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Monday · 76 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ALA

    54D In the style of

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    513
  2. 2
    ASS

    34A ___-backward

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    409
  3. 3
    STY

    57D Total dump

    47
    343
  4. 4
    IRA

    18A George Gershwin's lyricist brother

    46
    448
  5. 5
    SOS

    9D ...---... in Morse

    34
    251
  6. 6
    ERS

    61A Triage sites, for short

    33
    284
  7. 7
    TAR

    28D Cigarette substance

    26
    351
  8. 8
    ASP

    10A Egyptian cobra

    22
    265
  9. 9
    ERRS

    48D Flubs

    22
    230
  10. 10
    LIL

    15A Word before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop names

    20
    166
  11. 11
    IPA

    30D Many a craft beer, for short

    20
    80
  12. 12
    TAT

    1D Butterfly on the ankle, say, informally

    19
    174
  13. 13
    AWE

    49D Slack-jawed feeling

    18
    238
  14. 14
    OAHU

    20D Site of Pearl Harbor

    18
    185
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    ORG

    41A Alternative to .com or .edu

    17
    108
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    RAGU

    36D Pasta sauce brand

    15
    99
  17. 17
    AMT

    8D Fig. from an out-of-order ATM?

    14
    92
  18. 18
    OOH

    26A "Impressive!"

    13
    160
  19. 19
    CHI

    52A X, for a sorority

    13
    148
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    OTHER

    44D Catchall survey option

    13
    114
  21. 21
    NFL

    53D Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars

    13
    77
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    TOSS

    23D Throw (out)

    12
    139
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    HEM

    58A Skirt feature

    12
    136
  24. 24
    LAV

    55D Bathroom, informally

    12
    63
  25. 25
    MAO

    3D Chinese revolutionary

    11
    141
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    OBEY

    20A Follow orders

    11
    127
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    TORO

    35D Matador charger

    11
    115
  28. 28
    ROIL

    27A Stir up, as waters

    11
    88
  29. 29
    NEIN

    40A German refusal

    10
    81
  30. 30
    ROSE

    24D Valentine's Day flower

    9
    138
  31. 31
    AWARE

    13A Well-informed

    9
    95
  32. 32
    TORSO

    7D Trunk for a sculptor to sculpt

    9
    74
  33. 33
    EWW

    2D "Gross!"

    9
    33
  34. 34
    PTAS

    6A School support grps.

    8
    87
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    ALIBI

    10D Cover story, in court

    7
    108
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    HIC

    17D Kool-Aid rival

    7
    73
  37. 37
    SONY

    33D PlayStation maker

    7
    63
  38. 38
    LASH

    62A Mascara coats one

    6
    80
  39. 39
    RORY

    39D Golfer McIlroy

    6
    34
  40. 40
    HOIST

    22D Lift

    6
    29
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    CRAM

    25D Stow tightly, with "in"

    5
    72
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    CLOSE

    21D Not far away

    5
    40
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    LUV

    56D Sweetie, to Brits

    5
    33
  44. 44
    ITRY

    50A "Just doin' my job"

    5
    32
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    TRIMS

    45D Cuts at the margins

    5
    22
  46. 46
    FLAGS

    59A Decorations around the United Nations

    5
    9
  47. 47
    HIE

    29D Move in a hurry, old-style

    4
    112
  48. 48
    CRO

    37A ___-Magnon (early human)

    4
    93
  49. 49
    SIREN

    11D Sound that warns of a tornado

    4
    70
  50. 50
    PROMO

    14A Teaser, for short

    4
    39
  51. 51
    BETAS

    46D Apps undergoing testing

    4
    28
  52. 52
    PRADO

    6D National museum in Madrid

    3
    42
  53. 53
    LAUGH

    47D "Sometimes you just gotta ___"

    3
    14
  54. 54
    PROBOWL

    4D Football all-star game

    3
    5
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    NICHE

    43D Specialty

    2
    47
  56. 56
    TEMPT

    1A Solicit with a goodie

    2
    31
  57. 57
    CLOWN

    25A Comic figure at a circus

    2
    19
  58. 58
    STICKS

    42D (The) boondocks

    2
    12
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    EARWIG

    51A Insect with pincers

    2
    10
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    SILLY

    42A Ridiculous

    2
    8
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    KRILL

    32D Filtered food for whales

    2
    6
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    PENH

    14D Phnom ___, Cambodia's capital

    1
    21
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    NIAGARA

    40D Big U.S./Canada falls

    1
    19
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    TEFLON

    5D Cookware coating

    1
    13
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    PLAYS

    12D What coins are exchanged for at an arcade

    1
    12
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    KRAUT

    60A "Sauer" hot dog topping

    1
    11
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    TRAIPSE

    35A Walk wearily

    1
    10
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    BLINDS

    19A Window shades

    1
    8
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    METROAREA

    38A City and its surroundings

    1
    7
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    CCELL

    31D Medium-sized battery

    1
    4
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    SAVVY

    63A Full of know-how

    1
    3
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    CHOOCHOOTRAINS

    21A Locomotives, to kids

    1
    2
  73. 73
    NATURECALLS debut

    53A "I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell?

    1
    1
  74. 74
    NOTROUBLEATALL debut

    43A "Don't mention it — it was easy"

    1
    1
  75. 75
    THISSUCKS debut

    28A "The worst!"

    1
    1
  76. 76
    TWOOFHEARTS debut

    16A Low red card in a deck

    1
    1