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Monday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    63A Beethoven's "___ to Joy"

    58
    523
  2. 2
    ALI

    2D Oscar winner Mahershala

    49
    518
  3. 3
    STAN

    40D Lee of Marvel Comics

    31
    228
  4. 4
    ESE

    62D Suffix with Sudan or Japan

    26
    386
  5. 5
    RAM

    61D Head-butt

    25
    166
  6. 6
    ORES

    31A Rocks that may contain precious metals

    24
    244
  7. 7
    ITS

    9A The "I" of T.G.I.F.

    23
    257
  8. 8
    EVER

    23D At any point

    22
    235
  9. 9
    ABET

    7D Assist with a crime

    22
    228
  10. 10
    ATOP

    25A Situated on

    22
    208
  11. 11
    PRE

    33D Lead-in to law or launch

    21
    175
  12. 12
    REM

    3D Sleep stage, for short

    19
    158
  13. 13
    ROME

    68A City surrounding Vatican City

    19
    111
  14. 14
    OARS

    50A Boat propellers

    16
    154
  15. 15
    SCI

    35D Bio. or chem.

    13
    179
  16. 16
    FOR

    66A In favor of

    13
    103
  17. 17
    OLA

    49A Lisbon greeting

    12
    175
  18. 18
    TUG

    30D Pull

    12
    67
  19. 19
    LEAP

    56D Spring

    11
    103
  20. 20
    OXO

    60D Kitchen brand with a palindromic name

    11
    67
  21. 21
    WII

    59D Motion-sensing Nintendo console

    11
    53
  22. 22
    EMIL

    24D Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward

    10
    131
  23. 23
    ROOF

    38D Spot for a satellite dish

    10
    56
  24. 24
    SPIN

    67A Present in a favorable light

    9
    104
  25. 25
    MAINE

    64A State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail

    8
    81
  26. 26
    ALY

    27A Olympic gold medalist Raisman

    8
    42
  27. 27
    BAG

    1D Something checked at an airport counter

    7
    78
  28. 28
    ALMS

    55D Some church donations

    7
    67
  29. 29
    BARN

    1A Square dance venue

    7
    67
  30. 30
    GAEL

    17D Scottish Highlander

    7
    50
  31. 31
    BLOG

    21D Outlet for an internet commentator

    7
    20
  32. 32
    LULU

    39D Athleisure lead-in to "lemon"

    6
    77
  33. 33
    NAGS

    8D Pesters

    6
    44
  34. 34
    ICAME

    41A Start of Caesar's boast

    6
    42
  35. 35
    KENYA

    13D Its capital is Nairobi

    6
    33
  36. 36
    INAPP

    19A Like some smartphone purchases

    6
    9
  37. 37
    SNARE

    46D Entrap

    5
    108
  38. 38
    CAPRI

    57A Italy's Isle of ___

    5
    39
  39. 39
    NAW

    15A Backwoods denial

    5
    34
  40. 40
    LUV

    26A Adore, informally

    5
    33
  41. 41
    YURI

    22D ___ Gagarin, first man in space

    4
    31
  42. 42
    RITUAL

    54A Religious ceremony

    4
    20
  43. 43
    UMM

    6D "Errr … I mean …"

    4
    6
  44. 44
    GAR

    36D Needle-nosed fish

    3
    62
  45. 45
    IQS

    29D Brainpower measures, for short

    3
    61
  46. 46
    NICER

    53D Not as mean

    3
    42
  47. 47
    TEXAS

    65A Where "all my ex's live," in song

    3
    42
  48. 48
    TOUT

    42A Loudly praise

    3
    42
  49. 49
    SFPD

    47D Bay Area enforcement org.

    3
    38
  50. 50
    PIQUE

    33A Arouse, as interest

    3
    30
  51. 51
    UCONN

    52D The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.

    3
    24
  52. 52
    INMATE

    9D Jail cell occupant

    3
    20
  53. 53
    JUAN

    5A San ___, capital of Puerto Rico

    3
    18
  54. 54
    SSW

    46A Opposite of NNE

    2
    67
  55. 55
    HAIRDO

    44D Beehive or bob

    2
    19
  56. 56
    ARTIER

    45D More hipsterish

    2
    17
  57. 57
    SWEEPS

    11D Uses a broom

    2
    14
  58. 58
    NAMIB

    4D Coastal African desert

    2
    8
  59. 59
    ZUMBA

    14A Popular dance fitness program

    2
    5
  60. 60
    TAMPON

    10D Maxi pad alternative

    2
    4
  61. 61
    SLIPSUP debut

    32D Makes a mistake

    2
    2
  62. 62
    TSHAPE debut

    20A What a three-way intersection can form

    2
    2
  63. 63
    SORTOF

    43D In a sense

    1
    18
  64. 64
    IHATEIT

    18D "Zero stars from me!"

    1
    8
  65. 65
    TRIPLEWORDSCORE

    58A Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?

    1
    7
  66. 66
    WURST

    48D German sausage

    1
    6
  67. 67
    MITTENS

    28A Things stuck on snowman "arms"

    1
    5
  68. 68
    ALEAK

    12A Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems)

    1
    4
  69. 69
    GIMMEGIMMEGIMME

    16A Abba hit of 1979

    1
    3
  70. 70
    IMOF

    37D "___ two minds on this …"

    1
    3
  71. 71
    BYEBYEBYE

    21A 'N Sync hit of 2000

    1
    2
  72. 72
    JUMPY

    5D Skittish

    1
    2
  73. 73
    SHAPIRO

    43A Pennsylvania governor Josh

    1
    2
  74. 74
    FUNFUNFUN debut

    51A Beach Boys hit of 1964

    1
    1
  75. 75
    GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS debut

    34A Mötley Crüe hit of 1987

    1
    1
  76. 76
    ZIPBY debut

    14D Quickly fly past

    1
    1