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Monday · 76 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    USE

    58D Employ

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    356
  2. 2
    IRA

    7D NPR host Glass

    46
    448
  3. 3
    ANTE

    63A Poker buy-in

    45
    461
  4. 4
    TRI

    62D Quadri- minus one

    41
    237
  5. 5
    AIR

    61D It's almost 80% nitrogen

    32
    303
  6. 6
    ARTS

    67A The "A" of M.F.A.

    31
    222
  7. 7
    RAT

    8D Tattle (on)

    29
    280
  8. 8
    ADA

    34D Early computer scientist Lovelace

    27
    270
  9. 9
    NIL

    23D Zilch

    27
    249
  10. 10
    ALAS

    43A "Sadly …"

    26
    321
  11. 11
    OPEN

    10D Word before ended, handed or minded

    26
    217
  12. 12
    NEED

    66A Must have

    24
    214
  13. 13
    EPIC

    15A The "Iliad," for one

    23
    235
  14. 14
    ETCH

    18D ___ A Sketch (classic toy)

    23
    174
  15. 15
    SEMI

    35A Kinda

    22
    178
  16. 16
    SIRI

    56A iPhone assistant

    22
    77
  17. 17
    ACTS

    12D Laws passed by Congress

    21
    214
  18. 18
    EMMA

    25D Actress Watson

    19
    173
  19. 19
    SMOG

    29D Pollution that can change the colors of a sunset

    19
    122
  20. 20
    TUNA

    32D Yellowfin or bluefin

    18
    112
  21. 21
    DIET

    64A A panda's is 99% bamboo

    17
    96
  22. 22
    ANAL

    41A Fastidious to a fault

    17
    67
  23. 23
    PDA

    60D Kissing on the street, e.g., for short

    16
    91
  24. 24
    TOM

    40A Jerry's foe in old cartoons

    15
    144
  25. 25
    TIME

    30D Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver

    14
    92
  26. 26
    VAN

    19A Mover's vehicle

    13
    107
  27. 27
    PAIR

    5A It beats a high card but nothing else

    13
    87
  28. 28
    MTV

    13D Cable channel that first showed "Beavis and Butt-head"

    13
    58
  29. 29
    AONE

    54D Top-notch

    12
    209
  30. 30
    ROSA

    9A Activist Parks

    11
    137
  31. 31
    TORO

    48D Spanish bull

    11
    115
  32. 32
    SOU

    57A Not worth a ___

    11
    87
  33. 33
    NIKE

    20A Shoe brand named for a Greek goddess

    11
    67
  34. 34
    EZRA

    14A New York Times opinion writer Klein

    10
    139
  35. 35
    FRI

    45D Sat. preceder

    9
    75
  36. 36
    AZTEC

    6D Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán

    9
    71
  37. 37
    OFAGE

    44A Old enough

    9
    31
  38. 38
    DRONE

    65A Remote-controlled flier

    8
    63
  39. 39
    LULL

    47D Temporarily calm period

    8
    49
  40. 40
    TORI

    48A Doughnut shapes

    7
    104
  41. 41
    SLAV

    31D Balkan native

    7
    99
  42. 42
    SITS

    17D Plops oneself down

    7
    68
  43. 43
    CALF

    38D Baby cow

    7
    43
  44. 44
    STALE

    31A Overused and uncreative

    6
    84
  45. 45
    ASYET

    50D Thus far

    6
    72
  46. 46
    HELM

    1A Wheel's place on a ship

    6
    57
  47. 47
    PALM

    33A Part of the hand

    6
    55
  48. 48
    HAHAS

    1D Laughing sounds

    5
    31
  49. 49
    HALTS

    24D Ceases

    5
    18
  50. 50
    LIS

    3D Fleur-de-___

    4
    61
  51. 51
    SIPS

    68A Little drinks

    4
    53
  52. 52
    PILAF

    33D Rice dish

    4
    36
  53. 53
    SINK

    11D Drop in the ocean?

    4
    31
  54. 54
    LUG

    36A Carry (around)

    3
    61
  55. 55
    MUTE

    55D Button to press when stepping away from a Zoom meeting

    3
    50
  56. 56
    CAMEL

    53A Animal in "Happy hump day!" memes

    3
    49
  57. 57
    CYAN

    53D The "C" of a printer's CMYK

    3
    29
  58. 58
    KIDS

    26A Jokes around

    3
    27
  59. 59
    LOINS

    52D Some cuts of pork

    3
    27
  60. 60
    TANKS

    21A Loses on purpose, as an N.B.A. team

    3
    23
  61. 61
    PESKY

    5D Irksome

    3
    18
  62. 62
    MALIA

    13A Elder Obama daughter

    3
    9
  63. 63
    BOOBIRDS

    39D Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang

    3
    4
  64. 64
    AMHERST

    27A Massachusetts college town

    1
    13
  65. 65
    VANILLA

    46A Classic ice cream order

    1
    10
  66. 66
    LIBELED

    42D Defamed in print

    1
    8
  67. 67
    LIFTS

    51D Pumps iron at the gym

    1
    7
  68. 68
    REMAKES

    9D 2023's "Fatal Attraction" and "The Little Mermaid"

    1
    6
  69. 69
    BUFFALOBILL

    49A Football player in upstate New York

    1
    4
  70. 70
    THESISSTATEMENT

    16A Sentence that often appears in the first paragraph of an essay

    1
    4
  71. 71
    ELENAKAGAN

    2D Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama

    1
    3
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    MAINIDEA

    4D Key point

    1
    3
  73. 73
    ACIDTAB debut

    37A Dose for an LSD trip

    1
    1
  74. 74
    RETAILSHOP debut

    28D Mom-and-pop store, e.g.

    1
    1
  75. 75
    SANITYCHECK debut

    22A Quick confirmation of feasibility

    1
    1
  76. 76
    YOULLPAYFORTHIS debut

    59A Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across

    1
    1