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Sunday · 140 answers · 37 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    IRE

    25D Madness?

    52
    498
  2. 2
    EASE

    22A Relaxation

    40
    334
  3. 3
    NET

    103D Bottom line

    37
    376
  4. 4
    DNA

    75D Modern-day evidence

    37
    260
  5. 5
    ADE

    81A Citric cooler

    35
    277
  6. 6
    AXE

    123A Fire

    34
    269
  7. 7
    ONCE

    44A As soon as

    32
    326
  8. 8
    YET

    59D Nevertheless

    27
    201
  9. 9
    ENT

    78A Tolkien tree-man

    24
    222
  10. 10
    ORB

    52A Scepter adornment

    22
    195
  11. 11
    ELF

    12D Toymaker, maybe

    21
    197
  12. 12
    SKI

    49D Partake at 30-Down

    21
    180
  13. 13
    SAN

    95A Japanese honorific

    19
    182
  14. 14
    UMA

    20A She danced with John in "Pulp Fiction"

    18
    175
  15. 15
    PLEA

    48D Entreaty

    18
    154
  16. 16
    CEL

    119A Animation unit

    18
    141
  17. 17
    DOH

    34A Homer Simpson's exclamation

    18
    116
  18. 18
    ANNA

    79D Writer Quindlen

    17
    239
  19. 19
    OAK

    97A Ilex, for one

    16
    152
  20. 20
    CANOE

    7D Lakeside sight

    16
    113
  21. 21
    AWOL

    83D Sans pass

    15
    167
  22. 22
    ISM

    56A Political practice, perhaps

    13
    145
  23. 23
    OMAR

    73D Gen. Bradley

    12
    252
  24. 24
    DESK

    121A Secretary, for one

    12
    105
  25. 25
    ILK

    54A Family

    11
    107
  26. 26
    OLLIE

    100D Stan's pal

    11
    96
  27. 27
    MELEE

    57D Free-for-all

    11
    94
  28. 28
    TBA

    50D As yet unscheduled: Abbr.

    11
    78
  29. 29
    AIOLI

    108D Garlicky mayonnaise

    11
    51
  30. 30
    ERICA

    104D "All My Children" role

    10
    118
  31. 31
    EVADE

    58D Duck

    10
    117
  32. 32
    BUS

    76D Clear the tables

    10
    100
  33. 33
    SLEDS

    106D Coasters

    10
    86
  34. 34
    ILE

    64D Nouvelle Calédonie, e.g.

    9
    234
  35. 35
    OHNO

    39D "Oops!"

    9
    149
  36. 36
    LIMA

    117A Bean town?

    9
    87
  37. 37
    WHOA

    32D Horse's halter

    9
    74
  38. 38
    UNA

    80A Article in El Pais

    8
    115
  39. 39
    STORE

    31A Abundance

    8
    87
  40. 40
    BLAH

    15A Mediocre

    8
    80
  41. 41
    SLID

    124A Tried to beat the tag

    8
    70
  42. 42
    YRS

    92A Calendar units: Abbr.

    7
    97
  43. 43
    HEX

    116D Spell

    7
    69
  44. 44
    SLIM

    1A Meager

    7
    69
  45. 45
    BIC

    5A Pen name

    7
    63
  46. 46
    USUAL

    93A Unsurprising

    6
    77
  47. 47
    BEAR

    38D Tolerate

    6
    70
  48. 48
    TRAIT

    37A Inheritance?

    6
    54
  49. 49
    LILY

    11D Easter emblem

    6
    39
  50. 50
    REAMS

    101D Lots and lots

    6
    39
  51. 51
    ISAAC

    105A Nearly sacrificed son

    5
    134
  52. 52
    ASNER

    17D "Roots" Emmy winner

    5
    103
  53. 53
    INTRO

    68D Preface

    5
    82
  54. 54
    ADDLE

    77D Mix up

    5
    58
  55. 55
    GANG

    69D Jets or Sharks

    5
    45
  56. 56
    KONA

    19A Hawaiian winter wind

    5
    36
  57. 57
    RUNE

    26A Mysterious character

    4
    72
  58. 58
    ANDOR

    94D Multipurpose conjunction

    4
    32
  59. 59
    MAHER

    4D "Politically Incorrect" host

    4
    26
  60. 60
    IMA

    6D 1965 Yardbirds hit "___ Man"

    3
    85
  61. 61
    DALE

    112D Lowland

    3
    67
  62. 62
    OCHS

    35D Publisher Adolph

    3
    67
  63. 63
    MIMI

    47D "The Drew Carey Show" woman

    3
    43
  64. 64
    VAIL

    30D Colorado resort

    3
    36
  65. 65
    HEEDS

    18D Follows

    3
    29
  66. 66
    DELE

    120A Take out of context?

    2
    78
  67. 67
    INIGO

    3D Architect Jones

    2
    30
  68. 68
    DACHA

    63D Vladivostok villa

    2
    27
  69. 69
    SOWN

    91A Spread out

    2
    27
  70. 70
    BUDS

    5D Chums

    2
    17
  71. 71
    SKIPS

    1D Captains, informally

    2
    12
  72. 72
    ACCRUE

    8D Build up

    2
    11
  73. 73
    GAELIC

    69A Like a banshee

    2
    11
  74. 74
    TROTSKY

    122A Lev Bronstein's alias

    2
    7
  75. 75
    ETO

    36A Ike's command: Abbr.

    1
    140
  76. 76
    LOTT

    111D Trent of the Senate

    1
    47
  77. 77
    KIEV

    98D Ukraine's capital

    1
    42
  78. 78
    LIONEL

    102A Kind of train

    1
    36
  79. 79
    SCALD

    99D Almost boil

    1
    32
  80. 80
    EMERSON

    10D The Sage of Concord

    1
    20
  81. 81
    LESTER

    111A "Tobacco Road" father Jeeter ___

    1
    18
  82. 82
    SPIED

    42D Did some scouting

    1
    18
  83. 83
    ALTMAN

    79A "The Player" director, 1992

    1
    9
  84. 84
    SGTMAJ debut

    84A E-9: Abbr.

    1
    8
  85. 85
    CLEANED debut

    110A Expurgated, with "up"

    1
    7
  86. 86
    ORRERY

    28A Solar system mockup

    1
    6
  87. 87
    COWED debut

    109D Intimidated

    1
    5
  88. 88
    SOOTIER debut

    118A More blackened

    1
    4
  89. 89
    SORBONNE

    99A Noted site of foreign study

    1
    4
  90. 90
    CAMILLA debut

    21A Woman in Charles's life

    1
    3
  91. 91
    ANAT

    70D Makeup lessons?: Abbr.

    0
    126
  92. 92
    ALAR

    113A Plant-growth retardant

    0
    109
  93. 93
    STERE

    33D Cordwood measure

    0
    45
  94. 94
    AROOM

    62A Forster's "___ With a View"

    0
    31
  95. 95
    ASON

    86D "Chacun ___ goût"

    0
    29
  96. 96
    BOZ

    38A Dickens the sketchwriter

    0
    26
  97. 97
    LAMS

    74D Flees

    0
    25
  98. 98
    ARNEL

    107D Synthetic fiber

    0
    22
  99. 99
    LOFAT debut

    2D O.K. for the diet-conscious

    0
    15
  100. 100
    TID

    67D Thrice daily, in pharm.

    0
    13
  101. 101
    NOTARY

    96D One with a lot of paperwork

    0
    12
  102. 102
    PAGERS

    27A They let you know you're wanted

    0
    12
  103. 103
    CSLEWIS

    89D "The Screwtape Letters" writer

    0
    11
  104. 104
    DELRIO

    112A Actress Dolores

    0
    11
  105. 105
    SENATORS

    33A The other team in "Damn Yankees"

    0
    10
  106. 106
    BERETTA debut

    15D Big pistol manufacturer

    0
    8
  107. 107
    SARANAC

    14D Adirondack lake

    0
    7
  108. 108
    OFOLD debut

    72A Gone by

    0
    6
  109. 109
    SLOWER debut

    13D Largo, vis-à-vis presto

    0
    6
  110. 110
    AEOLIA

    65A Asia Minor region

    0
    5
  111. 111
    ARED debut

    24D Cézanne's "Boy in ___ Vest"

    0
    5
  112. 112
    CLAMPS

    46A C's in shop class?

    0
    5
  113. 113
    ATELESS debut

    8A Tried to lose?

    0
    4
  114. 114
    WEEUNS debut

    32A Tykes

    0
    4
  115. 115
    BANTUS debut

    55A Zulus, e.g.

    0
    3
  116. 116
    NEEDING debut

    71A Without

    0
    3
  117. 117
    COSM debut

    41A Suffix with macro-

    0
    2
  118. 118
    CUMULI debut

    51D Dense clouds

    0
    2
  119. 119
    DYCK

    88A Painter Anthony Van ___

    0
    2
  120. 120
    KAISHEK debut

    90D Name in Chinese history

    0
    2
  121. 121
    LAURO debut

    16D 1985 newsmaking ship Achille ___

    0
    2
  122. 122
    MUBARAK debut

    85D Mideast leader beginning 1981

    0
    2
  123. 123
    WAVERED debut

    29A Vacillated

    0
    2
  124. 124
    ZATOPEK debut

    40D Emil ___, 1948-52 Czech track gold medalist

    0
    2
  125. 125
    12OWHATIHAVENOW debut

    114A End of the quip

    0
    1
  126. 126
    2OO debut

    115D CC

    0
    1
  127. 127
    BANKIDHAVE debut

    76A Quip, part 4

    0
    1
  128. 128
    BRANG debut

    53D Fetched, to a hillbilly

    0
    1
  129. 129
    COVERINGS debut

    45D They're on top of things

    0
    1
  130. 130
    DECEIVE debut

    63A Gull

    0
    1
  131. 131
    EVERYTIMEI debut

    58A Quip, part 2

    0
    1
  132. 132
    GRANDMAMA debut

    82A Addams Family member

    0
    1
  133. 133
    IFIHADANICKELFOR debut

    23A Start of a quip

    0
    1
  134. 134
    ILEFTMY debut

    61D Bennett song start

    0
    1
  135. 135
    JUNE1ST debut

    87D Marilyn Monroe's birthday

    0
    1
  136. 136
    MISCONVEY debut

    43D Impart erroneously

    0
    1
  137. 137
    PUTADOLLARINTHE debut

    66A Quip, part 3

    0
    1
  138. 138
    TAKENTO debut

    9D Enjoyed

    0
    1
  139. 139
    TEHACHAPI debut

    50A Town SE of Bakersfield, Calif.

    0
    1
  140. 140
    TOHOLD debut

    60D Wedding vow infinitive

    0
    1