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Sunday · 188 answers · 45 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

    74D Inventor Whitney

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    599
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    SKA

    45A Jamaican music genre

    31
    163
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    ONIT

    141D "Put a lid ___!": 2 wds.

    30
    147
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    EELS

    34A Wriggly fish

    28
    199
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    TIN

    41A 10th-anniversary metal

    26
    207
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    ORES

    95A Riches of the earth

    24
    244
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    AGRA

    148D Taj Mahal site

    24
    197
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    AHEM

    19D Throat-clearing sound

    23
    171
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    TON

    32A Won ___ soup

    21
    209
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    RTE

    38A Hwy.

    20
    285
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    ABC

    110A 2 on a phone dial

    20
    153
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    NATO

    51A Defense group since 1949

    19
    167
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    NED

    146A Nancy Drew's boyfriend

    18
    233
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    PAT

    113A Frisk, with "down"

    18
    168
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    GRE

    91A Test for coll. seniors

    18
    119
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    DAS

    105D "___ Kapital"

    18
    115
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    EOS

    40D Dawn goddess

    17
    173
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    NAH

    88D "I don't think so"

    17
    146
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    SEAT

    101D Politician's goal

    15
    152
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    NADA

    5D Nothing, in Spain

    15
    145
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    MINI

    20D Revealing dress

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    100
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    BOP

    151D Conk on the bean

    14
    68
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    SCI

    86A ___-fi

    13
    179
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    UTES

    115D Salt Lake City athletes

    13
    149
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    LEG

    149D Chair supporter

    13
    126
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    NAPA

    5A California wine valley

    13
    112
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    ELECT

    104D Put into office

    13
    99
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    GEESE

    106A V-formation fliers

    11
    130
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    OTT

    127A Mel with 511 home runs

    10
    193
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    NILE

    22D Aswan Dam locale

    10
    163
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    AYN

    121D Author Rand

    10
    98
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    MOOR

    58D Othello, for one

    10
    81
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    PALE

    143D Lose color

    10
    81
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    SAND

    160A Castle material?

    9
    86
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    MOON

    139A Once in a blue ___

    8
    70
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    ROARS

    125A Sounds from crowds

    8
    42
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    LENS

    132A Microscope part

    7
    129
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    ISO

    117D Prefix with metric

    7
    117
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    TORI

    98A Singer Amos

    7
    104
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    UVEA

    144D Part of the eye

    7
    95
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    MGM

    43D Film studio with a roaring lion

    7
    69
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    SCENES

    122A Parts of a play

    7
    36
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    SSR

    15D Ukraine or Estonia, once: Abbr.

    6
    161
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    PEON

    39A Lowly worker

    6
    73
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    MEND

    92A Fix socks

    6
    65
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    SRTA

    159A Mex. miss

    5
    103
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    LOG

    63A Nautical diary

    5
    92
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    DARN

    17D "Aw, heck"

    5
    74
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    IDTAG

    80D G.I.'s neck-chain dangler: 2 wds.

    5
    65
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    TEAK

    145D Shipbuilder's wood

    5
    61
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    STATS

    70D Numbers on baseball cards

    5
    59
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    PLASMA

    48D Blood bank supply

    5
    36
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    PLEB

    39D Roman commoner

    5
    22
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    ATECROW

    6D Was publicly humbled: 2 wds.

    5
    19
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    ISAYSO debut

    16D "Because ___!" (parental explanation): 3 wds.

    5
    14
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    RAPS

    67A Knocks on the door

    4
    73
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    FALSE

    107A True or ___

    4
    48
  58. 58
    PLOW

    48A John Deere implement

    4
    46
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    GOOF

    1A Waste time, with "off"

    4
    32
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    CUBS

    140D Chicago team

    4
    23
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    ERLE

    89D ___ Stanley Gardner

    3
    198
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    ARA

    131A Coach Parseghian

    3
    181
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    OTOOLE

    3D Actor Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia"

    3
    70
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    TOTES

    49D Schleps

    3
    47
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    RESALE

    35A Used car deal

    3
    36
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    TUNER

    49A Piano adjuster

    3
    30
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    OTTOMAN

    13D ___ Empire

    3
    29
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    COHEN

    112D Defense Secretary William S. ___

    3
    20
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    TUNIC debut

    66A Ancient Greek garment

    3
    19
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    WANES

    102D Subsides

    3
    19
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    PORTIA

    133D "The Merchant of Venice" heroine

    3
    10
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    UNSAID debut

    135D Not uttered

    3
    9
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    AMAT

    21D "I ___ my wit's end"

    2
    99
  74. 74
    ALBEE

    109A "The Zoo Story" writer

    2
    57
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    RATSO

    103D ___ Rizzo of "Midnight Cowboy"

    2
    47
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    TOS

    90D Lean-___ (shelters)

    2
    34
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    ARSENAL

    29A Gun storage site

    2
    33
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    MARES

    139D Stable mates

    2
    27
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    THAD

    123A Mississippi Sen. Cochran

    2
    22
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    SASHIMI

    26A Thinly sliced raw fish, in Japanese restaurants

    2
    15
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    FONTS

    4D Type assortments

    2
    13
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    ROTATES

    25A Spins, as the earth

    2
    12
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    NOAHSARK

    120D 40 days and 40 nights boat: 2 wds.

    2
    9
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    BIGLEAD debut

    154A Scoring advantage that's hard to overcome: 2 wds.

    2
    6
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    PARTAKE

    158A Have a share (of)

    2
    6
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    ROLLERCOASTER

    50D TERROR'S LOCALE?: 2 wds.

    2
    5
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    AGHAST

    82D Shocked

    1
    40
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    ESSA

    18D Signora's "she"

    1
    33
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    INOR

    80A ___ out (choice for a cat): 2 wds.

    1
    33
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    MCA

    152D Big inits. in entertainment

    1
    28
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    ATESTS

    97D Nuclear trials, in headlines

    1
    25
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    RENAME

    136A Appoint again

    1
    23
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    FATED

    62A Destined

    1
    19
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    REAREND

    103A Bump from behind

    1
    16
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    PEAHEN

    7D Female farm fowl

    1
    15
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    PRAIRIE

    84D ___ State (Illinois)

    1
    15
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    NEONATAL

    14D Like some care, in a hospital

    1
    14
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    ONEACRE

    155A 4,840 square yards: 2 wds.

    1
    14
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    OUTLET

    2D Where to pull the plug

    1
    14
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    BIDES

    68A ___ one's time (waits)

    1
    13
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    BOREDOM debut

    57A Ennui

    1
    12
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    FIERCE

    62D Menacingly wild

    1
    12
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    DECOCT

    33D Extract by boiling

    1
    11
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    STUART

    53D Confederate Gen. J. E. B. ___

    1
    11
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    MEM

    24D Dues payer: Abbr.

    1
    10
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    GUARANTEE

    114D Written assurance

    1
    8
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    BITTER

    111D Acrimonious

    1
    7
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    DERATS debut

    94A Clears of vermin

    1
    6
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    KEYNOTE debut

    85D Convention address

    1
    6
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    TENURED

    119A Having academic job protection

    1
    6
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    LAZIER debut

    132D Less willing to work

    1
    4
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    LOCOMOTIVE

    59A COOL! MOVE IT!

    1
    4
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    CHISELED debut

    77D Sculpted

    1
    2
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    EERO

    108A Architect Saarinen

    0
    132
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    ISL

    76D Trinidad or Tobago: Abbr.

    0
    48
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    OTE

    11D Suffix with Capri

    0
    30
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    ATTLEE

    121A British P.M. Clement ___

    0
    26
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    ALECS

    47D Baldwin and others

    0
    25
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    SCALES

    54A Weighers

    0
    20
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    REEVES

    99D TV Superman player George

    0
    19
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    APOS

    69D Mil. addresses

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    17
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    IMAGES

    36A Spittin' things

    0
    17
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    GENET

    114A French novelist Jean

    0
    16
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    ERECTOR

    28A ___ set (child's building toy)

    0
    14
  125. 125
    GOSPEL debut

    52A "It's the ___ truth!"

    0
    14
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    ONESTEP

    75D Ragtime dance

    0
    14
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    SARCASM

    54D Caustic wit

    0
    14
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    GASSER

    1D Funny joke, in slang

    0
    13
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    IDEAMAN

    16A Creative fellow: 2 wds.

    0
    13
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    MSGR

    142D Prelate's honorific: Abbr.

    0
    13
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    TACTIC debut

    12D Stratagem

    0
    13
  132. 132
    OBJ

    60D Target: Abbr.

    0
    12
  133. 133
    USEIT

    115A "___ or lose it": 2 wds.

    0
    11
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    ADDIS

    8D ___ Ababa

    0
    10
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    GATOS

    37D Los ___, Calif.

    0
    10
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    KEVIN debut

    46D Actor Kline of "Wild Wild West"

    0
    10
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    NATURES

    31D Dispositions

    0
    10
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    PASHAS

    81A Turkish authorities

    0
    10
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    WYES

    126A Letters before zees

    0
    10
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    HARHAR debut

    137A Mock laugh: 2 wds.

    0
    9
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    CLARICE

    55D Jodie's role in "The Silence of the Lambs"

    0
    8
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    ONSHORE

    72D By the beach

    0
    7
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    THATSALL

    100A "There isn't any more": 2 wds.

    0
    7
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    NERI

    78A Philip ___, Italian saint

    0
    6
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    STREAKY

    157A Uneven, as a paint job

    0
    6
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    ALORS

    69A Then: Fr.

    0
    5
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    REDHAT

    130D Cardinal's topper: 2 wds.

    0
    5
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    SPINNINGWHEEL

    45D HELPIN' 'N SEWING: 2 wds.

    0
    5
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    WEARSTHIN debut

    102A Begins to get tiresome: 2 wds.

    0
    5
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    AIRALERT debut

    79A Signal to pilots: 2 wds.

    0
    4
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    BATHMAT debut

    151A Small rug outside a shower stall: 2 wds.

    0
    4
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    BLENDIN

    68D Be camouflaged: 2 wds.

    0
    4
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    CATACOMB

    42A Underground burial site

    0
    4
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    COMEIN debut

    134D "Enter": 2 wds.

    0
    4
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    DEMETER debut

    124D Goddess of agriculture

    0
    4
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    DYNAMITE debut

    33A I MAY DENT

    0
    4
  157. 157
    FREDDY debut

    129D 50's-60's singer Cannon

    0
    4
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    NANANANA

    118D "Hey Jude" refrain: 4 wds.

    0
    4
  159. 159
    OPERATIC

    75A Like a diva's singing

    0
    4
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    TREELINED debut

    9D Like a shady street

    0
    4
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    UNSAVED debut

    150A Like money that's spent

    0
    4
  162. 162
    ALSAB debut

    61A 1942 Preakness winner

    0
    3
  163. 163
    AUTOMATED

    23A Self-operating

    0
    3
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    DOREEN debut

    93D Female Mouseketeer

    0
    3
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    FERRARO debut

    107D Democratic politico Geraldine

    0
    3
  166. 166
    SHOOAWAY debut

    96A Brush off, as flies: 2 wds.

    0
    3
  167. 167
    TELEVISION

    116A LIVE ON-SITE

    0
    3
  168. 168
    ASPIRINTABLET debut

    56D IS PAIN BATTLER: 2 wds.

    0
    2
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    BOOTHE debut

    44D Author/diplomat Clare ___ Luce

    0
    2
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    COMPUTER debut

    140A O, C.P.U. TERM

    0
    2
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    GEORGEIII debut

    156A King of England during the American Revolution: 2 wds.

    0
    2
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    GRAPNEL

    64D Small anchor with three or more flukes

    0
    2
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    HOGGS

    138D Former Texas Gov. James and family

    0
    2
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    PCU debut

    133A Title inits. of a 1994 campus comedy

    0
    2
  175. 175
    SNOOZEALARMS debut

    147A ALAS, NO MORE Z'S: 2 wds.

    0
    2
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    SOFTENER debut

    128A Water additive

    0
    2
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    STONEDEAD debut

    27A Completely lifeless

    0
    2
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    TNPK debut

    83A Hwy. with tolls

    0
    2
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    WORSENED debut

    10D Got sicker

    0
    2
  180. 180
    BADSTART debut

    57D Poor beginning: 2 wds.

    0
    1
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    CRIMELESS debut

    73A Like paradise, to cops

    0
    1
  182. 182
    GINGERTEA debut

    153A Asian herbal drink: 2 wds.

    0
    1
  183. 183
    INCANDESCENTLIGHT debut

    87A NICEST NIGHT CANDLE: 2 wds.

    0
    1
  184. 184
    JOHANNS debut

    71A Bach and Goethe

    0
    1
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    SLOTMACHINES debut

    30A CASH LOST IN 'EM: 2 wds.

    0
    1
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    STB debut

    65A Seminary degree: Abbr.

    0
    1
  187. 187
    TWOTONS debut

    9A 4,000 pounds: 2 wds.

    0
    1
  188. 188
    WERENOT debut

    126D "___ Gonna Take It": 2 wds.

    0
    1