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Sunday · 142 answers · 31 debuts

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

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    ATE

    92D Had a little lamb?

    76
    598
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    ODE

    39A "Awake, faire Muse," e.g.

    58
    523
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    EEL

    13D Member of a conger line?

    53
    487
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    ALOE

    3D Kind of root

    46
    497
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    OAR

    89A Dory's need

    36
    331
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    ADE

    77D Orange drink

    35
    277
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    ACT

    55A Produce an effect, as medicine

    31
    302
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    ALAS

    65D "___the day!" (Shakespearean phrase)

    26
    321
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    ETRE

    88A To be, to Henri

    24
    241
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    ASTO

    6A In re

    22
    192
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    TON

    59D Quite a load

    21
    209
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    TEEN

    117A MTV target

    20
    192
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    RARE

    21A Seldom seen

    19
    257
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    EDNA

    30A Seat of Jackson County, Texas

    19
    245
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    EIRE

    53A Cork's place

    18
    204
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    ESTEE

    112A First name in cosmetics

    18
    185
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    SEAR

    70A Brand

    18
    113
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    EAVE

    11D Sun shade

    13
    164
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    FOR

    38A Because

    13
    103
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    URGE

    47D Impetus

    12
    208
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    SEND

    108D Computer command

    12
    133
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    RETRO

    74D 1930's-ish, e.g.

    12
    109
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    SEDAN

    29D Detroit offering

    12
    93
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    EACH

    2D Per

    11
    130
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    OCTET

    64D Jazz group, maybe

    11
    87
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    EVADE

    22A Bypass

    10
    117
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    STERN

    100D Adamantine

    10
    113
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    FREE

    104D Unfettered

    10
    107
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    ERATO

    73D Sister of Clio

    9
    174
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    ELLEN

    115A The "her" of "Leave Her to Heaven"

    9
    105
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    SEEM

    80D Strike one as

    9
    100
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    FAST

    38D Accelerated

    8
    69
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    SETI

    100A Ramses I's successor

    8
    43
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    CENT

    118A Copper

    7
    93
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    ICIER

    97D Having greater reserve

    7
    83
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    TSE

    61D Literary monogram

    6
    228
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    EVITA

    15D Madonna movie role

    6
    84
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    STEED

    119A Silver, e.g.

    6
    81
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    USUAL

    63D Expected

    6
    77
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    SLATE

    84A Like some roofs

    6
    73
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    ELLIE

    98D "Heartbreak House" heroine

    6
    72
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    PITAS

    56D Falafel holders

    6
    35
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    MUST

    78D New wine

    6
    24
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    ONT

    110D N.Y. neighbor

    5
    144
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    RAZE

    40A Lay waste to

    5
    63
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    TORTE

    96D Baker's offering

    5
    57
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    SCONE

    23A Teacake

    5
    51
  48. 48
    BEBE

    10A Emmy-winning actress Neuwirth

    5
    41
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    MTA

    78A 1959 Kingston Trio hit

    4
    87
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    OZONE

    36D With 33-Down, polar phenomena

    4
    73
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    LILT

    105D Ice-cream truck song

    4
    59
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    NINER

    26A Jerry Rice, e.g., informally

    4
    53
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    TRASH

    95D Destroy

    4
    44
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    MENLO

    54A ___Park, Calif.

    4
    40
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    RABID

    75A Fanatical

    4
    33
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    SEERED

    5D Hit the roof

    4
    30
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    LURES

    79A Sirens

    4
    18
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    RAGA

    67D Music whose name means "color"

    3
    77
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    RECAP

    14A Help for the memory-challenged

    3
    72
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    BESS

    51A Former First Lady

    3
    58
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    SADAT

    82A Time's 1977 Man of the Year

    3
    58
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    ACMES

    94D Tops

    3
    41
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    PERES

    18D 1996 loser to Netanyahu

    3
    39
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    GRID

    66D Part of a crossword

    3
    36
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    RULER

    72D Desk item

    3
    34
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    LILLE

    111A Liberated city of September 1944

    3
    30
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    MYST debut

    1D Best-selling CD-ROM game

    3
    29
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    CRUDE

    87D Well-made product?

    3
    26
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    GLO

    44D Day-___

    2
    63
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    SAUNA

    7D Executive hotel offering

    2
    60
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    PUT

    31A Stock option

    2
    57
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    LABEL

    35D Stereotype

    2
    42
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    STABS

    82D Attempts

    2
    38
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    YALIE

    19A Bulldog

    2
    38
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    GEER

    48D One going in the right direction?

    2
    23
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    HOLES

    33D See 36-Down

    2
    23
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    TISH

    8D Mary Roberts Rinehart volume

    2
    23
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    BIND

    46D Predicament

    2
    22
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    CANTS

    16D Jargons

    2
    13
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    METALS

    57D Lithium and others

    2
    13
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    BLONDES debut

    34A "Baywatch" types

    2
    7
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    OLIVETREE

    110A Item sacred to Athena

    2
    5
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    LAIC

    20A From the flock

    1
    74
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    SETTEE

    29A Couch

    1
    34
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    RIT

    90A Becoming slower, musically: Abbr.

    1
    33
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    MEATS

    1A Supermarket section

    1
    28
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    TENDER

    61A Offer

    1
    20
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    BEHEST debut

    91D Bidding

    1
    14
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    BRAM

    34D Author Stoker

    1
    12
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    LIEDTO debut

    60D Misled, or worse

    1
    12
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    TING debut

    4D Glassy sound

    1
    11
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    MANGE

    57A Dog's problem

    1
    9
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    CROCUS debut

    101A Early riser?

    1
    5
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    ELEE

    107D C.S.A.'s Robert___

    0
    78
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    OISE

    103D Seine tributary

    0
    66
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    LILI

    60A Caron role

    0
    60
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    ALLEN

    52A Revolutionary War hero

    0
    56
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    ABOIL

    49A Excitedly active

    0
    43
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    IGOT

    81A "___Shoes" (American spiritual)

    0
    31
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    NISI

    113A Nil___bonum

    0
    30
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    BAHS

    51D Dickensian cries

    0
    29
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    EDE

    28D Netherlands city

    0
    26
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    MARIS

    109A 1960-61 A.L. M.V.P.

    0
    26
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    MAHRE

    76D Skier Phil

    0
    25
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    BRENT

    10D English goose

    0
    21
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    NEILS

    37D Diamond and others

    0
    20
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    ILLE

    106D "Winnie-___-Pu"

    0
    16
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    ERVIN

    99D North Carolina politician Sam

    0
    14
  109. 109
    ABOY debut

    68D "___Like That" (Bernstein/Sondheim song)

    0
    13
  110. 110
    RIFLES

    93D Loots

    0
    12
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    LESOTHO debut

    58A African monarchy

    0
    10
  112. 112
    ADEEP debut

    17D "___but dazzling darkness": Vaughan

    0
    9
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    QUES debut

    83A Inquiry: Abbr.

    0
    8
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    QUIXOTIC

    83D Hardly practical

    0
    8
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    DRURY debut

    25D London's___Lane

    0
    7
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    LOOMED

    50D Came up quickly

    0
    7
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    GRAVEN

    66A Sculptured

    0
    6
  118. 118
    VITO

    69D One of the Corleones

    0
    6
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    ALDENS debut

    6D Pilgrim couple

    0
    5
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    BAYLOR

    42D Texas home of the Bears

    0
    5
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    CLEARER debut

    71A Bulldozer, e.g.

    0
    5
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    PYROS debut

    56A Ones involved in match play

    0
    5
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    YEAN debut

    45D Give birth on the farm

    0
    5
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    BARROOM debut

    91A Place to buy redeye

    0
    4
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    RENEWED debut

    14D Like some magazine subscriptions

    0
    4
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    SHERD debut

    116A Ancient relic: Var.

    0
    4
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    ULRIC debut

    43D Actress Lenore

    0
    4
  128. 128
    BRITT debut

    12D Actress Ekland

    0
    3
  129. 129
    FOCUSED debut

    86D Intent

    0
    3
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    LORDOFTHEFLIES

    102A Tale of a butchered Piggy

    0
    3
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    MAUDS debut

    76A Actress Adams et al.

    0
    3
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    DUSTDEVIL debut

    24A Small whirlwind

    0
    2
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    IERS

    114A Occupational name endings

    0
    2
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    LECOQ

    41D Gaboriau detective

    0
    2
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    MOSQUITOCOAST debut

    62A Region of Nicaragua

    0
    2
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    THEGREENHORNET debut

    27A Kato's boss

    0
    2
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    ATTICBEE debut

    94A Nickname of Sophocles

    0
    1
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    DAYOFTHELOCUST debut

    85A 1939 tale of a tarnished Tinseltown, with "The"

    0
    1
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    EUX debut

    99A Them: Fr.

    0
    1
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    LADYBUGLADYBUG debut

    41A Nursery rhyme start

    0
    1
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    OCTOPODS debut

    9D Paper nautilus and others

    0
    1
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    THEWASPS debut

    32A Aristophanes play that caused a buzz

    0
    1