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Sunday · 188 answers · 44 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SPA

    157D Fitness center

    59
    475
  2. 2
    ORE

    162D Mine material

    48
    581
  3. 3
    IRA

    35A George Gershwin's brother

    46
    448
  4. 4
    ANTE

    151A Chip in chips

    45
    461
  5. 5
    OREO

    75D Nabisco cookie

    45
    408
  6. 6
    ANT

    159D Aardvark tidbit

    45
    401
  7. 7
    LEO

    84A MGM lion

    40
    268
  8. 8
    SHE

    5D "Thar ___ blows!"

    35
    345
  9. 9
    AIR

    16D Balloon filler

    33
    304
  10. 10
    ETAL

    104A List-ending abbr.: 2 wds.

    32
    327
  11. 11
    OAT

    100A Granola grain

    28
    290
  12. 12
    ARM

    31A It's up your sleeve

    27
    264
  13. 13
    SPY

    161D Mata Hari, e.g.

    27
    177
  14. 14
    AMP

    149A Roadie's load

    25
    193
  15. 15
    NENE

    96A Hawaii's state bird

    23
    140
  16. 16
    ENYA

    163A "Orinoco Flow" singer

    22
    161
  17. 17
    OTIS

    107D Elevator innovator Elisha

    20
    251
  18. 18
    EMIR

    92D Arabian prince

    18
    218
  19. 19
    CEL

    113A Animation frame

    18
    141
  20. 20
    CANOE

    122D Birchbark

    16
    113
  21. 21
    SORT

    102A Alphabetize

    15
    116
  22. 22
    EONS

    76A Ages and ages

    14
    162
  23. 23
    FIT

    48D Like a fiddle?

    14
    81
  24. 24
    AHAS

    97A Cries of discovery

    14
    70
  25. 25
    LAM

    156D On the ___ (fleeing)

    13
    128
  26. 26
    ARMY

    10D Troop group

    13
    76
  27. 27
    SHOE

    19A Sneaker, e.g.

    11
    125
  28. 28
    STEREO

    152A Sound system

    11
    112
  29. 29
    LEAH

    37A Jacob's first wife

    11
    110
  30. 30
    SIAM

    167A Thailand, once

    11
    91
  31. 31
    TBA

    160D As yet unscheduled: Abbr.

    11
    78
  32. 32
    HUT

    127D Shack

    11
    68
  33. 33
    ALAN

    67A Greenspan of the Fed

    10
    232
  34. 34
    TEAR

    9D Eye drop

    10
    149
  35. 35
    ASIDE

    117A "All kidding ___..."

    10
    126
  36. 36
    MAAM

    60D Thank-you-___

    10
    92
  37. 37
    EGAN

    87A Actor Richard

    10
    81
  38. 38
    SLAY

    99A Do in

    10
    79
  39. 39
    IDOS

    33A Wedding vows: 2 wds.

    10
    78
  40. 40
    FEE

    150A Service charge

    9
    121
  41. 41
    AWARE

    2D Well-informed

    9
    95
  42. 42
    NINJA

    103A "Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles"

    9
    38
  43. 43
    ASPEN

    164A Colorado resort

    8
    97
  44. 44
    LEASE

    168A Rental agreement

    8
    84
  45. 45
    THAW

    111A Defrost

    8
    80
  46. 46
    ALOU

    59D Baseball's Felipe

    7
    153
  47. 47
    OHARA

    125A Scarlett of Tara

    7
    88
  48. 48
    TOSCA

    62A Puccini opera

    7
    76
  49. 49
    HAR

    12D Kramden laugh syllable

    7
    73
  50. 50
    SHA

    19D ___ Na Na

    6
    107
  51. 51
    ELSIE

    13D Borden bovine

    6
    89
  52. 52
    SMUT

    152D Porn

    6
    82
  53. 53
    EDDIE

    109D Actor Murphy

    6
    61
  54. 54
    PANDA

    124A Zoo "bear"

    6
    55
  55. 55
    BLTS

    146A Some sandwiches, for short

    6
    52
  56. 56
    READS

    110D Peruses

    6
    51
  57. 57
    RORY

    144A Actor Calhoun

    6
    34
  58. 58
    YENTE

    170A "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker

    6
    25
  59. 59
    ISR

    73A Neighbor of Leb.

    5
    142
  60. 60
    LOA

    74A Mauna ___

    5
    99
  61. 61
    MON

    49A Sun. follower

    5
    79
  62. 62
    COMA

    88A Deep sleep

    5
    73
  63. 63
    MAW

    82D Ozark matriarch

    5
    66
  64. 64
    TRENT

    147D Sen. Lott

    5
    59
  65. 65
    ONTOP

    138A "...with a cherry ___": 2 wds.

    5
    54
  66. 66
    GARR

    58D Teri of "Tootsie"

    5
    51
  67. 67
    OAST

    106D Malt kiln

    4
    72
  68. 68
    TOA

    136A Off ___ good start: 2 wds.

    4
    69
  69. 69
    URIAH

    25A Dickens's Mr. Heep

    4
    51
  70. 70
    ESSAYS

    22D Op-Ed pieces

    4
    49
  71. 71
    AEGIS

    54D Sponsorship

    4
    40
  72. 72
    PROMO

    140A TV teaser

    4
    39
  73. 73
    AWASH

    23A Flooded

    4
    38
  74. 74
    SPARS

    14A Shadowboxes

    4
    36
  75. 75
    CABAL

    1D Plotting group

    4
    29
  76. 76
    OOZES

    57A Seeps

    4
    28
  77. 77
    PRONG

    166A Antler point

    4
    24
  78. 78
    WEIRD

    28D Bizarre

    4
    24
  79. 79
    MARACA debut

    90D Musical gourd

    4
    22
  80. 80
    MEIR

    105D Israel's Golda

    3
    67
  81. 81
    ELIHU

    104D Mr. Yale

    3
    63
  82. 82
    ROBOT

    52D Automaton

    3
    58
  83. 83
    USN

    4D Admiral's org.

    3
    57
  84. 84
    TATI

    153D Jacques of Mr. Hulot films

    3
    55
  85. 85
    SOFIA

    46A Bulgaria's capital

    3
    39
  86. 86
    KMART

    81A "Attention, ___ shoppers..."

    3
    32
  87. 87
    BOOST

    80D Give a leg up

    3
    28
  88. 88
    WEBS

    79A Spiders' spinnings

    3
    26
  89. 89
    PAPAYA

    135D Tropical yellow fruit

    3
    21
  90. 90
    HUMANE

    20D Caring

    3
    17
  91. 91
    OWENS

    47D 1936 Olympian Jesse

    2
    43
  92. 92
    SPEEDS

    8D Hightails it

    2
    34
  93. 93
    HAJ

    94D Uris novel "The ___"

    2
    32
  94. 94
    PLUTO

    116D Disney dog

    2
    29
  95. 95
    ROASTS

    71A Cooks, as chestnuts

    2
    28
  96. 96
    YEMENI

    134D Saudi neighbor

    2
    24
  97. 97
    CAMUS

    1A "The Stranger" author Albert

    2
    23
  98. 98
    GOODS

    51D Merchandise

    2
    20
  99. 99
    PREENS

    140D Primps

    2
    20
  100. 100
    ARSENE

    65D Detective Lupin

    2
    19
  101. 101
    HUNS

    26A Attila's group

    2
    13
  102. 102
    SUNOCO

    14D Oil giant

    2
    13
  103. 103
    PHASES

    132A Moon stages

    2
    10
  104. 104
    HAWKE

    41D Actor Ethan

    2
    8
  105. 105
    AGA

    36A ___ Khan

    1
    132
  106. 106
    IRED

    39A Incensed

    1
    48
  107. 107
    PRESTO

    139D Wizard's word

    1
    38
  108. 108
    SCALA

    86D La ___ opera house

    1
    36
  109. 109
    DONHO

    70A "Tiny Bubbles" singer: 2 wds.

    1
    32
  110. 110
    CIE

    11D Ltd., in Lyon

    1
    31
  111. 111
    OBITS

    66A Final notices

    1
    26
  112. 112
    CASTRO

    88D Big man in Havana

    1
    21
  113. 113
    LATERON

    69D Not now: 2 wds.

    1
    19
  114. 114
    ROCOCO

    118A Ornate style

    1
    19
  115. 115
    IRELAND

    56D Limerick's locale

    1
    17
  116. 116
    ORTON

    145D "Loot" playwright Joe

    1
    16
  117. 117
    PRYOR

    132D Comedian Richard

    1
    12
  118. 118
    CONMAN

    64D Swindler: 2 wds.

    1
    11
  119. 119
    HARNESS

    50A Trotter's gear

    1
    9
  120. 120
    TIESON debut

    55A Attaches, as a feed bag: 2 wds.

    1
    6
  121. 121
    STEELDRUM debut

    77A Percussion instrument: 2 wds.

    1
    5
  122. 122
    GARROTE debut

    30D Inquisition choker

    1
    4
  123. 123
    HIYO debut

    85A Cry to Silver

    1
    4
  124. 124
    MUSTACHE debut

    6A Hair on the lip

    1
    4
  125. 125
    MOME debut

    83A "And the ___ raths outgrabe"

    1
    3
  126. 126
    RISSOLE debut

    45D French pastry

    1
    3
  127. 127
    MOONRAKER debut

    105A 1979 007 film

    1
    2
  128. 128
    ORY

    154A Jazz trombonist Kid ___

    0
    38
  129. 129
    STOOGE

    63D Fall guy

    0
    36
  130. 130
    ARAPAHO

    101D Indian with a sun dance

    0
    25
  131. 131
    SWANEE

    86A River of song

    0
    18
  132. 132
    IMEASY

    98A "You'll have no problem with me": 2 wds.

    0
    16
  133. 133
    MINERAL

    130D Kind of deposit

    0
    16
  134. 134
    ENTRANT

    114D Contest hopeful

    0
    14
  135. 135
    THAMES

    133D London's river

    0
    14
  136. 136
    MRMOTO

    129A Oriental sleuth: 2 wds.

    0
    11
  137. 137
    LISI

    123A Actress Virna

    0
    10
  138. 138
    MISERY

    6D Company lover?

    0
    10
  139. 139
    HASACOW debut

    85D Gets upset à la Bart Simpson: 3 wds.

    0
    8
  140. 140
    GAPEAT

    115A View open-mouthed: 2 wds.

    0
    7
  141. 141
    OHOHOH debut

    89D "If You Knew Susie" refrain: 3 wds.

    0
    7
  142. 142
    SYNGE

    148D Dramatist John

    0
    7
  143. 143
    ALGID debut

    128A Cold

    0
    6
  144. 144
    EBONICS

    120A Nonstandard English

    0
    6
  145. 145
    IMPERIAL

    24A Haughty

    0
    6
  146. 146
    LECTOR

    69A Public reader

    0
    6
  147. 147
    RUNOUT

    131A End: 2 wds.

    0
    6
  148. 148
    SHERPAS

    18D Himalayan porters

    0
    6
  149. 149
    DOMINGO

    78D Plácido of the Met

    0
    5
  150. 150
    THEICE debut

    40A It's broken at parties: 2 wds.

    0
    5
  151. 151
    TIGERSEYE

    40D Golden-brown quartz stone

    0
    5
  152. 152
    EELERY

    32A Moray's home

    0
    4
  153. 153
    GARRY

    44A Cartoonist Trudeau

    0
    4
  154. 154
    LENDEE debut

    142A Borrower

    0
    4
  155. 155
    MADMAGAZINE debut

    3D Alfred E. Neuman's publication: 2 wds.

    0
    4
  156. 156
    OENONE

    137D Wife whom Paris deserted for Helen of Troy

    0
    4
  157. 157
    HEADING debut

    141A WSW, maybe

    0
    3
  158. 158
    REGRADE debut

    68A Score again, as an exam

    0
    3
  159. 159
    STATIONS debut

    169A Depots

    0
    3
  160. 160
    TENFEET debut

    93D Length of a proverbial pole: 2 wds.

    0
    3
  161. 161
    TWINY debut

    72D Like vines

    0
    3
  162. 162
    UMBLE

    7D Like 25-Across

    0
    3
  163. 163
    WIGWAM debut

    53A Algonquin home

    0
    3
  164. 164
    CARDIFF

    119D Capital of Wales

    0
    2
  165. 165
    DIMMERS

    34D Circular light switches

    0
    2
  166. 166
    KINGSOLOMON debut

    108D Biblical wise man: 2 wds.

    0
    2
  167. 167
    ONEGGS debut

    21D Where to walk ver-r-r-ry carefully: 2 wds.

    0
    2
  168. 168
    PARKWAY debut

    61D Landscaped thoroughfare

    0
    2
  169. 169
    RAVISHES debut

    17D Enthralls

    0
    2
  170. 170
    TYPEDIN debut

    133A Entered on a computer: 2 wds.

    0
    2
  171. 171
    UNBUTTON debut

    165A Open, as a jacket

    0
    2
  172. 172
    BADNEWSBEAMERS debut

    27A *Smiling reporters from earthquake sites?: 3 wds.

    0
    1
  173. 173
    BATMASTERSOMEN debut

    158A *Handwriting on the wall for Mark McGwire?: 3 wds.

    0
    1
  174. 174
    BOOTLACES debut

    121D Footwear tieups

    0
    1
  175. 175
    DEBUS debut

    143D Get off the Greyhound

    0
    1
  176. 176
    FLAGSTONE debut

    95D Paving material

    0
    1
  177. 177
    GAMETEKEEPERS debut

    58A *Sperm banks?: 2 wds.

    0
    1
  178. 178
    GRAVID debut

    51A Pregnant

    0
    1
  179. 179
    GRF debut

    112A R.M.N. pardoner

    0
    1
  180. 180
    HAVETHELASTWORMED debut

    38D *Finish treating the puppies?: 4 wds.

    0
    1
  181. 181
    INNOCEMENTASALAMB debut

    43D *Like a young sheep that avoids wet pavement?: 6 wds.

    0
    1
  182. 182
    MEALFRESCO debut

    155A *"The Last Supper," e.g.?: 2 wds.

    0
    1
  183. 183
    MEOWTHATHURTS debut

    126A *Cat's reaction to a vet shot?: 3 wds.

    0
    1
  184. 184
    METHANEOFCAWDOR debut

    91A *What fueled Macbeth?: 3 wds.

    0
    1
  185. 185
    MONGEESE debut

    126D Cobra killers, humorously

    0
    1
  186. 186
    NERVEGAMES debut

    29A *Russian roulette and chicken?: 2 wds.

    0
    1
  187. 187
    PRESENTED debut

    15D Showed

    0
    1
  188. 188
    SPRINGY debut

    42A Bouncy

    0
    1