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Sunday · 142 answers · 18 debuts

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

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    SPA

    32A Whirlpool whereabouts

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    475
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    EAR

    98A Stirrup site

    57
    485
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    ASIA

    57A Area east of the Bosporus

    38
    350
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    DNA

    120D Watson-Crick model

    37
    260
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    AIR

    46D Land alternative

    33
    304
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    PTA

    85D Student-focused org.

    25
    240
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    EYES

    116D Head set

    24
    195
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    OTTO

    23A Sgt. Snorkel's dog

    22
    273
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    URSA

    61A "Superman II" villainess

    22
    190
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    ELF

    102A Brownie

    21
    197
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    NEAR

    82D Close in on

    20
    183
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    EERIE

    59D Out of this world

    19
    260
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    SENSE

    124A Pick up on

    19
    180
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    NATO

    91A Body that includes SHAPE

    19
    167
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    LIAR

    36D Unbelievable one

    18
    177
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    INTO

    22A Digging, so to speak

    17
    219
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    USSR

    49D Pre-1991 atlas abbr.

    17
    171
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    OKRA

    81D Creole vegetable

    17
    156
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    RENT

    18A "La Bohème," updated

    16
    190
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    MOP

    63D Bushy hair

    15
    104
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    WHO

    41A Journalist's question

    15
    89
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    SAL

    67D Baseball's Maglie

    14
    221
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    NOAH

    74D Ancient mariner

    14
    138
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    LOLA

    10A "Damn Yankees" vamp

    14
    131
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    ODORS

    11D Olfactory input

    14
    86
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    ADORE

    121A Go gaga over

    13
    184
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    RETRO

    2D From an earlier era

    12
    109
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    ERRED

    113D Flubbed a fly

    12
    78
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    REED

    130A Kind of organ

    11
    187
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    AILS

    54A Is near bankruptcy

    11
    104
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    HEIR

    122A One in a receiving line?

    11
    91
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    DEAN

    87D One who makes an admission?

    10
    121
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    ALIA

    75D Others, to Ovid

    10
    108
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    GRIN

    69D Mouth widener

    10
    65
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    TRESS

    5A Head lock

    9
    101
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    PURE

    80D Unalloyed

    9
    55
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    OBIE

    43D Tony's cousin

    8
    121
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    DIRE

    48D Like some consequences

    8
    91
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    PEAS

    50D Subjects of Mendelian experiments

    8
    89
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    PREP

    118D Attend Andover, e.g.

    8
    87
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    LIU

    12D "Turandot" slave

    8
    79
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    RURAL

    19A Back-country

    7
    65
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    LOOSE

    60D Like some interpretations

    7
    58
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    SAKS

    127A Nordstrom competitor

    7
    56
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    WHAT

    41D Journalist's question

    7
    38
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    TSETSE

    110A Nagana carrier

    6
    113
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    ERIK

    7D The Phantom of the Opera

    6
    91
  48. 48
    SEPIA

    105D Olive brown

    6
    74
  49. 49
    LONG

    68A Kind of division

    6
    60
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    LIFE

    10D Luce publication

    6
    54
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    LEGAL

    45D 8 1/2" x 14"

    6
    46
  52. 52
    HUSH

    42D "Not another word!"

    6
    32
  53. 53
    ONEAL

    103A N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 1993

    5
    140
  54. 54
    NOISE

    56A Poltergeist manifestation

    5
    83
  55. 55
    TORN

    17D Divided

    5
    67
  56. 56
    SLOB

    55D Vulgarian

    5
    66
  57. 57
    CRAG

    58A Mountain goat's perch

    5
    62
  58. 58
    THERE

    111D "So ___!"

    5
    54
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    SEINE

    112D Hanging net

    4
    90
  60. 60
    IDIOT

    20A Dostoyevsky novel, with "The"

    4
    84
  61. 61
    RUNE

    92A Mystical saying

    4
    72
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    TAPS

    128A A little night music

    4
    66
  63. 63
    RUNS

    6D They're always made at home

    4
    41
  64. 64
    WIRED

    77A Like some undercover cops

    4
    21
  65. 65
    DINGO

    78D Down Under dog

    4
    19
  66. 66
    ELAL

    96D Tel Aviv carrier

    3
    197
  67. 67
    BOAS

    72A Drag queen's collection

    3
    57
  68. 68
    WIDE

    86A Like a Windsor tie

    3
    45
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    BERRA

    93A He caught Larsen's perfect game

    3
    43
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    NICER

    125A Comparatively congenial

    3
    42
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    SIBS

    73D They're all in the family

    3
    38
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    FOCI

    117D Central points

    3
    33
  73. 73
    ADDUP

    47A Be reasonable

    3
    31
  74. 74
    TBIRD

    21D Car in a Beach Boys tune

    3
    31
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    ENROLL

    59A Matriculate

    3
    26
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    SNIPS

    129A Brats

    3
    26
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    FROGS

    1D The second plague, in Exodus

    3
    11
  78. 78
    UNITE

    24A Labor organizer's cry

    2
    100
  79. 79
    ANTON

    3D Composer Bruckner

    2
    57
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    AFL

    108A Org. founded by Samuel Gompers

    2
    52
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    OWENS

    100D 1936 Olympics hero

    2
    43
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    INGOT

    15D Mint bar

    2
    34
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    LACED

    64A Like party punch

    2
    32
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    CLERK

    106D Bob Cratchit, e.g.

    2
    27
  85. 85
    DIRK

    123A Bogarde of "Darling"

    2
    22
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    SEAMEN

    76D Tars

    2
    16
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    LORES

    70A Not sharply defined, as a computer image

    2
    15
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    APER

    53A Little or Short

    1
    85
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    SATES

    8D Renders replete

    1
    42
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    GRASP

    107D Understanding

    1
    39
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    DOREMI

    90D Bread

    1
    32
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    ALDEN

    40A Mayflower Compact signer

    1
    25
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    LEDIN

    109D Showed the way, in a way

    1
    19
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    MODS

    114D Fashionable dressers

    1
    18
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    HIST

    14A School subj.

    1
    15
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    SLIPON debut

    79A Loafer, e.g.

    1
    13
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    SONTAG

    31A "The Benefactor" novelist

    1
    13
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    TAYLOR

    34D Jazz pianist Billy

    1
    13
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    AORTAL

    13D Of an arterial trunk

    1
    10
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    SLANDER

    39D Bad-mouth

    1
    10
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    ROOSTERS

    66A Farm alarms

    1
    8
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    MAKEUPGAME debut

    95A Apply cosmetics to wild animals?

    1
    2
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    SCREWING debut

    105A Goofing, with "up"

    1
    2
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    SNAPPERS debut

    73A Food fish

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    2
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    ERNE

    126A Shore soarer

    0
    111
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    STERE

    16D Cubic meter

    0
    45
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    ILS

    38A They, to Thibaudet

    0
    39
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    BEAST

    93D Brute

    0
    37
  109. 109
    IOLA

    83A Seat of Allen County, Kansas

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    22
  110. 110
    NATTY

    28D Spruce

    0
    22
  111. 111
    CANED

    58D Switch-hit?

    0
    19
  112. 112
    ANDEAN

    26D Like much of Chile

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    18
  113. 113
    STELA

    35A Commemorative pillar

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    16
  114. 114
    APPAL

    37D Knock for a loop: Var.

    0
    15
  115. 115
    DUKE debut

    88A The Blue Devils

    0
    15
  116. 116
    FRAS

    1A Men in the hood?

    0
    15
  117. 117
    SEWUP

    71D Clinch

    0
    15
  118. 118
    THELMA

    62A Pat Nixon's real first name

    0
    15
  119. 119
    STARDATE

    33A Captain Kirk's log entry

    0
    10
  120. 120
    LECHER

    104D Libertine

    0
    9
  121. 121
    BAIRD

    89A John known as "The Father of Television"

    0
    7
  122. 122
    PALP

    29D Feeler

    0
    7
  123. 123
    METIERS

    97D Trades

    0
    6
  124. 124
    COWPOKE debut

    65D Ranch hand

    0
    5
  125. 125
    SHAKO

    94A Plumed headgear

    0
    5
  126. 126
    STOUTS

    4D Strong porters

    0
    5
  127. 127
    TINHORN debut

    30A Small-time

    0
    5
  128. 128
    MIDGET

    101D Car-racing class

    0
    4
  129. 129
    TRIPLEPLAY

    44A Drama in three acts?

    0
    4
  130. 130
    BALLPARKFRANKS debut

    52D Robinson and Thomas?

    0
    3
  131. 131
    FROME debut

    99A Wharton's farmer

    0
    3
  132. 132
    SLEEPIER

    9D Less lively

    0
    3
  133. 133
    DIEPPE

    84A Port on the English Channel

    0
    2
  134. 134
    GROUNDSKEEPER debut

    27A Coffee filter?

    0
    2
  135. 135
    HUBBY debut

    51A Wifey's mate

    0
    2
  136. 136
    OPENINGDAY debut

    119A December 25?

    0
    2
  137. 137
    RELIEFPITCHER debut

    115A Bromo salesman?

    0
    2
  138. 138
    TRUDGER debut

    5D Weary walker

    0
    2
  139. 139
    FOURBAGGER debut

    25A Full shopping cart?

    0
    1
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    HIGHANDOUTSIDE debut

    14D Plastered at a picnic?

    0
    1
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    MELAMED debut

    114A Talmud Torah teacher

    0
    1
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    RUFFIANS debut

    92D Brutes

    0
    1