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Sunday · 142 answers · 30 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    108A "___ we there yet?"

    56
    533
  2. 2
    LEO

    2D Composer Delibes

    40
    268
  3. 3
    AOL

    18A Prodigy rival

    25
    214
  4. 4
    ABBA

    29D With 45-Down, author of "My People"

    25
    192
  5. 5
    ION

    103D Physicist's concern

    23
    258
  6. 6
    NENE

    35A +Gray-brown goose

    23
    140
  7. 7
    ESS

    32D Ogee's outline

    22
    413
  8. 8
    ERRS

    59D Takes the primrose path

    22
    230
  9. 9
    NOT

    112A Au contraire, in slang

    22
    176
  10. 10
    AERO

    99D 30's auto

    20
    269
  11. 11
    USER

    9D Patron

    19
    246
  12. 12
    WEE

    72A First word of Burns's "To a Mouse"

    16
    165
  13. 13
    TRUE

    39D Constant

    16
    150
  14. 14
    RAIN

    111A Picnic hamperer

    16
    139
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    ELENA

    23A Jimmy Dorsey's "Maria ___"

    15
    178
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    AORTA

    25A Circulation aid

    14
    144
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    AHAS

    33A Sudden bolts of lightning

    14
    70
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    OLA

    3D Slangy suffix

    12
    175
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    TENS

    39A Top vaults

    12
    128
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    UNTO

    89D "For ___ us a child is born"

    11
    143
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    ATV

    104D Relative of a dune buggy, for short

    11
    73
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    TBAR

    40A Stowe tow

    10
    144
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    ALIA

    91A +Inter follower

    10
    108
  24. 24
    BUS

    52A Clear, as tables

    10
    100
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    STEAM

    55A Irk

    10
    91
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    METS

    37D Flushing Meadows team

    10
    79
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    SALEM

    55D "The Crucible" locale

    9
    107
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    MEAL

    30D +Grist

    9
    89
  29. 29
    RIND

    66A +Peel

    9
    78
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    EYED

    64D Word with eagle or bug

    8
    125
  31. 31
    PEER

    12D One of the elite

    8
    116
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    RIGA

    77D +European capital

    8
    86
  33. 33
    ENVY

    113A "The tax which all distinction must pay": Emerson

    8
    55
  34. 34
    PABST debut

    12A Brewer Frederick

    8
    49
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    LARGE

    48D Egg classification

    8
    47
  36. 36
    TERSE

    16D In telegraphese

    7
    142
  37. 37
    RTES

    60A Hwys.

    7
    128
  38. 38
    CENT

    38D Copper

    7
    93
  39. 39
    CANE

    58D +Punish severely

    7
    85
  40. 40
    GAB

    82D Jaw

    7
    83
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    BBC

    1D English channel

    7
    76
  42. 42
    CODE

    58A +Building ___

    7
    66
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    BLOC

    1A United nations

    6
    86
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    AARP

    63D Over-50 org.

    6
    76
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    MOAT

    22D It may hold the fort

    6
    69
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    MOVE

    61D Cop's order

    6
    52
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    PAVE

    84A Smooth, as a road

    5
    56
  48. 48
    SCONE

    96A British biscuit

    5
    51
  49. 49
    CARS

    67A Lincoln and others

    5
    49
  50. 50
    BOND

    53D Covenant

    5
    46
  51. 51
    JARS

    71A Amphorae

    5
    38
  52. 52
    MYERS

    68A "Wayne's World" co-star

    5
    28
  53. 53
    OILY

    83A Overly adulatory

    4
    79
  54. 54
    AERATE

    20A Freshen, in a way

    4
    63
  55. 55
    PREEN

    88D Fuss with feathers

    4
    53
  56. 56
    FONT

    6D Set of letters

    4
    39
  57. 57
    BASAL

    19A At the bottom

    4
    26
  58. 58
    EIDER

    57D Duck down

    3
    63
  59. 59
    ATONCE

    94A Now

    3
    50
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    ARCANE

    13D +Secret

    3
    36
  61. 61
    FINN

    46A Twain family name

    3
    35
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    UNMET

    93D Not satisfied

    3
    23
  63. 63
    EBAN

    45D See 29-Down

    2
    96
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    BELA

    17A Gymnastics coach Karolyi

    2
    77
  65. 65
    EEGS

    41A Hosp. printouts

    2
    36
  66. 66
    TEEMS

    50D Swarms

    2
    36
  67. 67
    TRINI

    56D Singer Lopez

    2
    34
  68. 68
    ATONED

    85D Made up

    2
    27
  69. 69
    JUNO

    71D D-Day beach

    2
    24
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    NECTAR

    24A +Fruit juice

    2
    24
  71. 71
    STAINS

    15D Laundry woes

    2
    18
  72. 72
    PERSONA

    80A Public image

    2
    16
  73. 73
    FAIRS debut

    5D Science events

    2
    13
  74. 74
    SETA

    90A ___ world record

    1
    64
  75. 75
    ATTAR

    49D Essence

    1
    61
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    ANAS

    20D Collector's items

    1
    44
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    ARAMIS

    27A Dumas duelist

    1
    33
  78. 78
    WARY

    72D Guarded

    1
    24
  79. 79
    SANTO

    98A Start of many Spanish place names

    1
    21
  80. 80
    ODDLY

    110A In singular fashion

    1
    19
  81. 81
    BUNT

    53A Surprise hit?

    1
    18
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    FUDD debut

    46D "Merrie Melodies" name

    1
    11
  83. 83
    CALAMARI debut

    4D +Italian dish

    1
    9
  84. 84
    CANDOR

    100A +Calling a spade a spade

    1
    9
  85. 85
    MANDARIN

    10D +Bureaucrat

    1
    7
  86. 86
    UNBEATEN debut

    54A Destined for the playoffs

    1
    5
  87. 87
    UNCAGE debut

    93A Let out

    1
    4
  88. 88
    MASSACRED debut

    37A Wiped out

    1
    2
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    ONEI

    97D "The ___ Love" (1987 R.E.M. hit)

    0
    46
  90. 90
    LOY

    105D "The Best Years of Our Lives" co-star

    0
    37
  91. 91
    ALEG

    78D Give ___ up

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    31
  92. 92
    EMIRATE

    73A Any of the Trucial States

    0
    23
  93. 93
    ENDE

    59A Finis, in Frankfurt

    0
    23
  94. 94
    ENSE

    51D First word of Massachusetts' motto

    0
    22
  95. 95
    GATS

    28D Roscoes

    0
    21
  96. 96
    SCISSOR

    81D Snip

    0
    17
  97. 97
    ADDENDA

    34D Last-minute writings

    0
    16
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    LITERAL

    62D Like some meanings

    0
    16
  99. 99
    OLEIN

    107A Margarine fat

    0
    15
  100. 100
    PETARD

    84D Early explosive device

    0
    15
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    COCACOLA debut

    74D +Product once advertised as an "esteemed brain tonic"

    0
    13
  102. 102
    UNGER debut

    89A Half of "The Odd Couple"

    0
    13
  103. 103
    DOTO

    109A Inflict on

    0
    12
  104. 104
    LARDS

    26A Enriches

    0
    12
  105. 105
    CULP

    74A "I Spy" co-star

    0
    11
  106. 106
    EMULATE

    47A Rival

    0
    10
  107. 107
    ABEAT debut

    36A Not miss ___

    0
    9
  108. 108
    BELG debut

    31A Neth. neighbor

    0
    9
  109. 109
    BELLS

    19D Poe poem, with "The"

    0
    9
  110. 110
    MUMS

    8A British P.T.A. members

    0
    9
  111. 111
    SACCO

    90D 1921 murder defendant

    0
    9
  112. 112
    AERY debut

    91D Lofty, as a mountain peak

    0
    8
  113. 113
    GIRT

    82A Surrounded

    0
    8
  114. 114
    ORBE

    92A "Kill ___ killed"

    0
    8
  115. 115
    SONDE

    101A Atmospheric probe

    0
    8
  116. 116
    COALMINE

    21A +Seamy locale

    0
    7
  117. 117
    ENUMERATE

    41D Specify

    0
    7
  118. 118
    FFF debut

    5A As loud as possible, in music

    0
    6
  119. 119
    LINESMAN

    75D Court official

    0
    5
  120. 120
    RAPE

    70D Rembrandt's "___ of Ganymede"

    0
    5
  121. 121
    SLASHER debut

    11D Gory film figure

    0
    5
  122. 122
    VANDAL debut

    86D +Graffiti artist, e.g.

    0
    5
  123. 123
    VENERATE debut

    69A Honor

    0
    5
  124. 124
    WEIRDER debut

    42A Stranger

    0
    4
  125. 125
    ACCOMPANY

    87A Squire

    0
    3
  126. 126
    ARCADEGAME debut

    63A +Pac-Man, e.g.

    0
    3
  127. 127
    BATMEN

    14D Michael Keaton and others, filmwise

    0
    3
  128. 128
    CREAKY debut

    106A Like some old joints

    0
    3
  129. 129
    FLEABAGS debut

    7D Hardly four-star hotels

    0
    3
  130. 130
    UNCS debut

    54D Family members, informally

    0
    3
  131. 131
    CONCORDE debut

    76D +Transportation provider since 1976

    0
    2
  132. 132
    GAMMAS

    28A Thirds in series

    0
    2
  133. 133
    LANDCRAB debut

    75A Shore creature

    0
    2
  134. 134
    MEMORIAL

    102A +Monument

    0
    2
  135. 135
    OLID

    65A Smelly

    0
    2
  136. 136
    SALIENTS debut

    44A Projecting angles

    0
    2
  137. 137
    BYRE debut

    79D Yorkshire cow shed

    0
    1
  138. 138
    CALAMONDIN debut

    67D +Tangerinelike Philippine fruit

    0
    1
  139. 139
    COKY debut

    95D +Like some furnace fuel

    0
    1
  140. 140
    EMBEDMENT debut

    43D Fixed insertion

    0
    1
  141. 141
    MALAGAWINE debut

    8D +Alcoholic product of Spain

    0
    1
  142. 142
    MARINELAND debut

    61A +Popular Florida theme park

    0
    1