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Monday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ANTE

    7D Poker buy-in

    45
    461
  2. 2
    EASE

    59D Simplicity

    40
    334
  3. 3
    EMIT

    50A Give off

    30
    262
  4. 4
    AND

    9D Furthermore

    30
    239
  5. 5
    EYE

    1A Image floating above the pyramid on a dollar bill

    28
    283
  6. 6
    SRI

    71A ___ Lanka

    28
    238
  7. 7
    ATTA

    35D "___ girl!"

    28
    156
  8. 8
    NEON

    44A Bright, as highlighter colors

    24
    219
  9. 9
    ATOM

    57D Molecule bit

    23
    266
  10. 10
    EPIC

    45D More than awesome

    23
    235
  11. 11
    TSK

    4D Cluck of disapproval

    23
    189
  12. 12
    OVEN

    12D Chamber under a stovetop

    22
    177
  13. 13
    AKA

    38A Letters before an alias

    19
    211
  14. 14
    MEH

    68A "Whatevs"

    16
    80
  15. 15
    ELITE

    3D Like Stanford and Harvard

    15
    168
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    OHO

    5D "Well, looky here!"

    15
    148
  17. 17
    LEND

    23A Give temporarily

    15
    88
  18. 18
    FIT

    46D In good physical shape

    14
    81
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    EKED

    32D Scraped (out)

    13
    86
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    SWAN

    55A Graceful bird in a pond

    13
    78
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    SOL

    14A Note after fa

    12
    174
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    TODO

    60A Title of a list

    12
    103
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    NERD

    13D Bookish type, stereotypically

    10
    159
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    YEW

    40A Tree whose name comes phonetically between "tee" and "vee"

    10
    62
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    ULTA

    20A Sephora competitor

    10
    17
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    AMEND

    30D Revise

    9
    94
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    RITE

    11D Bar mitzvah, e.g.

    8
    117
  28. 28
    TAM

    64D Scottish cap

    8
    104
  29. 29
    STD

    43A The "S" of E.S.T.: Abbr.

    8
    94
  30. 30
    MOOD

    37A Emotional state

    8
    61
  31. 31
    DETER

    19A Frighten off

    7
    72
  32. 32
    FLA

    65D Miami's home: Abbr.

    7
    69
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    SLIM

    55D Like your chances of winning the lottery

    7
    69
  34. 34
    NAYS

    33D Opposing votes

    7
    46
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    LOTUS

    61A Flower in a Chinese pond

    7
    26
  36. 36
    TSE

    26D China's Mao ___-tung

    6
    228
  37. 37
    SYS

    62D The "S" of GPS: Abbr.

    6
    79
  38. 38
    USUAL

    67A Normal

    6
    77
  39. 39
    MALL

    31D The largest one in the U.S. is in Bloomington, Minn.

    6
    52
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    SEIS

    21A Uno + dos + tres

    6
    37
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    ALLEY

    41A Back street

    6
    35
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    YOSHI

    54D Nintendo dinosaur

    6
    18
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    NAIVE

    16A Easily fooled

    5
    62
  44. 44
    APRON

    9A Cook's garment

    5
    60
  45. 45
    WOVE

    56D Made a rug, e.g.

    5
    32
  46. 46
    MEMES

    69A Viral internet jokes

    5
    13
  47. 47
    IVORY

    66A Elephant tusk material

    4
    54
  48. 48
    UTERO

    39A In ___ (unborn)

    4
    51
  49. 49
    SOTO

    22D Explorer Hernando de ___

    4
    43
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    TENURE

    48D Assistant professor's goal

    4
    32
  51. 51
    TODAY

    4A Now

    3
    38
  52. 52
    LEGATO

    42D Smoothly, in music

    3
    30
  53. 53
    SHONE

    15A Beamed

    3
    30
  54. 54
    ODDER

    53D More bizarre

    3
    29
  55. 55
    CAVIAR

    18D Eggs that can cost $1,000 per ounce

    3
    18
  56. 56
    PUSH

    34D Pull's opposite

    2
    25
  57. 57
    KOOL

    27A ___-Aid (drink whose mascot is a walking pitcher)

    2
    23
  58. 58
    PALATE

    34A Taste, metaphorically

    2
    22
  59. 59
    PAELLA

    10D Spanish rice dish

    2
    20
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    LEDS

    36D Certain electric bulbs, in brief

    2
    19
  61. 61
    ORDAINS

    28D Decrees

    2
    10
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    DOASET

    6D Complete one round of reps

    2
    3
  63. 63
    ELEVATE

    24A Raise up

    1
    30
  64. 64
    ESQUE

    1D Suffix with Kafka or Roman

    1
    19
  65. 65
    LEMMA

    70A Helpful theorem, in math

    1
    14
  66. 66
    CHEM

    58A Sci. class in a lab

    1
    13
  67. 67
    ITSABOY

    51A Baby announcement, as on some blue balloons

    1
    10
  68. 68
    BOOMS

    52D Prosperous periods

    1
    8
  69. 69
    ANTONYM

    25D All, for nothing, e.g.

    1
    7
  70. 70
    FIELDS

    46A Open green areas

    1
    6
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    YOULL

    2D "___ thank me later!"

    1
    6
  72. 72
    YESIKNOW

    8D "That's not news to me"

    1
    4
  73. 73
    DIMSUM

    49D Chinese small plates

    1
    3
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    FASTFOODS

    63A Fares at McDonald's and KFC … or a literal description of 17-, 29- and 47-Across

    1
    2
  75. 75
    HASTYPUDDING

    47A Thick porridge referenced in "Yankee Doodle"

    1
    2
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    INSTANTRAMEN debut

    29A Dorm room meal in a cup

    1
    1
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    QUICKOATS debut

    17A Microwaveable breakfast staple

    1
    1
  78. 78
    YOUTHFUL debut

    40D Energetic, perhaps

    1
    1