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Monday · 71 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    41A ___ Wednesday

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    458
  2. 2
    YES

    60D "Certainly!"

    50
    365
  3. 3
    SOS

    24D Signal at sea

    34
    251
  4. 4
    ANTS

    65A "A Bug's Life" bugs

    33
    247
  5. 5
    ONCE

    33A Fairy tale opening word

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    326
  6. 6
    IDLE

    63A Run in neutral

    30
    259
  7. 7
    RNA

    31D Single-stranded molecule

    29
    322
  8. 8
    SIS

    32D Palindromic sib

    26
    210
  9. 9
    ELLA

    56D Name that can be parsed as "the the" in Spanish

    23
    262
  10. 10
    OHIO

    29A Only state with a nonrectangular flag

    23
    200
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    STEW

    64A Ruminate (over)

    23
    180
  12. 12
    INON

    14A Privy to

    22
    166
  13. 13
    EDGE

    35D Living on the ___

    21
    293
  14. 14
    MRS

    30A Title for a married woman

    21
    125
  15. 15
    PESO

    61A Currency in Chihuahua

    20
    131
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    EVEN

    58A All tied up

    19
    202
  17. 17
    ATON

    3D Lots and lots

    19
    136
  18. 18
    CSI

    28A Long-running forensics series

    19
    127
  19. 19
    EMIR

    15A Mideast ruler

    18
    218
  20. 20
    SOD

    39D Grass bought in rolls

    17
    180
  21. 21
    ACID

    54D Low scorer on a pH test

    17
    159
  22. 22
    NOTE

    13A Post-it ___

    15
    132
  23. 23
    SIC

    5D [Yes, I know that's a typo]

    15
    116
  24. 24
    SHOO

    38D "Go away, fly!"

    15
    112
  25. 25
    MEMO

    23D Officewide message

    15
    95
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    ORATE

    12D Give a formal speech

    14
    196
  27. 27
    CNET

    34D Tech review site

    13
    47
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    SNIP

    1D Scissors sound

    12
    133
  29. 29
    TODO

    2D Heading on a list of tasks

    12
    103
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    MEGA

    18A Prefix with hit or bit

    12
    73
  31. 31
    REED

    57D Portland college attended by Steve Jobs

    11
    187
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    ROLE

    62A Job for an actor

    11
    165
  33. 33
    LEGO

    42A Interlocking toy brand

    11
    101
  34. 34
    ATV

    43A Four-wheeler, for short

    11
    73
  35. 35
    STAG

    1A Male deer

    10
    168
  36. 36
    SUMO

    5A National sport of Japan

    10
    81
  37. 37
    DEAD

    66A Out of battery

    10
    77
  38. 38
    OBESE

    49D Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone

    8
    145
  39. 39
    SOHO

    9A Posh N.Y.C. neighborhood

    8
    108
  40. 40
    DEALT

    51D Handed out, as playing cards

    8
    41
  41. 41
    GAMER

    53A Competitor at an esports tournament

    8
    29
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    OMEGA

    10D Last Greek letter

    7
    129
  43. 43
    MADE

    55D Constructed

    7
    75
  44. 44
    STEPS

    47D Things taken on a walk?

    5
    72
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    LYSOL

    21D Sprayable disinfectant brand

    5
    25
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    EFRON

    50D Zac of "High School Musical"

    5
    13
  47. 47
    UNAGI

    6D Eel, at a Japanese restaurant

    5
    12
  48. 48
    GENZ

    4D Age group that includes 2000s kids

    5
    6
  49. 49
    OILY

    26D Covered in grease

    4
    79
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    ONESEC

    8D "Just a moment!"

    4
    34
  51. 51
    TUSH

    17D Heinie

    4
    26
  52. 52
    UGGS

    46D Branded fluffy slippers

    4
    18
  53. 53
    OHOK

    25D "Um, sure"

    4
    17
  54. 54
    TOOLATENOW

    27D "You missed your chance"

    4
    5
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    MORAL

    7D Fable's takeaway

    3
    48
  56. 56
    SOOTHE

    24A Relieve, as pain

    3
    23
  57. 57
    VIAGRA

    44D "The little blue pill"

    3
    13
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    COVET

    48D Violate the Tenth Commandment

    2
    17
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    MOTTS

    37D Big name in applesauce

    2
    16
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    IDONTCARE

    16A "Either way is fine with me"

    2
    13
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    HIGHC

    11D Pitch that's hard to hit?

    2
    12
  62. 62
    KYLO

    40A "Star Wars" character ___ Ren

    2
    4
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    PONZU

    19A Citrusy Japanese sauce

    2
    2
  64. 64
    SMILEYFACE

    22A Friendly emoticon

    1
    5
  65. 65
    OUSTED

    45A Kicked out of office

    1
    4
  66. 66
    GASLIGHT

    20A Manipulate into doubting one's memory or experience

    1
    3
  67. 67
    GRAYSCALE

    59A Smartphone setting that removes all color from the screen ... or a feature of this puzzle?

    1
    3
  68. 68
    SCOTTIEDOG

    47A Pet for Franklin Roosevelt or George W. Bush, informally

    1
    2
  69. 69
    SEMIFINALS

    9D Penultimate tournament round

    1
    2
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    SOLOMONISLANDS debut

    36A Country in Oceania named for a biblical king

    1
    1
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    TOBESAFE debut

    52A As a precaution

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    1