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Sunday · 140 answers · 21 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

    96A George W. Bush, as a collegian

    60
    599
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    AGE

    70A Questionnaire datum

    47
    417
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    AREA

    15D Part

    46
    631
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    ORAL

    45D Like some surgery

    42
    367
  5. 5
    TNT

    118D USA alternative

    38
    338
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    ETS

    34A Visitors from afar

    37
    319
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    ISEE

    87D "Gotcha"

    36
    360
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    IRIS

    67D Pupil's place

    26
    225
  9. 9
    ETCH

    77D Delineate

    23
    174
  10. 10
    TIRE

    37D Bore

    22
    168
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    MIA

    66A Pentagon concern, for short

    21
    209
  12. 12
    EMT

    27A 911 respondent

    21
    188
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    TEL

    42A Hill, to an Arab

    17
    183
  14. 14
    LESS

    83D Minus

    17
    167
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    ACID

    108D Kind of rock

    17
    159
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    MESS

    69A Mare's-nest

    17
    145
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    BRIE

    57D Relative of Camembert

    17
    95
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    DECO

    76A Like New York's Radio City Music Hall, informally

    15
    97
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    SANE

    109D Sound

    14
    153
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    CUE

    100A Pool necessity

    14
    140
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    ALIAS

    107A Mata Hari was one

    14
    115
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    CHI

    8D Midwest city, familiarly

    13
    148
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    ADOS

    89D Hoo-has

    13
    121
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    URGE

    113D Press

    12
    208
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    ATMS

    35D They're pressed for cash

    12
    119
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    RENE

    19D Actor Auberjonois

    11
    221
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    ESTE

    26A Punta del ___, Uruguayan resort

    11
    203
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    SECT

    3D Spinoff group

    11
    137
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    AGAIN

    104D "Not ___!"

    11
    109
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    NAG

    110A Hound

    10
    115
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    THEE

    46D "America, the Beautiful" pronoun

    10
    91
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    ARGO

    48D Constellation with Canopus

    9
    148
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    DEAR

    112D Not cheap

    9
    118
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    MENSA

    40D Measurer of brightness

    9
    93
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    SONAR

    103A Sea salvage aid

    9
    91
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    CORE

    1D Rights org.

    9
    84
  37. 37
    ICY

    5D Distant

    9
    81
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    EYED

    114D Blue-___

    8
    125
  39. 39
    OKAY

    106D Initial

    8
    92
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    ATBAT

    88A Position in 20-Across

    8
    91
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    STORE

    98A Quantity

    8
    87
  42. 42
    LADS

    61D Chaps

    8
    60
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    SAYS

    85D "___ who?"

    8
    55
  44. 44
    ETTE

    84D Little ending

    7
    225
  45. 45
    AGATE

    64D Marble

    7
    78
  46. 46
    BABA

    63D ___ ghanouj (eggplant dish)

    7
    66
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    ANOS

    2D Long times in Lima

    7
    50
  48. 48
    ALTOS

    74D Los ___, Calif.

    6
    54
  49. 49
    SINCE

    102D Subsequently

    6
    44
  50. 50
    CROW

    36D Exult

    5
    58
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    FOAL

    73D Young zebra

    5
    45
  52. 52
    ANKARA

    30D Modern name for the capital of ancient Galatia

    5
    41
  53. 53
    ARRIVE

    22A Make it

    5
    40
  54. 54
    CATE

    72D Actress Blanchett

    5
    31
  55. 55
    WAYS

    60D Directions

    5
    27
  56. 56
    ADUE

    111A Together, musically

    4
    70
  57. 57
    ESSAYS

    122A Attempts

    4
    49
  58. 58
    NAMES

    6D Pins down

    4
    43
  59. 59
    YACHT

    41D Millionaire's toy

    4
    37
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    PIKE

    105D Main road

    4
    33
  61. 61
    ACTON

    35A Follow

    4
    31
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    ESSES

    99A Paths of some streams

    3
    114
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    ENEMY

    39A Subject of war propaganda

    3
    97
  64. 64
    ISA

    68A Rodgers and Hart's "What ___ Man?"

    3
    77
  65. 65
    BABE

    63A One in swaddles

    3
    67
  66. 66
    SONIC

    71D Seattle athlete, for short

    3
    58
  67. 67
    DET

    62A Member of a force: Abbr.

    3
    52
  68. 68
    VALE

    59A Caesar's farewell

    3
    45
  69. 69
    PAYS

    52D Settles

    3
    32
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    HANES

    49D Some stockings

    3
    31
  71. 71
    CANES

    100D Yuletide handouts

    3
    21
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    CASTLE

    13D Fairy tale locale

    3
    20
  73. 73
    SSTS

    53D Alternatives to 747's

    2
    184
  74. 74
    ILIA

    10D Pelvic parts

    2
    61
  75. 75
    IVY

    43A It covers ground rapidly

    2
    52
  76. 76
    SHEBA

    56A Land with a queen in Kings

    2
    47
  77. 77
    SILAS

    32A American Revolutionary leader Deane

    2
    41
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    EVANS

    18D "Dynasty" star

    2
    40
  79. 79
    KAPUT

    28A Done for

    2
    29
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    CCC

    95A Bond rating

    2
    27
  81. 81
    HECK

    9D "Shucks"

    2
    22
  82. 82
    TYRONE

    90D Power of old films

    2
    18
  83. 83
    ATLANTIS

    86A Place of legend

    2
    11
  84. 84
    MOPERS debut

    69D They're blue

    2
    5
  85. 85
    ATEE

    111D Suit to ___

    1
    102
  86. 86
    ITALO

    43D ___-Ethiopian War, 1935-36

    1
    67
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    BEEPS

    101A Attention-getters

    1
    25
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    OCTAVE

    38D Musical interval

    1
    22
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    KOD

    117D Decked

    1
    21
  90. 90
    REAGAN

    25A 1960's "Death Valley Days" host

    1
    19
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    DAPHNE

    29A Apollo loved her

    1
    18
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    ISOLA

    81A Capri, e.g.

    1
    17
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    TENABLE

    94D Like a well-grounded argument

    1
    16
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    LINEAGE

    121A Extraction

    1
    14
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    LATISH

    47A A little behind

    1
    12
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    MORTAR debut

    50A Shell thrower

    1
    9
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    CHIRAC

    8A Mitterrand's successor

    1
    8
  98. 98
    PIRANHAS debut

    52A Amazon dangers

    1
    4
  99. 99
    REAPS

    11D Realizes

    0
    35
  100. 100
    ALLI

    33D "___ Desire" (1953 Barbara Stanwyck film)

    0
    34
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    HELENA

    21A Treasure State city

    0
    28
  102. 102
    CABOT

    75D ___ Cove ("Murder, She Wrote" locale)

    0
    22
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    ENTERED

    124A Made a record of

    0
    22
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    EERY

    31D Odd, spelled oddly

    0
    18
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    ENCINO

    120A It's west of Sherman Oaks

    0
    18
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    STINTS

    24D Turns, so to speak

    0
    17
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    PARLOR

    105A Word with car or game

    0
    16
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    BALBOA

    79A Sighter of the Pacific Ocean, 1513

    0
    14
  109. 109
    TEMA

    55D Subject of a composition

    0
    14
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    WARDS

    14D Some are critical

    0
    12
  111. 111
    HOKE

    4D Make artificially better, with "up"

    0
    11
  112. 112
    SWEARAT

    54A Curse

    0
    11
  113. 113
    SYNCH

    51A Harmony

    0
    11
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    ONEOCAT

    20A Classic ball game

    0
    9
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    INVOKE

    115A Call for

    0
    7
  116. 116
    WAGNER

    14A 1950's-60's Big Apple mayor

    0
    7
  117. 117
    BARCELONA debut

    80D XXV Olympics site

    0
    6
  118. 118
    KEENAN

    119A Wynn of "Dr. Strangelove"

    0
    6
  119. 119
    STAPLES

    82A Reruns, to summer TV

    0
    6
  120. 120
    DEEDED

    123A Conveyed, in a way

    0
    5
  121. 121
    ANNUITY debut

    12D Fixed payment

    0
    4
  122. 122
    BIPLANE

    93D Wright brothers' craft, e.g.

    0
    4
  123. 123
    CHEETA debut

    91A Tarzan's pet

    0
    4
  124. 124
    GLEANS

    58A Extracts

    0
    4
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    ASPIE debut

    30A Easy ___

    0
    3
  126. 126
    EYRIES debut

    92A Mountain fortresses: Var.

    0
    3
  127. 127
    LEAPED debut

    97D Didn't hesitate

    0
    3
  128. 128
    CAHIER debut

    78D French journal

    0
    2
  129. 129
    GRAPEVINE

    16D Means of communication

    0
    2
  130. 130
    STUMPER debut

    7D Quite a puzzle

    0
    2
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    BELLYCURVES debut

    65D What pregnancies produce?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    BLOODYTHIRSTY debut

    93A Like an Englishman in the desert?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    BRENS debut

    101D W.W. II guns

    0
    1
  134. 134
    CASHINS debut

    1A Redemptions

    0
    1
  135. 135
    NIGHTYSHADE debut

    17D Ivory or pink?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PANCAKEBATTERY debut

    116A Assault with crêpes suzette?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    ROCKYMUSICIANS debut

    23A Wobbly band members?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SCARYFACE debut

    71A Halloween mask?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    TRICKORTREATY debut

    44A Wily style of diplomacy?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WATERYLOO debut

    60A Plumbing problem abroad?

    0
    1