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Sunday · 162 answers · 29 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    146D It has a bite and hops

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ASS

    47A Halfwit

    58
    409
  3. 3
    EST

    74A Controversial teachings

    55
    428
  4. 4
    EEL

    7D Elusive one

    53
    487
  5. 5
    EGO

    15D Something to stroke

    42
    393
  6. 6
    TRI

    72A Prefix with nucleotide

    41
    237
  7. 7
    EASE

    50D Naturalness

    40
    334
  8. 8
    TEN

    140D Hamilton is on it

    39
    369
  9. 9
    SOS

    117A Brillo rival

    34
    251
  10. 10
    ORCA

    39D Killer whale

    34
    234
  11. 11
    IDO

    75A Promising words

    33
    336
  12. 12
    ANY

    9D At all

    33
    249
  13. 13
    ELM

    138D "Nightmare" street

    30
    240
  14. 14
    ELS

    88A Rattling trains

    29
    333
  15. 15
    EURO

    64A International money

    22
    221
  16. 16
    NOS

    86A Declinations

    21
    156
  17. 17
    EBB

    68D Abate

    20
    182
  18. 18
    AVA

    139D Kitty in "The Killers," 1946

    19
    229
  19. 19
    DOE

    115A She's a deer

    19
    192
  20. 20
    TEST

    53D Checkup

    19
    181
  21. 21
    NEW

    143D Just-hired

    18
    181
  22. 22
    THE

    82D Definitive word

    18
    175
  23. 23
    DEL

    48A Tierra-Fuego bridge

    18
    128
  24. 24
    ELO

    85A 1976 album "Olé ___"

    17
    250
  25. 25
    PIE

    116A Kind of tin

    17
    183
  26. 26
    WAS

    133A Took place

    17
    128
  27. 27
    ARID

    108D Parched

    16
    222
  28. 28
    TOT

    44A Sitter's charge

    16
    200
  29. 29
    RAIN

    106A Picnic spoiler

    16
    139
  30. 30
    MBA

    54D Second degree?

    16
    122
  31. 31
    DELI

    122A Pickle place

    15
    152
  32. 32
    EMCEE

    126D Person with a mike

    15
    106
  33. 33
    TIME

    61A Ref's call

    14
    92
  34. 34
    TOP

    57D Spinner

    13
    132
  35. 35
    TUT

    16D King of song

    12
    120
  36. 36
    LIES

    95D Equivocator's forte

    12
    97
  37. 37
    PCS

    96D Some I.B.M. products

    11
    109
  38. 38
    ILK

    90A Type

    11
    107
  39. 39
    HIS

    145D Common possessive

    10
    119
  40. 40
    DENT

    111D Target of a bang-up job?

    10
    112
  41. 41
    BAD

    10D Dog-scolding word

    9
    109
  42. 42
    MEAL

    29A Kind of ticket

    9
    89
  43. 43
    ADMIT

    129D Word on a ticket

    9
    73
  44. 44
    HAITI

    83D Cacao exporter

    9
    60
  45. 45
    ATOLL

    71D Reef, maybe

    8
    104
  46. 46
    SHAG

    89A Catch, as flies

    8
    83
  47. 47
    GLEN

    36D Narrow valley

    8
    80
  48. 48
    ASSAM

    13D Land around the Brahmaputra Valley

    8
    63
  49. 49
    SENDS

    4D Lets fly

    8
    60
  50. 50
    IRISES

    114A Popular van Gogh painting

    8
    41
  51. 51
    MIR

    14D Station in space

    7
    140
  52. 52
    ECOLI

    3D Dangerous bacteria

    7
    103
  53. 53
    CAM

    8D Word with wheel or engine

    7
    92
  54. 54
    CANE

    41A Walker's aid

    7
    85
  55. 55
    AGATE

    131D Type size

    7
    78
  56. 56
    MOT

    6D Zinger

    7
    70
  57. 57
    TEMP

    46D Fill-in

    7
    70
  58. 58
    OWNS

    120A Holds

    7
    64
  59. 59
    MANI

    38D "The ___ Love"

    7
    25
  60. 60
    RADIO

    2D Ham's need

    6
    84
  61. 61
    HAI

    128D "Bali ___"

    6
    73
  62. 62
    IRKED

    66D Grated on

    6
    38
  63. 63
    SHAH

    49D 1979 exile

    5
    104
  64. 64
    TITO

    44D Noted Yugoslav patriot

    5
    98
  65. 65
    TOAST

    63A Favorite

    5
    80
  66. 66
    IGUANA

    23A Lizard with a serrated crest

    5
    53
  67. 67
    DOGE

    136A Genoan V.I.P., once

    5
    29
  68. 68
    DEISM

    69D Theological belief

    5
    24
  69. 69
    OLIO

    45D Mixed dish

    4
    157
  70. 70
    LIS

    141D Flower on a French shield

    4
    61
  71. 71
    PROMO

    77D Blurb, e.g.

    4
    39
  72. 72
    MILA

    42A Uris novel "___ 18"

    4
    31
  73. 73
    MEMOS

    132D Reminders

    4
    25
  74. 74
    ARR

    124D Depot abbr.

    3
    133
  75. 75
    TELE

    105A Introduction to marketing?

    3
    103
  76. 76
    RAMP

    134A Airport feature

    3
    80
  77. 77
    NASH

    33D "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" poet

    3
    75
  78. 78
    SPACE

    127D 1982 Michener epic

    3
    61
  79. 79
    HIHO

    101D Popular snack cracker

    3
    40
  80. 80
    OKD

    28A Accepted

    3
    33
  81. 81
    RAIDS

    125D Narc activities

    3
    25
  82. 82
    ERTE

    94D Artist with collectible lithos

    2
    165
  83. 83
    GAT

    144D Rod

    2
    81
  84. 84
    GAGS

    100D Muzzles

    2
    32
  85. 85
    SEANCE

    49A Spirited meeting?

    2
    29
  86. 86
    DODOS

    60D Dummies

    2
    23
  87. 87
    ARHAT

    43A Buddhist who has attained Nirvana

    2
    18
  88. 88
    LADED

    12D Put aboard

    2
    18
  89. 89
    ONESET debut

    18D Quick round of tennis

    2
    14
  90. 90
    USHERS

    80D Flashlight carriers

    2
    14
  91. 91
    KOSHER debut

    119D Legit

    2
    12
  92. 92
    SILLY debut

    67D Fatuous

    2
    8
  93. 93
    EDA

    142D Author LeShan

    1
    61
  94. 94
    SEESAW

    151A It has its ups and downs

    1
    42
  95. 95
    AGNEW

    84D Veep before Ford

    1
    39
  96. 96
    EINS

    109D Oberhausen one

    1
    38
  97. 97
    ERICH

    104A Psychoanalyst Fromm

    1
    33
  98. 98
    MILD

    27A Inoffensive

    1
    33
  99. 99
    KIRI

    91D First name in opera

    1
    28
  100. 100
    TSETSES

    152A African menaces

    1
    21
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    SHADOW

    97D Tail

    1
    16
  102. 102
    SWATHE

    118D Bandage

    1
    14
  103. 103
    PRIMP

    1D Smarten up

    1
    13
  104. 104
    CABALA

    8A Occultism

    1
    11
  105. 105
    SHELVE

    147A Put on ice

    1
    11
  106. 106
    TABITHA debut

    81A Samantha's daughter on TV

    1
    9
  107. 107
    THEMES debut

    40D Classical music features

    1
    8
  108. 108
    JOINS debut

    130D Teams up with

    1
    5
  109. 109
    WALKTO debut

    37D Reach on foot

    1
    3
  110. 110
    APO

    76A Part of a G.I.'s address

    0
    99
  111. 111
    UAR

    135A Nasser's org.

    0
    89
  112. 112
    ASE

    30A Enzyme suffix

    0
    79
  113. 113
    AMOI

    103A To me, to Mimi

    0
    72
  114. 114
    LILI

    112D Actress Taylor

    0
    60
  115. 115
    ABBE

    73A French cleric

    0
    37
  116. 116
    SKEIN

    118A Entanglement

    0
    32
  117. 117
    MLI

    98D A year in the life of St. Anselm

    0
    28
  118. 118
    ABOU

    62A Part of many Arab names

    0
    27
  119. 119
    ATTLEE

    51D Churchill contemporary

    0
    26
  120. 120
    BLY

    26D Journalist Nellie

    0
    25
  121. 121
    OCAT

    32D One ___ (ball game)

    0
    20
  122. 122
    ANAME

    11D "What's in ___?"

    0
    18
  123. 123
    ISLIP

    70D Long Island community

    0
    18
  124. 124
    DARER

    19D Stunt man, e.g.

    0
    16
  125. 125
    HAHAHA debut

    17D "Very funny!"

    0
    14
  126. 126
    BANANAS

    22A Moonstruck

    0
    12
  127. 127
    BEDIM

    22D Obfuscate

    0
    12
  128. 128
    HERMAN

    150A One of the Munsters

    0
    12
  129. 129
    OILIER

    93D More smooth

    0
    12
  130. 130
    FEIN

    113D Sinn ___

    0
    11
  131. 131
    METHOD debut

    14A Modus operandi

    0
    10
  132. 132
    OXBOW debut

    78D Part of a yoke

    0
    10
  133. 133
    UGO

    5D Actor Tognazzi

    0
    10
  134. 134
    SCUDS debut

    121D Gulf war weapons

    0
    8
  135. 135
    DERNS

    122D Father-and-daughter actors

    0
    7
  136. 136
    HUBBA debut

    56D When repeated, an old-fashioned cry

    0
    7
  137. 137
    PRESUME

    1A Be unwarrantably bold

    0
    7
  138. 138
    RIODE

    21D ___ la Plata

    0
    7
  139. 139
    SWASH

    123D Swagger

    0
    7
  140. 140
    TOBAT

    55D Go ___ for

    0
    7
  141. 141
    NIDI

    35D Insect nests

    0
    6
  142. 142
    NOWI debut

    110D "___ lay me down..."

    0
    6
  143. 143
    KKK

    25D "The Birth of a Nation" grp.

    0
    5
  144. 144
    TNTS debut

    102D Explosives

    0
    5
  145. 145
    DRX debut

    87A 1939 Humphrey Bogart role

    0
    4
  146. 146
    KLU

    79A 50's baseball nickname

    0
    4
  147. 147
    ENSEAT debut

    34D Put on the throne

    0
    3
  148. 148
    YELPED debut

    99D Barked

    0
    3
  149. 149
    DECIDES

    148A Arbitrates

    0
    2
  150. 150
    SAILINTO

    149A Bawl out

    0
    2
  151. 151
    ADNAN debut

    76D Oilman Kashoggi

    0
    1
  152. 152
    ARADO debut

    59D Southwest land

    0
    1
  153. 153
    ATHEATRICALENDINGHAMIAM debut

    137A End of the soliloquy

    0
    1
  154. 154
    IDONOTLIKEMYDADSBROTHER debut

    24A Start of an imaginary soliloquy

    0
    1
  155. 155
    ILETTHEMTHINKTHATIAMMAD debut

    52A Part 3 of the soliloquy

    0
    1
  156. 156
    MUDIN debut

    58D "Here's ___ your eye!"

    0
    1
  157. 157
    NOBODYHELPSMEINMYPLIGHT debut

    92A Part 5 of the soliloquy

    0
    1
  158. 158
    NOWLAERTESANDIWILLFIGHT debut

    107A Part 6 of the soliloquy

    0
    1
  159. 159
    OOPSISTABBEDOPHELIASDAD debut

    65A Part 4 of the soliloquy

    0
    1
  160. 160
    POISONEDKINGWEDMYMOTHER debut

    31A Part 2 of the soliloquy

    0
    1
  161. 161
    RACEGOER debut

    20A One seen at trackside

    0
    1
  162. 162
    SWORDSARESWITCHEDINAJAM debut

    123A Part 7 of the soliloquy

    0
    1