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Sunday · 138 answers · 29 debuts

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

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    ELI

    78A Clockmaker Terry

    60
    599
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    ALA

    118D King intro

    58
    513
  3. 3
    EST

    35D Not necessarily exact: Abbr.

    55
    428
  4. 4
    YES

    16D Proposal response

    50
    365
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    ANTI

    119A Side in a debate

    32
    364
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    ETAL

    67D Handy abbr.

    32
    327
  7. 7
    RED

    59D Embarrassed

    32
    278
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    EKE

    66A Just make, with "out"

    31
    236
  9. 9
    SKA

    56D Music with jazzlike riffs

    31
    163
  10. 10
    ELS

    73D Loop runners

    29
    333
  11. 11
    EDGE

    60D Just beat

    21
    293
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    ALIT

    6D De-bused, e.g.

    21
    220
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    NEAR

    125A Intimate

    20
    183
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    RYE

    76D Manhattan ingredient

    19
    212
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    ACME

    40D Crowning point

    19
    210
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    RNS

    129A H.M.O. personnel

    19
    126
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    ESL

    85A Subj. for immigrants

    18
    153
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    SEAL

    4A Gum site

    18
    151
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    SPEC

    44A Blueprint item

    18
    120
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    AMINO

    54D ___ acid

    15
    102
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    MEMO

    47A Office mail

    15
    95
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    BIT

    90D Accepted the bait

    15
    91
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    ALIEN

    122A Quite dissimilar

    14
    180
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    EVES

    17A When to call, in some want ads

    14
    108
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    NAT

    15D Styron's Turner

    13
    190
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    ALTA

    81D ___ Loma, Calif.

    13
    124
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    TOGA

    74A Colosseum cover-up

    12
    115
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    OBEY

    79A Follow

    11
    127
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    MAP

    117D It works according to scale

    10
    138
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    STYLE

    42A Class

    10
    80
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    INE

    87D Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 ___ minor

    9
    155
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    CLOT

    45A Blockage

    9
    61
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    TEAT

    93A Mammilla

    9
    42
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    ARCS

    115D Rainbows

    8
    109
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    ABETS

    26A Supports a scheme

    7
    75
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    HIC

    99A Sot sound

    7
    73
  37. 37
    MBAS

    89A Company recruits, for short

    7
    73
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    HOPE

    25A "A waking dream," according to Aristotle

    7
    59
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    LOOSE

    36A On the lam

    7
    58
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    ITE

    52D Follower: Suffix

    6
    149
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    SCENE

    124A Brouhaha

    6
    122
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    MAORI

    117A Language from which "mako" comes

    6
    74
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    ADOBE

    62D Desert home

    6
    70
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    CREW

    21A Kind of cut

    6
    57
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    IRONY

    12A O. Henry specialty

    6
    50
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    CALEB

    19A "The Alienist" author Carr

    6
    36
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    ELY

    105D Nevada town

    5
    96
  48. 48
    DIM

    1A Slow-witted

    5
    80
  49. 49
    MGS

    89D Bygone sports cars

    5
    46
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    RILED

    68A Steamed

    5
    35
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    LEDA

    7D Mother of Castor and Pollux

    4
    67
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    FEET

    39D Poetic measures

    4
    57
  53. 53
    SECS

    127A Jiffs

    4
    43
  54. 54
    KITS

    70A Hobbyist purchases

    4
    26
  55. 55
    CSA

    29D Davis was its Pres.

    3
    98
  56. 56
    STDS

    8A Norms: Abbr.

    3
    59
  57. 57
    ENSURE

    75A Guarantee

    3
    35
  58. 58
    GIA

    88A Actress Scala

    3
    35
  59. 59
    BANK

    23A Carom

    3
    26
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    WINGIT

    84D Extemporize

    3
    12
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    SSTS

    128A Fast fleet

    2
    184
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    ANE

    72D Get ___ for effort

    2
    130
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    AMAT

    65A Part of Latin I conjugation

    2
    99
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    ELNINO

    103D Winter 1997-98 newsmaker

    2
    71
  65. 65
    GLO

    34D ___-Coat (floor wax brand)

    2
    63
  66. 66
    STEELE

    109A Tommy of "Finian's Rainbow"

    2
    54
  67. 67
    MCI

    50A Big inits. in cellular technology

    2
    48
  68. 68
    UTURN

    108D 180, so to speak

    2
    41
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    PEELE

    110A English dramatist George

    2
    28
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    TEY

    104D Writer Josephine

    2
    25
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    SEGER

    63D Rocker Bob

    2
    24
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    URKEL

    120A Jaleel White role on "Family Matters"

    2
    16
  73. 73
    LATOYA

    61D One of the Jacksons

    2
    15
  74. 74
    INATUB debut

    12D Place for a male trio

    2
    8
  75. 75
    OVERALL

    14D In general

    2
    8
  76. 76
    CHINUPS

    31A They're good for the biceps

    2
    6
  77. 77
    EEN

    41A Hallow ending

    1
    159
  78. 78
    ELOI

    86A "The Time Machine" race

    1
    111
  79. 79
    STR

    46A Orch. section

    1
    71
  80. 80
    RIME

    121A Cold coating

    1
    50
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    XOUT

    82D Delete

    1
    26
  82. 82
    READER

    69A Anthology

    1
    25
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    SKINS

    18D D.C. team, for short

    1
    18
  84. 84
    IVANHOE

    2D Fictional friend of Isaac of York

    1
    16
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    OUTAGE

    33A Delighted condition?

    1
    12
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    QUESTS

    28D Searches

    1
    12
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    PARDO

    126A "Saturday Night Live" announcer

    1
    9
  88. 88
    MENTION debut

    3D One may be honorable

    1
    8
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    SMEARED

    92D Practiced yellow journalism

    1
    6
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    CARRIAGE

    51D Bearing

    1
    4
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    ANEAR

    77A Something to lend

    0
    50
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    ASIT

    123A "___ happens..."

    0
    41
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    ULM

    38D Einstein's birthplace

    0
    36
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    OSOLE

    32A "___ Mio"

    0
    35
  95. 95
    SWEE

    11D Popeye's ___ Pea

    0
    33
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    COX

    30D "Friends" co-star

    0
    28
  97. 97
    HAAS

    114D Lukas of "Witness"

    0
    23
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    NOVAE debut

    22A Blazing stars

    0
    21
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    EDITION

    111A Bulldog, e.g.

    0
    17
  100. 100
    IRONMAN

    100D Lou Gehrig or Cal Ripken

    0
    17
  101. 101
    TRAYS

    64D Cafeteria supply

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    17
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    XKES debut

    116D Jaguar models

    0
    13
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    LETUS

    106D "___ pray"

    0
    11
  104. 104
    DELES

    112D Strikes out

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    10
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    MATSU

    55D Disputed island in the East China Sea

    0
    10
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    DEPLETE debut

    10D Exhaust

    0
    9
  107. 107
    EXPANSE

    94D Sweep

    0
    9
  108. 108
    UNPEN debut

    97A Let out

    0
    8
  109. 109
    FLORAL

    58D Like some arrangements

    0
    7
  110. 110
    SETSUP

    46D Plays matchmaker

    0
    7
  111. 111
    TREELESS

    43D Like a tundra

    0
    7
  112. 112
    DEBACLE

    1D Disaster

    0
    6
  113. 113
    ROBOTIC debut

    13D Emotionless

    0
    6
  114. 114
    THEPITS debut

    96D Something awful

    0
    6
  115. 115
    ASEPTIC

    95D Germfree

    0
    5
  116. 116
    GUARE debut

    107A "The House of Blue Leaves" playwright

    0
    5
  117. 117
    ASIDO debut

    24A "Like me"

    0
    4
  118. 118
    JAKES debut

    53D Nicholson film "The Two ___"

    0
    4
  119. 119
    OXIDATE debut

    49D Rust

    0
    4
  120. 120
    SCHOOLS

    8D Trains

    0
    4
  121. 121
    EASESBY debut

    5D Slips past

    0
    3
  122. 122
    HAIRIER debut

    99D Twice as perilous

    0
    3
  123. 123
    AMEMOIR debut

    91D David Brinkley's autobiography

    0
    2
  124. 124
    BOXOF debut

    20D ___ chocolates

    0
    2
  125. 125
    MARXES debut

    48D Funny brothers

    0
    2
  126. 126
    SAWYERS

    83A Tom and Diane

    0
    2
  127. 127
    SCAUP debut

    4D Diving duck

    0
    2
  128. 128
    ANTIQUETAXCOLLECTOR debut

    27A Very old I.R.S. employee?

    0
    1
  129. 129
    BUFFALOTAXBILLS debut

    37A Some western New York legislation?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    CENSERS debut

    101D They're swung in church

    0
    1
  131. 131
    GIMMETAXSHELTER debut

    102A Stones' request of their accountant?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    JAMESES debut

    53A Madison and Monroe

    0
    1
  133. 133
    LATAXDODGER debut

    71A I.R.S. target in Calif.?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    MANYHAPPYTAXRETURNS debut

    113A April 15 greeting?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    PRERENT debut

    98D Let in advance

    0
    1
  136. 136
    SOUPYSALESTAX debut

    80A Assessment of a comedian?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    TAXFREEATLAST debut

    57A Cry of economic liberation?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    TROLLOP debut

    9D Slattern

    0
    1