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Sunday · 140 answers · 22 debuts

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

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    AREA

    20A Domain

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    631
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    ANT

    42D Army member

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    401
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    SNL

    94A Show that's launched many film careers: Abbr.

    40
    263
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    EAT

    8D Fill the bill?

    33
    399
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    ANN

    61A Darrow of "King Kong"

    33
    300
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    IRIS

    6D Perfume source

    26
    225
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    ETRE

    85A Basic French verb

    24
    241
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    IAN

    83D Singer Janis

    23
    260
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    AIM

    13D Glasses may improve it

    21
    177
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    PELE

    104A Onetime World Cup star

    21
    115
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    ACME

    68D Capstone

    19
    210
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    SAN

    124A Mateo or Diego, e.g.

    19
    182
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    REO

    26A Royale automaker

    18
    196
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    INRE

    55D About

    17
    251
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    ERGO

    87D Proof part

    17
    198
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    RIOT

    24D Good comedian

    15
    191
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    NOTE

    101D Post-It

    15
    132
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    RENO

    72D City near Virginia City

    13
    230
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    DEER

    90A Many bucks

    13
    154
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    OBIT

    10D Life preserver?

    13
    142
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    ISIS

    53A Goddess with the gift of life

    13
    102
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    URGE

    122A Recommend

    12
    208
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    OCEAN

    3D Drink, so to speak

    12
    147
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    HALT

    112D Old-fashioned police cry

    12
    64
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    AILS

    32A Is under the weather

    11
    104
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    COO

    73A Bill's partner

    10
    144
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    ICK

    116A "Disgusting!"

    10
    70
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    MAP

    41A Encyclopedia offering

    9
    137
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    TRESS

    109D Lock

    9
    101
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    INNER

    103D Word with ear or peace

    9
    96
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    SERIF

    106D Typographical flourish

    9
    60
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    ROUT

    69D Landslide

    8
    72
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    FESS

    127A Come clean, with "up"

    8
    51
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    HUGE

    115D Extremely successful

    8
    40
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    RTES

    126A I-80 and U.S. 10, e.g.

    7
    128
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    ALICE

    52D One of the Kramdens

    7
    105
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    ELUDE

    70D Give the slip

    7
    87
  38. 38
    ERNO

    80D Cubemaker Rubik

    7
    81
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    MBAS

    38A Many Forbes readers have them

    7
    73
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    ERN

    22A Directional suffix

    6
    177
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    NICE

    5A "Well done!"

    6
    105
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    IONIA

    62A Ancient Asia Minor region

    6
    94
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    DUAL

    88D Like some citizenships

    6
    55
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    INES

    123A Chemical endings

    6
    39
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    ADEN

    46A Gulf port

    5
    163
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    MGS

    16A Some sports cars

    5
    46
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    MITE

    11D Pittance

    5
    37
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    PLASMA

    12D Ionized gas

    5
    36
  49. 49
    IHEAR

    111A Title words before "Music" and "You Knocking"

    5
    34
  50. 50
    GATO

    98A Ratón chaser

    5
    30
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    SHARD

    4D Archeological bit

    5
    26
  52. 52
    GIRTH

    65A Distance around

    5
    15
  53. 53
    NRA

    67A Supporter of arms, for short

    4
    262
  54. 54
    CUR

    119D It might bite

    4
    73
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    POSTS

    1D Newsgroup messages

    4
    26
  56. 56
    RUPEE

    2D Indian coin

    4
    23
  57. 57
    ELAL

    113D Airline to Ben Gurion

    3
    197
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    PROS

    1A Whizzes

    3
    65
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    STIRS

    14D Rouses

    3
    54
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    BESET

    75A Harass

    3
    46
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    ACCENT

    59A Brogue or twang

    3
    23
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    PETES

    28A Rose and Fountain

    3
    22
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    PAYEE

    104D Check word

    3
    20
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    SYNAPSE

    15D Transmission site

    3
    17
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    MATRON

    100A Member of a ladies' club

    3
    11
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    OVINE

    107D Woolly

    2
    72
  67. 67
    OBE

    118D U.K. award

    2
    61
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    GINA

    45D Actress Lollobrigida

    2
    34
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    DIO

    120A The Divine, to da Vinci

    2
    33
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    DEATH

    47D Departure

    2
    28
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    TWEED

    79A Classic suit

    2
    25
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    TRESTLE

    125A Gorge crosser

    2
    23
  73. 73
    MERLIN

    16D "Ma momma's from Virginny, and ma daddy's from ___"

    2
    14
  74. 74
    SNORTS

    18D Pig patter

    2
    13
  75. 75
    STEWART

    93D Late golf champion Payne

    2
    11
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    NAMENAMES

    5D Get specific

    2
    9
  77. 77
    ARMAGEDDON

    68A "___ tard of this bad weather"

    2
    4
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    VITAMIN debut

    25A "Don't let the man stand outside, ___!"

    2
    4
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    MSS

    41D Texts for eds.

    1
    68
  80. 80
    OUCH

    19A Response to many a punch line

    1
    41
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    BETH

    75D One of the "Little Women"

    1
    36
  82. 82
    ANNUL

    58A Cancel

    1
    35
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    CANA

    49D Water-to-wine site

    1
    33
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    IRONIC

    30D Like a break-in at a burglar's house

    1
    27
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    RABIN

    95A 1994 Peace Nobelist

    1
    23
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    ISAT

    35D "The wolf"/"the door" connector

    1
    21
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    LEU

    76A Capital of Romania

    1
    17
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    SONES

    40A Sound units

    1
    16
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    MUON

    38D Elementary particle

    1
    14
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    CAVES

    9D Gives up the fight

    1
    11
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    STRAUSS

    57A Jeans man

    1
    11
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    BEDSIDE

    37D Like some reading lamps

    1
    7
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    BELUGAS debut

    39D Caviar fish

    1
    5
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    CHOLER debut

    60D Temper

    1
    5
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    TABULA

    36A Writing surface, in old Rome

    1
    5
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    TEARIEST debut

    27A Most overcome

    1
    5
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    REBIDS debut

    95D Bridge signals

    1
    3
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    WHATEVER

    114A "It doesn't matter"

    1
    3
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    ILIE

    33D Tennis's Nastase

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    107
  100. 100
    ODETS

    63D "Waiting for Lefty" playwright

    0
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    STAS

    56D RR stops

    0
    34
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    ALICIA

    96D She played Cher in "Clueless"

    0
    21
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    GREENE

    17D "The Power and the Glory" novelist

    0
    20
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    ANOMALY

    117A "___ drink Pepsi, but ah'll have a Coke few don't mind"

    0
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    ANIMUS

    99D Bad blood

    0
    15
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    ENTRANT

    91D Contest player

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    14
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    FLEES

    74A Takes a powder

    0
    14
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    DCL

    84D Seventh-century date

    0
    12
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    NEBULAE

    121A Hubble telescope subjects

    0
    11
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    NOSWEAT debut

    64D "Piece of cake"

    0
    11
  111. 111
    MUUMUU

    77A Oahu attire

    0
    10
  112. 112
    BECKON

    97D "Ken I have ___ 'stead of the sausage?"

    0
    9
  113. 113
    COMPASS

    9A It can give you a pointer

    0
    8
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    KUNGFU

    50D Literally, "skill"

    0
    7
  115. 115
    ETIOLATE

    51A Bleach

    0
    6
  116. 116
    GOSOFT

    105A Become flabby

    0
    6
  117. 117
    KEROUAC

    89A "On the Road" writer

    0
    6
  118. 118
    MEDICO

    78D Sawbones

    0
    6
  119. 119
    REDEEMER

    71D Title for Jesus, with "the"

    0
    6
  120. 120
    SENSUOUS

    54D "___ up, why dontcha grab me a beer?"

    0
    6
  121. 121
    ABILITY

    21A Fitness

    0
    5
  122. 122
    CENTAUR debut

    7D Horseman?

    0
    5
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    DESERTED debut

    86A Left alone

    0
    5
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    ADENOID debut

    81A It's above the tonsil

    0
    4
  125. 125
    ANHEUSER debut

    92A "___ pa? He feelin' better?"

    0
    4
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    ELECTION

    102A End of a race

    0
    4
  127. 127
    FEZES

    108D Shriners' headwear: Var.

    0
    4
  128. 128
    MERINGUE debut

    44A "___ is gettin' a bit tight on mah finger"

    0
    3
  129. 129
    SENDON debut

    31A Forward

    0
    3
  130. 130
    SNACKED

    48A Took some chips, maybe

    0
    3
  131. 131
    BICORN debut

    110A Crescent-shaped

    0
    2
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    CAUTERIZE debut

    119A "The waitress will be heah soon. I ___"

    0
    2
  133. 133
    MISPRINT debut

    34A Typo

    0
    2
  134. 134
    PARAMOUR debut

    43D "I'm gonna use mah new ___ to cut the grass"

    0
    2
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    PLANTAIN debut

    28D Relative of the banana

    0
    2
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    RACEHORSES debut

    71A "Let's hep preserve our natur'l ___"

    0
    2
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    SPEARMINT debut

    23A "Ah like to ___ with diffr'nt huntin' spots"

    0
    2
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    DEROGATES debut

    82D Runs down

    0
    1
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    RAILER debut

    29A Persistent critic

    0
    1
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    RETAKER debut

    66D Fussy film director

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    1