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Sunday · 140 answers · 78 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    103D Lyrical poem

    58
    523
  2. 2
    ALA

    73A In the manner of

    58
    513
  3. 3
    IRE

    101D Choler

    52
    498
  4. 4
    EDEN

    106A Anthony or Barbara

    42
    457
  5. 5
    SHE

    75A Any ship

    35
    345
  6. 6
    ADE

    48A "The College Widow" playwright

    35
    277
  7. 7
    EVE

    8D "_____ of Destruction" (1965 hit)

    34
    373
  8. 8
    OBOE

    89A Tuneful pipe

    32
    315
  9. 9
    STAN

    66A Kenton of jazz

    31
    228
  10. 10
    SAGA

    93D Heroic narrative

    20
    144
  11. 11
    EERIE

    26D Weird

    19
    260
  12. 12
    INANE debut

    55D Silly

    17
    193
  13. 13
    RENT

    98D Torn

    16
    190
  14. 14
    AMOR

    17D Cupid

    16
    172
  15. 15
    AGED

    6A Like good cheese

    16
    148
  16. 16
    ELENA

    68D Turgenev heroine

    15
    178
  17. 17
    EKES

    97D Supplements, with "out"

    14
    119
  18. 18
    TOP

    13D Zenith

    13
    132
  19. 19
    AGENT

    107A Professional negotiator

    12
    150
  20. 20
    RENE

    110A 20's tennis champion Lacoste

    11
    221
  21. 21
    AROMA

    22A Redolence

    11
    191
  22. 22
    NOW

    78A Noted rights grp.

    11
    116
  23. 23
    AGILE debut

    104A Good on one's feet

    11
    115
  24. 24
    PASS debut

    3D Ticket

    11
    97
  25. 25
    POP

    51A Art style

    11
    87
  26. 26
    RESTS debut

    111A Musical marks

    11
    86
  27. 27
    NOEL

    81D Coward of films

    10
    153
  28. 28
    FREE

    33A Without plans

    10
    107
  29. 29
    ROTS

    31A Goes to waste

    10
    70
  30. 30
    OLEO

    21A It may come in pats

    9
    264
  31. 31
    ABASE

    19A Deflate

    9
    82
  32. 32
    BORE debut

    16D Yawn producer

    9
    77
  33. 33
    SPEED

    90A Celerity

    9
    62
  34. 34
    OBESE

    40D Too plump

    8
    145
  35. 35
    MAINE debut

    91D A ship to remember

    8
    81
  36. 36
    ETTE

    109A Cigar tip

    7
    225
  37. 37
    SPIT

    94D BBQ rod

    7
    82
  38. 38
    ARLES

    6D City on the Rhone

    7
    65
  39. 39
    RURAL

    54D Pastoral

    7
    65
  40. 40
    SEEK

    66D Search

    7
    54
  41. 41
    GEMS debut

    12D Ring highlights?

    7
    51
  42. 42
    SMUT debut

    95D Indecent literature

    6
    82
  43. 43
    ESTD debut

    24D Abbr. on company letterheads

    6
    70
  44. 44
    FADE debut

    33D Dim

    6
    53
  45. 45
    ABES debut

    2D Playwright Burrows et al.

    5
    55
  46. 46
    LAPS debut

    18D Children's seats

    5
    53
  47. 47
    RACER debut

    49A Formula One car

    5
    51
  48. 48
    DOGE debut

    47A Venetian magistrate

    5
    29
  49. 49
    SMEE debut

    75D Hook's henchman

    4
    118
  50. 50
    RUNE

    59A Ancient symbol

    4
    72
  51. 51
    SCENT

    90D Tracker's guide

    4
    66
  52. 52
    ROSIE

    37A Riveting name?

    4
    62
  53. 53
    HOTEL

    32D Concierge's place

    4
    56
  54. 54
    MAYO debut

    91A It's often held in diners

    4
    55
  55. 55
    IVORY debut

    74A Tusks, to a bounty hunter

    4
    54
  56. 56
    RUNS

    105A Isn't colorfast

    4
    41
  57. 57
    SPORT

    79D Good-natured fellow

    4
    40
  58. 58
    STOPS debut

    34D Subway stations

    4
    33
  59. 59
    CABAL debut

    14A Secret scheme

    4
    29
  60. 60
    ARA

    62A Coach Parseghian

    3
    181
  61. 61
    ENTERS debut

    70A Matriculates

    3
    47
  62. 62
    RHOS

    71D Greek letters

    3
    45
  63. 63
    MODE debut

    38D Method

    3
    43
  64. 64
    HAGS debut

    88D Halloween figures

    3
    34
  65. 65
    RANTS

    69D Harangues

    3
    29
  66. 66
    DESPOT debut

    56D Tyrant

    3
    26
  67. 67
    MORES

    87A Ethos

    3
    24
  68. 68
    ASTEROID debut

    4D Belt type

    3
    10
  69. 69
    SSTS

    99D Fast fliers, briefly

    2
    184
  70. 70
    REINS debut

    64D Means of control

    2
    52
  71. 71
    DATED

    108A Old hat

    2
    39
  72. 72
    MARES

    41D Stable residents

    2
    27
  73. 73
    SBA

    45A Govt. seed agcy.

    2
    22
  74. 74
    MOBILE debut

    43D Ambulatory

    2
    19
  75. 75
    VISES debut

    28A Workshop fixtures

    2
    11
  76. 76
    SCALE debut

    95A Climb

    1
    61
  77. 77
    ARAT debut

    76A Smell _____ (be suspicious)

    1
    53
  78. 78
    LAZE debut

    44D Loaf

    1
    39
  79. 79
    PRATE

    53D Chatter

    1
    32
  80. 80
    IMPASSE

    80D Deadlock

    1
    22
  81. 81
    GILD

    7D Decorate, as a book

    1
    21
  82. 82
    OGOD debut

    46A "_____, Our Help in Ages Past" (old hymn)

    1
    21
  83. 83
    ARCHER debut

    15D George of the Senior P.G.A.

    1
    20
  84. 84
    DAUNT debut

    83A Intimidate

    1
    20
  85. 85
    OBEYED

    86D Complied with

    1
    17
  86. 86
    PABA

    1D Sunscreen ingredient

    1
    16
  87. 87
    PATER

    58D Plymouth pop

    1
    16
  88. 88
    ETHERS debut

    30A They can knock you out

    1
    15
  89. 89
    RESTON debut

    49D Journalist James

    1
    11
  90. 90
    DESIRES debut

    60A Yens

    1
    10
  91. 91
    CITRUS debut

    63D Lemon, e.g.

    1
    7
  92. 92
    LESSONS debut

    5D Studies

    1
    7
  93. 93
    COUPLE debut

    85D Twosome

    1
    5
  94. 94
    IMPOSTER debut

    67A Quack: Var.

    1
    4
  95. 95
    OSCARSTATUE debut

    39D Actor's dream

    1
    2
  96. 96
    ILIE

    29D Netman Nastase

    0
    107
  97. 97
    STEN debut

    77A British automatic

    0
    105
  98. 98
    GMEN debut

    96D Hoover's force

    0
    43
  99. 99
    PAPAL

    1A Kind of court

    0
    33
  100. 100
    ERGOT debut

    35D Grass fungus

    0
    30
  101. 101
    RIVE

    20A Cleave

    0
    23
  102. 102
    TROIS debut

    42A Part of a French countdown

    0
    23
  103. 103
    IHAD

    92D '56 song "If _____ My Druthers"

    0
    18
  104. 104
    ENVOY debut

    65D Messenger

    0
    16
  105. 105
    SLUES debut

    11D Turns

    0
    16
  106. 106
    SECOND debut

    34A Endorse publicly

    0
    15
  107. 107
    STEPONIT debut

    57A "Hurry up!"

    0
    15
  108. 108
    CARTEL debut

    14D Business bloc

    0
    13
  109. 109
    CASTES

    63A Social strata

    0
    13
  110. 110
    DEBASE

    56A Pollute

    0
    12
  111. 111
    HILTS debut

    32A Handles

    0
    12
  112. 112
    NOTARY debut

    52D Legal clerk

    0
    12
  113. 113
    ASSESSED debut

    27A Levied

    0
    11
  114. 114
    CAGED debut

    72D Incarcerated

    0
    10
  115. 115
    GREENER debut

    82D More inexperienced

    0
    10
  116. 116
    BESTSELLER debut

    23A Author's dream

    0
    9
  117. 117
    HABEAS debut

    88A Corpus header

    0
    9
  118. 118
    ISSUER debut

    92A Dispenser

    0
    8
  119. 119
    MSGT

    10A Noncom: Abbr.

    0
    8
  120. 120
    ABIES

    50D "_____ Irish Rose"

    0
    7
  121. 121
    ROGETS debut

    37D Book next to a dictionary

    0
    7
  122. 122
    RESTATE debut

    64A Stress, in a way

    0
    6
  123. 123
    MOBSTER debut

    10D Person with a racket

    0
    5
  124. 124
    MOTHERLODE debut

    43A Prospector's dream

    0
    5
  125. 125
    SABOTAGE debut

    77D Deliberately gum up the works

    0
    5
  126. 126
    BUMPERCROP debut

    25A Farmer's dream

    0
    4
  127. 127
    DAYSTAR debut

    83D The sun

    0
    3
  128. 128
    MAILROOM debut

    38A Proverbial starting point on the corporate ladder

    0
    3
  129. 129
    NOBELPRIZE debut

    52A Scientist's dream

    0
    3
  130. 130
    SMOKINGGUN debut

    79A Prosecutor's dream

    0
    3
  131. 131
    DAMIAN debut

    60D Physician's group saint

    0
    2
  132. 132
    RATELS debut

    61A Honey badgers

    0
    2
  133. 133
    SYNCOPES debut

    84A Word elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle"

    0
    2
  134. 134
    COOPERSTOWN debut

    36D Baseball player's dream

    0
    1
  135. 135
    DERVISH debut

    9D Muslim ascetic

    0
    1
  136. 136
    DONETS debut

    47D _____ Basin (Ukranian coal region)

    0
    1
  137. 137
    GAGSTERS debut

    96A Practical jokers

    0
    1
  138. 138
    HAPPYTIMES debut

    100A Optimist's dream

    0
    1
  139. 139
    NOMISTAKES debut

    102A Solver's dream

    0
    1
  140. 140
    REELECTION debut

    71A Politician's dream

    0
    1