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Sunday · 142 answers · 46 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    123D Flair for music

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ALI

    9D "Rope-a-dope" boxer

    49
    518
  3. 3
    ERE

    86A Rather than

    43
    602
  4. 4
    ICE

    108A _____ dancing

    40
    391
  5. 5
    ESP

    13D Clairvoyant's claim

    35
    344
  6. 6
    ERS

    130A Podium pauses

    33
    284
  7. 7
    SAD

    36A Pathetic

    31
    236
  8. 8
    IDLE

    129A Out of action

    30
    259
  9. 9
    EYE

    69D Size up

    28
    283
  10. 10
    ATARI

    25D Nintendo forerunner

    28
    224
  11. 11
    EMU

    113A Southern Australia's _____ Bay

    27
    295
  12. 12
    STIR

    18D Child's order?

    27
    292
  13. 13
    ALAS

    1A Relative of "oy"

    26
    321
  14. 14
    AHEM

    118D Sound of a break-in?

    23
    171
  15. 15
    OTTO

    28A "Beetle Bailey" dog

    22
    273
  16. 16
    RYE

    33A Reuben's base

    19
    212
  17. 17
    CAT

    32A Singer Stevens

    19
    179
  18. 18
    TEES

    37A Undershirts

    19
    145
  19. 19
    LIAR

    34A "Billy _____" (Keith Waterhouse satire)

    18
    177
  20. 20
    SLAT

    126A Mattress support

    17
    141
  21. 21
    RON

    114A George's predecessor

    16
    169
  22. 22
    TRAP

    103A Win at cat-and-mouse

    15
    156
  23. 23
    DELI

    48A Supermarket department

    15
    152
  24. 24
    ITT

    74A Business inits. since 1920

    15
    152
  25. 25
    IDAHO

    96A Big Sky conference team

    15
    121
  26. 26
    APR

    40D Eliot's "cruellest" mo.

    13
    170
  27. 27
    AMO

    107A Latin 101 verb

    13
    152
  28. 28
    GAP

    120D Interstice

    13
    131
  29. 29
    SUR

    111A California has a big one

    12
    97
  30. 30
    SEX

    88A Census detail

    11
    118
  31. 31
    OLLIE

    76D One in a fine mess?

    11
    96
  32. 32
    DAN

    70D Judo degree

    10
    122
  33. 33
    RESET

    63D Bowler's button

    10
    109
  34. 34
    NAIL

    92D Execute perfectly

    10
    90
  35. 35
    YOU

    6D "_____ Send Me" (Sam Cooke hit)

    9
    83
  36. 36
    AFOOT debut

    80D Like the game, to Sherlock

    9
    52
  37. 37
    OATES

    79A "A Garden of Earthly Delights" novelist

    8
    70
  38. 38
    MOOD

    30D Mind-set

    8
    61
  39. 39
    MEAT

    131A Gist

    7
    123
  40. 40
    ISO

    35A Bar into?

    7
    117
  41. 41
    TEMP

    29A Fill in (for)

    7
    70
  42. 42
    FERN debut

    82D Moonwort, for one

    7
    53
  43. 43
    GEMS

    115D Beauts

    7
    51
  44. 44
    SCORE

    38D Achieve

    7
    47
  45. 45
    ANTIC

    20D Bit of buffoonery

    6
    94
  46. 46
    HASP

    12D Closer

    6
    73
  47. 47
    AVIATE

    3D Fly

    6
    64
  48. 48
    ORCS debut

    93A Killer whales

    6
    51
  49. 49
    BIEN

    91A "Très _____!"

    6
    28
  50. 50
    IONA

    19A King Duncan's resting place

    5
    100
  51. 51
    XII debut

    89D Top-of-the-watch number

    5
    39
  52. 52
    HEMS

    46D Lines of fashion

    5
    36
  53. 53
    OLIO

    21A Mixed bag

    4
    157
  54. 54
    ASI

    55A "_____ was saying..."

    4
    130
  55. 55
    DAMP

    8A Mine vapor

    4
    52
  56. 56
    ASARULE

    84D Chiefly

    4
    46
  57. 57
    ITALIC

    56D Leaning to the right

    4
    43
  58. 58
    CORGI

    109D Pembroke pooch

    4
    37
  59. 59
    METES

    67A Dishes (out)

    4
    34
  60. 60
    ASCOT

    22A "My Fair Lady" locale

    3
    84
  61. 61
    AMOEBA

    99D Simple creature

    3
    63
  62. 62
    TAL

    122D Mikhail of chess fame

    3
    61
  63. 63
    AMANDA

    105D Plummer of film

    3
    43
  64. 64
    TENDS

    127A Looks after

    3
    43
  65. 65
    FLARE

    44D Broaden

    3
    40
  66. 66
    SEDGE debut

    119A Papyrus' family

    3
    31
  67. 67
    ENROLL

    7D Join up

    3
    26
  68. 68
    ASPECT

    1D Air

    3
    19
  69. 69
    STRIDE

    16D Unit of progress

    3
    19
  70. 70
    SMU

    71A Dallas inst.

    2
    62
  71. 71
    STAYS

    101D Holds back

    2
    49
  72. 72
    FLAB

    53D Extra weight

    2
    40
  73. 73
    BIDE

    73D Remain

    2
    38
  74. 74
    ANEMONE

    50D Buttercup family plant

    2
    28
  75. 75
    WASPS

    128A Mud nesters

    2
    24
  76. 76
    GLOW debut

    115A Ardor

    2
    21
  77. 77
    SPOOR

    26A Animal track

    2
    19
  78. 78
    SCORNS debut

    90A Refuses to deal with

    2
    12
  79. 79
    FETAS debut

    43D Greek cheeses

    2
    9
  80. 80
    GOAD debut

    125A Pointed stick

    1
    51
  81. 81
    SENS

    4D D.C. figures

    1
    37
  82. 82
    SWEAR

    95D Kind of word

    1
    37
  83. 83
    TACET

    57A Be silent, in music

    1
    21
  84. 84
    TSETSES debut

    59D Glossinidae members

    1
    21
  85. 85
    DAMAGE

    54D Undermine

    1
    20
  86. 86
    KETTLE debut

    102D Mother's whistler

    1
    18
  87. 87
    SAVES

    17A Pitcher's stat

    1
    17
  88. 88
    ORCH

    79D Mus. ensemble

    1
    15
  89. 89
    LARCH debut

    62A Durable wood

    1
    13
  90. 90
    PYE debut

    5A Early poet laureate Henry

    1
    13
  91. 91
    CHIRP debut

    45A Speak in a high voice

    1
    12
  92. 92
    POMES debut

    11D Apples and pears

    1
    12
  93. 93
    GEMINI

    78A Sign of spring

    1
    11
  94. 94
    HEAPS

    12A A lot

    1
    11
  95. 95
    WARSAW debut

    98D 1939 invasion site

    1
    11
  96. 96
    RCPT debut

    112D "Bill paid" paper: Abbr.

    1
    9
  97. 97
    CANOED

    49A Traveled with the Tlingit

    1
    7
  98. 98
    JOYRIDE debut

    24D Reckless act

    1
    7
  99. 99
    CARFARE

    83A Going price

    1
    6
  100. 100
    ENL

    66D Photo abbr.

    0
    75
  101. 101
    AMAH

    41D Asian nurse

    0
    55
  102. 102
    ABEAM

    124A Crosswise to the keel

    0
    38
  103. 103
    RFD

    52A Postal service, once: Abbr.

    0
    28
  104. 104
    ISME

    47A "Woe _____"

    0
    16
  105. 105
    TEARGAS

    65A Quell, as rioters

    0
    16
  106. 106
    UBI

    31A _____ supra (where mentioned above)

    0
    15
  107. 107
    WALESA debut

    98A Big name in Gdansk

    0
    13
  108. 108
    EASTERN

    58D _____ diamondback (venomous snake)

    0
    12
  109. 109
    WELLS debut

    85A Fargo's partner

    0
    12
  110. 110
    DOZ

    72D Crate qty.

    0
    11
  111. 111
    FETED debut

    82A Wined and dined

    0
    11
  112. 112
    LARVAE debut

    2D Young insects

    0
    9
  113. 113
    PIONEER

    5D Show the way

    0
    9
  114. 114
    REAMER

    68A Juice extraction device

    0
    9
  115. 115
    EVASION debut

    27A Attempt to escape

    0
    8
  116. 116
    DOLORES

    8D Colorado tributary

    0
    7
  117. 117
    PUREST debut

    106D Most perfect

    0
    7
  118. 118
    ANALYZE

    81A Think through

    0
    6
  119. 119
    REZONE debut

    104D Make a board decision

    0
    6
  120. 120
    CREMES debut

    64D Thick liquers

    0
    5
  121. 121
    DANSEUSE

    70A Ballet star

    0
    5
  122. 122
    UNARMED debut

    60A Defenseless

    0
    5
  123. 123
    LYSES debut

    77D Recedes, diseasewise

    0
    4
  124. 124
    ALCAZAR

    117A Moorish castle

    0
    3
  125. 125
    CETE debut

    110A Group of badgers

    0
    3
  126. 126
    DESALTS debut

    97D Makes potable, in a way

    0
    3
  127. 127
    KAAT debut

    116A '60s-'70s pitcher Jim

    0
    2
  128. 128
    POOBAH debut

    15D Bureaucratic bigwig

    0
    2
  129. 129
    SNOWSKIER debut

    100A Slalom participant

    0
    2
  130. 130
    ACOUSTICGUITAR debut

    14D Singer's accompaniment

    0
    1
  131. 131
    COCKADE debut

    94D Decorative knot of ribbons

    0
    1
  132. 132
    CUMSHAW debut

    49D Gratuity

    0
    1
  133. 133
    DAYBASEBALL debut

    72A Popular sporting event

    0
    1
  134. 134
    DRAGEE debut

    61D Sugarcoated medication

    0
    1
  135. 135
    HOROLOGE debut

    75A Early clock

    0
    1
  136. 136
    MISTIMES debut

    10D Is too soon or too late

    0
    1
  137. 137
    NATURALBLONDES debut

    51D Many Scandinavians

    0
    1
  138. 138
    OFFTHE debut

    42A Words before cuff or record

    0
    1
  139. 139
    PRINTJOURNALISM debut

    23A The press

    0
    1
  140. 140
    REALCREAM debut

    39A Coffee additive

    0
    1
  141. 141
    ROSEWOOD debut

    87D Decorative furniture veneer

    0
    1
  142. 142
    ROTARYTELEPHONE debut

    121A Communications device

    0
    1