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Sunday · 140 answers · 47 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ALA

    63D Imitative words

    58
    513
  2. 2
    EEL

    57D Conger

    53
    487
  3. 3
    ANTE

    49A Pot starter

    45
    461
  4. 4
    TIE

    14D Overtime cause

    34
    284
  5. 5
    ERS

    112D Hesitant sounds

    33
    284
  6. 6
    RED

    82A Garnet

    32
    278
  7. 7
    AMEN

    34D "I completely agree"

    27
    296
  8. 8
    GEL

    66D Firm up

    26
    185
  9. 9
    RAM

    90D Crash into

    25
    166
  10. 10
    MIA

    110D "Mamma _____!"

    21
    209
  11. 11
    SODA

    97D Word with cream or ice-cream

    21
    163
  12. 12
    OTIS

    84A See 12-Down

    20
    251
  13. 13
    DRS

    107D No and others

    20
    116
  14. 14
    USER

    42D Pusher's target

    19
    246
  15. 15
    MEN

    51A Pop group Boyz II _____

    19
    145
  16. 16
    ESTEE

    5D Helena competitor

    18
    185
  17. 17
    INRE

    2D About

    17
    251
  18. 18
    ANNA

    25A "The King and I" role

    17
    239
  19. 19
    TEL

    6D _____ Aviv

    17
    183
  20. 20
    AMOS

    12D With 84-Across, Kansas City Royals star of the '70s

    17
    180
  21. 21
    LEAST

    93A Slightest

    17
    83
  22. 22
    SCAM

    15A Rip-off

    16
    168
  23. 23
    ELITE

    39D Cream

    15
    168
  24. 24
    RIM

    87D Kind of shot

    15
    140
  25. 25
    PHI

    58D Key letter

    15
    112
  26. 26
    EKES

    104D Gets by, with "out"

    14
    119
  27. 27
    KEG

    43A Bud holder?

    14
    106
  28. 28
    OUT

    33D Shopping, maybe

    12
    149
  29. 29
    APES

    92A Takes after

    11
    153
  30. 30
    ROTE

    41D Uncreative education

    11
    114
  31. 31
    HEIR

    99D Murder suspect, often

    11
    91
  32. 32
    ALAN

    64D Josephine Tey investigator _____ Grant

    10
    232
  33. 33
    TBAR debut

    98D Skier's aid

    10
    144
  34. 34
    REB

    89A Johnny _____

    10
    99
  35. 35
    ARKS

    116A Asylums

    10
    87
  36. 36
    EASES

    94D Makes tolerable

    10
    74
  37. 37
    CAPE

    35A Accessory for Robin

    10
    66
  38. 38
    TOTS

    47A Kids

    10
    65
  39. 39
    ONSET

    96D Dawning

    9
    141
  40. 40
    HARE

    22A March _____

    8
    129
  41. 41
    STOW

    101D Put away

    8
    117
  42. 42
    EARNS

    24D Makes

    8
    81
  43. 43
    DANE

    113A Borge, for one

    8
    74
  44. 44
    ETTE

    26A Major suffix

    7
    225
  45. 45
    ARTE

    100D Ruth's "Laugh-In" tormentor

    7
    154
  46. 46
    VAT

    108D Industrial container

    7
    101
  47. 47
    EATAT

    59A Bother, as a problem

    7
    71
  48. 48
    SLEEP

    70A Consider, with "on"

    7
    60
  49. 49
    DIG

    1D Appreciate, slangily

    7
    58
  50. 50
    AVIAN

    86D Birdlike

    7
    57
  51. 51
    RIPS

    10D Attacks, with "into"

    7
    47
  52. 52
    MARY

    52D Sister of Lazarus

    7
    40
  53. 53
    NICE

    102A Côte d'Azur city

    6
    105
  54. 54
    MEAD

    18D Pasture, to Shakespeare

    6
    62
  55. 55
    ISR

    29D Land on the Med.

    5
    142
  56. 56
    ASSAY

    34A Test

    5
    68
  57. 57
    OFTEN

    31D Time and again

    5
    65
  58. 58
    YIP

    50A Bark

    5
    44
  59. 59
    BOY

    83A Lad

    5
    37
  60. 60
    HASTA

    99A "_____ luego" (Spanish goodbye)

    5
    37
  61. 61
    WWI debut

    56D Teens conflict: Abbr.

    5
    34
  62. 62
    ETHEL

    44D Lucy's best pal

    4
    83
  63. 63
    GENRE

    45D Sci-fi or suspense, e.g.

    4
    68
  64. 64
    AVILA

    36D 1954 A.L. batting champ Bobby

    4
    61
  65. 65
    NEB

    65D Wyo. neighbor

    4
    55
  66. 66
    STYES debut

    74D Occular irritations

    4
    47
  67. 67
    TILES

    80A Scrabble rackful

    4
    38
  68. 68
    VERB

    77D Make or break

    4
    34
  69. 69
    DOTH

    40D Biblical verb

    4
    24
  70. 70
    ERLE

    11D First name in mysteries

    3
    198
  71. 71
    AVIS

    46A National competitor

    3
    96
  72. 72
    APSES

    27A Basilica parts

    3
    69
  73. 73
    MAY

    13D "I" predeceder, in a kids' game

    3
    62
  74. 74
    CAVE

    103D Fall (in)

    3
    43
  75. 75
    ONEIDA

    75A New York lake

    3
    40
  76. 76
    DREAMT

    9A Imagined

    3
    20
  77. 77
    UNITE

    68D Bring together

    2
    100
  78. 78
    OBIS

    105A Kimono ties

    2
    57
  79. 79
    EOE debut

    7D Want ad abbr.

    2
    54
  80. 80
    MOTOR

    67D Travel, in a way

    2
    38
  81. 81
    PIPET debut

    37D Lab tube

    2
    11
  82. 82
    TRAITOR

    114A Double agent

    2
    11
  83. 83
    APACHES debut

    49D Cochise and Geronimo

    2
    10
  84. 84
    SIMPSON debut

    95A Edward VIII's love

    2
    7
  85. 85
    ARNE

    17D "Rule, Britannia" composer

    1
    93
  86. 86
    REARS debut

    79D Raises

    1
    50
  87. 87
    FELT debut

    81D Piano hammer material

    1
    40
  88. 88
    HERBS

    71A Fennel and lovage

    1
    22
  89. 89
    STEAMS debut

    97A Is furious

    1
    21
  90. 90
    LESSON debut

    21D Moral

    1
    19
  91. 91
    LOOSEN

    48A Give some slack

    1
    19
  92. 92
    MITTEN debut

    52A Frequently lost item

    1
    17
  93. 93
    SPAHN debut

    53A 1957 Cy Young Award winner

    1
    15
  94. 94
    BLOKE debut

    73D Chap

    1
    13
  95. 95
    SINNED debut

    28A Did wrong

    1
    5
  96. 96
    WAITRESS

    118A Popular summer job

    1
    5
  97. 97
    MUDHOLE

    67A Dirt road hazard

    1
    3
  98. 98
    IDI

    111D Dictator Amin

    0
    120
  99. 99
    ILIE

    78D Netman Nastase

    0
    107
  100. 100
    ASTERN

    91D Opposite of ahead

    0
    34
  101. 101
    RFD

    8D Country mailing addr.

    0
    28
  102. 102
    EERY

    76D Like a Poe tale

    0
    18
  103. 103
    SHANA debut

    15D Author _____ Alexander

    0
    15
  104. 104
    ARCA

    86A Ancient strongbox

    0
    12
  105. 105
    STREWN debut

    117A Scattered

    0
    12
  106. 106
    IWERE debut

    60A "If _____ Your Woman" (Gladys Knight hit)

    0
    11
  107. 107
    ACUT debut

    3D _____ above (superior to)

    0
    9
  108. 108
    METHODS debut

    51D Approaches

    0
    8
  109. 109
    AIRMAIL

    20A Kind of stamp

    0
    7
  110. 110
    DIAMETER debut

    1A Thickness, as of a tree

    0
    7
  111. 111
    STICH

    70D Agassi rival

    0
    7
  112. 112
    CAYCE

    35D Edgar _____, The Sleeping Prophet

    0
    6
  113. 113
    JUKE debut

    88A Music box, informally

    0
    6
  114. 114
    TRW debut

    109D Credit info corp.

    0
    6
  115. 115
    ANGUISH debut

    64A Distress

    0
    5
  116. 116
    MANTLES

    4D Covers

    0
    5
  117. 117
    SLASHED debut

    53D Drastically reduced

    0
    5
  118. 118
    JANITOR debut

    88D Custodian

    0
    4
  119. 119
    PLACER

    58A Worker at a temp agency

    0
    4
  120. 120
    DAMPED debut

    9D Muted

    0
    3
  121. 121
    FEELIN debut

    81A 1967 song "_____ Groovy"

    0
    3
  122. 122
    FERRIC debut

    85A Irony

    0
    3
  123. 123
    NOONTIDE debut

    32D Midday

    0
    3
  124. 124
    SHACKLE debut

    61A Fetter

    0
    3
  125. 125
    FUSSAT debut

    85D Chide, colloquially

    0
    2
  126. 126
    LEONORE debut

    30A Beethoven's "_____ Overture"

    0
    2
  127. 127
    MASHIES debut

    55D Five-irons

    0
    2
  128. 128
    RIDEOVER debut

    115A Go (to), by car

    0
    2
  129. 129
    SUPERCOP debut

    61D Law and order hero

    0
    2
  130. 130
    ADVERTENTMISTAKE debut

    106A Intentional flub

    0
    1
  131. 131
    CANNYKNACK debut

    16D Normal ability

    0
    1
  132. 132
    CLEMENTWEATHER debut

    54A Sunny skies

    0
    1
  133. 133
    DELIBLEINK debut

    69D It's easily erased

    0
    1
  134. 134
    EVITABLERESULT debut

    76A Unpredictable outcome

    0
    1
  135. 135
    FOUNDEDRUMOR debut

    38A Reliable hearsay

    0
    1
  136. 136
    GRUNTLEDEMPLOYEE debut

    23A One with no work grievances

    0
    1
  137. 137
    INCASEOF debut

    19A If

    0
    1
  138. 138
    RUBUP debut

    72D Refresh one's memory of, in England

    0
    1
  139. 139
    RULYBEHAVIOR debut

    90A Good manners

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SHADILY debut

    62A In an underhanded way

    0
    1