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Monday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    10D Period to live through

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ODE

    40A Poetic homage

    58
    523
  3. 3
    EAR

    48D Part of the body with a lobe

    57
    485
  4. 4
    ASH

    28D It's flicked from a cigarette

    50
    458
  5. 5
    AREA

    66A Field of study

    46
    631
  6. 6
    ANTE

    15A Up the ___ (raise the stakes)

    45
    461
  7. 7
    ANT

    53A Industrious little insect

    45
    401
  8. 8
    ORAL

    2D Exam that doesn't need pen or paper

    42
    367
  9. 9
    TRI

    23A The first "T" of TNT

    41
    237
  10. 10
    ISEE

    18D "Now it's clear!"

    36
    360
  11. 11
    ROE

    27D Kind of deer

    33
    283
  12. 12
    EMIT

    70A Give off, as radiation

    30
    262
  13. 13
    ITEM

    58D Tabloid twosome

    27
    274
  14. 14
    STAT

    7D Field goal percentage, for one

    27
    239
  15. 15
    REN

    62D Stimpy's canine pal

    27
    198
  16. 16
    ELK

    42D Antlered animal

    25
    207
  17. 17
    ERASE

    16A Wipe off, as a blackboard

    24
    295
  18. 18
    IDOL

    46A Much-admired person

    23
    293
  19. 19
    ATL

    44D The Falcons, on scoreboards

    23
    171
  20. 20
    TAO

    64D "___ Te Ching"

    21
    223
  21. 21
    NATO

    3D Grp. joined by Finland in 2023 and Sweden in 2024

    19
    167
  22. 22
    CAR

    43A Sedan or coupe

    17
    201
  23. 23
    ACTI

    59D When Macbeth meets the witches

    16
    129
  24. 24
    EYRE

    55D Jane of Brit Lit

    15
    150
  25. 25
    EDENS

    68A Idyllic places

    15
    113
  26. 26
    PHI

    29D ___ Beta Kappa

    15
    112
  27. 27
    MOI

    34A Exclamation of faux innocence

    15
    101
  28. 28
    MEMO

    69A Office message

    15
    95
  29. 29
    YEP

    24A "Sure thing"

    15
    87
  30. 30
    ALIAS

    57A "Freddie Mercury" or "Lady Gaga"

    14
    115
  31. 31
    KEY

    35A One of 88 on a piano

    13
    123
  32. 32
    ERRED

    54A Made a boo-boo

    12
    78
  33. 33
    SHOE

    33A Clog or pump

    11
    125
  34. 34
    NAM

    38D "Platoon" setting, in brief

    10
    113
  35. 35
    DOC

    41D Medic

    10
    102
  36. 36
    BERET

    65A Green ___ (special military headwear)

    10
    76
  37. 37
    INNS

    6D B&Bs

    9
    144
  38. 38
    IRAQ

    14A Where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet

    9
    87
  39. 39
    WAG

    5D Show a dog's excitement, as a tail

    9
    54
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    HIP

    36A Not square

    8
    88
  41. 41
    RESIN

    13D Sticky tree secretion

    8
    84
  42. 42
    VETO

    67A Prerogative of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council

    8
    56
  43. 43
    GAY

    45A The "G" in L.G.B.T.

    8
    48
  44. 44
    STOOL

    21A Tavern perch

    7
    54
  45. 45
    DEEM

    56D Judge (to be)

    6
    86
  46. 46
    DYED

    39D Not natural, as hair color

    6
    85
  47. 47
    DHL

    52A Shipping company with a red-and-yellow logo

    6
    30
  48. 48
    SHAW

    50D Playwright George Bernard ___

    5
    62
  49. 49
    FOP

    31D Dandy

    5
    47
  50. 50
    USERID

    12D Bit of log-in info

    5
    36
  51. 51
    POMP

    25D Ceremonial splendor

    5
    33
  52. 52
    DIEGO

    32D ___ Maradona, Argentine soccer legend

    5
    32
  53. 53
    LEMUR

    9A Primate native to Madagascar

    5
    20
  54. 54
    SHOT

    60D Basketball attempt

    4
    74
  55. 55
    OWS

    22D Cries of pain

    4
    51
  56. 56
    GASES

    19A Krypton and xenon

    4
    24
  57. 57
    WISP

    5A Bit of smoke

    3
    51
  58. 58
    BIBS

    1D Protective wear for lobster eaters

    3
    20
  59. 59
    STREAM

    49D Go live on the internet, say

    2
    33
  60. 60
    MAYBE

    51D Fence-sitter's response

    2
    23
  61. 61
    BONG

    1A Sound at the beginning and end of a meditation, perhaps

    2
    15
  62. 62
    ARMRESTS

    37D Possible causes of in-flight disputes

    2
    13
  63. 63
    APPENDS

    37A Tacks on ... or, when parsed as two words, what 17-, 28-, 47- and 63-Across all have?

    2
    8
  64. 64
    SLOTS

    20A Casino machines

    1
    33
  65. 65
    PELOSI

    8D Politico Nancy

    1
    23
  66. 66
    YOURS

    61A "___ truly ..."

    1
    9
  67. 67
    CANOED

    47D Went paddling

    1
    7
  68. 68
    BATSIGNAL

    17A Gotham City SOS

    1
    4
  69. 69
    MALLRAT

    51A Food court loiterer, say

    1
    4
  70. 70
    POPCULTURE

    30D Highbrow critics may sneer at it

    1
    4
  71. 71
    APPLEOFDISCORD

    28A Dissension cause, in Greek myth

    1
    2
  72. 72
    ILLLIVE

    46D "'Tis but a scratch"

    1
    2
  73. 73
    CUTMESOMESLACK debut

    47A "Take it easy, will you?!"

    1
    1
  74. 74
    EYETWITCH debut

    63A Poker tell, perhaps

    1
    1
  75. 75
    GQSTYLE debut

    4D Men's fashion magazine

    1
    1
  76. 76
    LEGLOCKS debut

    9D Certain submission moves in wrestling

    1
    1
  77. 77
    MASTERYODA debut

    11D Jedi who trained Luke, formally

    1
    1
  78. 78
    SWOREIN debut

    26A Administered an oath to

    1
    1