of greet

    17
    144
  15. 15
    ROTI

    22D Indian flatbread

    15
    58
  16. 16
    PEDI

    40D Mani-___ (spa treatment)

    15
    47
  17. 17
    EKES

    27D Squeaks (by)

    14
    119
  18. 18
    ACLU

    15A Org. defending individual rights

    13
    137
  19. 19
    UGLI

    34D Wrinkly-skinned fruit

    13
    86
  20. 20
    STENT

    49D Artery opener

    13
    65
  21. 21
    TETE

    32D Place for un béret

    12
    152
  22. 22
    NOVA

    51D Smoked salmon

    12
    125
  23. 23
    TESTS

    65A Academic hurdles

    12
    94
  24. 24
    GET

    20A Understand

    11
    118
  25. 25
    SOP

    39A Soak (up)

    10
    105
  26. 26
    GAGA

    38A Lady ___ ("Shallow" singer)

    10
    75
  27. 27
    IDIOM

    11D "Up in arms" or "break a leg"

    10
    68
  28. 28
    LIDS

    10A Tupperware tops

    9
    52
  29. 29
    TEAL

    23D Bluish green

    8
    105
  30. 30
    GLEN

    38D Narrow valley

    8
    80
  31. 31
    MUG

    33A Hot chocolate holder

    8
    43
  32. 32
    PALEO

    58A Stone Age diet, familiarly

    8
    39
  33. 33
    UNSEE

    17A "I wish I could ___ that" ("Ew!")

    8
    10
  34. 34
    AIDA

    19A Opera set in Egypt

    7
    161
  35. 35
    PLAN

    18A Blueprint

    7
    102
  36. 36
    APRIL

    46D Earth Day month

    7
    66
  37. 37
    PONE

    2D Corn cake

    7
    55
  38. 38
    REPEL

    44A Drive away

    7
    50
  39. 39
    OWLET

    62A Bird that's still getting wise to the world?

    7
    48
  40. 40
    SPLAT

    1A Lasagna-hitting-the-floor sound

    7
    46
  41. 41
    MOPE

    42D Wear a long face

    7
    45
  42. 42
    POTS

    55D Collections of poker bets

    7
    43
  43. 43
    HIPS

    25D Where low-rise jeans sit

    7
    32
  44. 44
    ONESIE

    45A Baby's garment

    7
    25
  45. 45
    STAND

    13D Rise to one's feet

    6
    69
  46. 46
    RUDE

    56A Like talking with one's mouth full

    6
    67
  47. 47
    SMUG

    1D Quite pleased with oneself

    6
    42
  48. 48
    RODE

    57A Went by bike

    5
    78
  49. 49
    ENLIST

    27A Join the army

    4
    41
  50. 50
    BRIAR

    29A Prickly plant

    4
    32
  51. 51
    TAPES

    6D Secures, as wrapping paper

    4
    29
  52. 52
    FLAK

    8D Harsh criticism

    4
    27
  53. 53
    NEYO

    28D R&B singer with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick"

    4
    14
  54. 54
    MSDOS

    48D Early PC platform

    3
    54
  55. 55
    ROUGE

    47D Makeup used to color the cheeks

    3
    28
  56. 56
    TUFT

    6A Tail end of a lion's tail

    3
    16
  57. 57
    SHOOS

    24A Brushes away, as a fly

    3
    13
  58. 58
    THEBOSS

    5D Springsteen, to fans

    3
    8
  59. 59
    GAYE

    35D Marvin of Motown

    2
    28
  60. 60
    BROIL

    29D Cook with direct heat

    2
    25
  61. 61
    LEADER

    10D Follow the ___ (kids' game)

    2
    13
  62. 62
    MOOCH

    14A Freeloading sort

    2
    13
  63. 63
    RATERS

    44D Star assigners

    2
    7
  64. 64
    POSTITNOTES debut

    50A Sticky yellow squares ... or a description of the circled letters and what they follow?

    2
    2
  65. 65
    ARMADA

    46A Naval fleet

    1
    48
  66. 66
    UPATREE

    41D Stuck, with no easy way down

    1
    19
  67. 67
    SPANK

    49A Defeat soundly, in slang

    1
    15
  68. 68
    SEEMED

    26A Appeared to be

    1
    9
  69. 69
    INASPOT

    43D Stuck, with no easy way out

    1
    8
  70. 70
    TUNISIA

    9D Northernmost country in Africa

    1
    4
  71. 71
    KEEPSITREAL

    31A Acts like one's true self, colloquially

    1
    2
  72. 72
    BREAKITDOWN debut

    21A Explain something in steps

    1
    1
  73. 73
    DIDWE debut

    12D "Where ___ go wrong?"

    1
    1
  74. 74
    LOSTSLEEP debut

    3D Tossed and turned

    1
    1
  75. 75
    MADSKILLS debut

    33D Crazy talent, slangily

    1
    1
  76. 76
    PUTITMILDLY debut

    40A Was understated in one's description

    1
    1