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Sunday · 148 answers · 25 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    130D Pollutant

    50
    458
  2. 2
    ELSE

    97A "What ___?"

    43
    440
  3. 3
    ANI

    120A It's dotted

    36
    238
  4. 4
    SHE

    15D "___ Believes in Me"

    35
    345
  5. 5
    RED

    28A Old-style revolutionary

    32
    278
  6. 6
    ENO

    123A Brian of Roxy Music

    29
    285
  7. 7
    ATARI

    117D Electronic game pioneer

    28
    224
  8. 8
    STIR

    15A Create a solution?

    27
    292
  9. 9
    INN

    4D Public house

    27
    258
  10. 10
    YET

    96D To now

    27
    201
  11. 11
    OPERA

    54D Kind of glasses

    26
    247
  12. 12
    ERASE

    135A Clear the boards

    24
    295
  13. 13
    SRO

    76D Angel's favorite letters

    24
    251
  14. 14
    SLED

    137A Firewood carrier

    23
    204
  15. 15
    ASP

    72D Symbol of Egyptian royalty

    22
    265
  16. 16
    EDGE

    138A Upper hand

    21
    293
  17. 17
    APSE

    43A Recess at St. Peter's

    21
    243
  18. 18
    OTS

    7D Tie deciders: Abbr.

    21
    128
  19. 19
    DOE

    128D John ___

    19
    192
  20. 20
    CPA

    11D Calculating sort

    19
    189
  21. 21
    NED

    58D Beatty of "Deliverance"

    18
    233
  22. 22
    LIAR

    30A Yarn spinner

    18
    177
  23. 23
    DEL

    69D Start of many Italian surnames

    18
    128
  24. 24
    TATA

    122A "Later!"

    17
    175
  25. 25
    IBET

    102D Scoffing retort

    16
    132
  26. 26
    SIP

    27A Bit of a draft

    15
    128
  27. 27
    OMANI

    19A Like part of the Arabian peninsula

    15
    122
  28. 28
    ORBS

    109A Moons, e.g.

    14
    107
  29. 29
    RENO

    134A It has many slots

    13
    230
  30. 30
    AUTO

    25A Insurable item

    13
    165
  31. 31
    RDA

    78D Vit. info

    13
    138
  32. 32
    HOLE

    22A Eyelet

    12
    89
  33. 33
    BYE

    124A "Later!"

    11
    71
  34. 34
    PALS

    61A Buds

    11
    62
  35. 35
    ENS

    89D Type sizes

    10
    270
  36. 36
    LAD

    126D Little fella

    10
    140
  37. 37
    SPAN

    73A Farm team

    10
    132
  38. 38
    EVADE

    68A Give the slip

    10
    117
  39. 39
    AHEAD

    140A See 106-Down

    10
    81
  40. 40
    ESO

    36A That objeto

    9
    141
  41. 41
    OTRA

    80A Not this or that, in Spain

    9
    79
  42. 42
    PUN

    34A Amuse with words

    9
    64
  43. 43
    ETAT

    116A Homme d'___

    8
    143
  44. 44
    ESAI

    29D Actor Morales

    8
    128
  45. 45
    UNA

    47D Acapulco article

    8
    115
  46. 46
    MAV

    119A Dallas cager, briefly

    8
    51
  47. 47
    IVAN

    105D Bizet opera title character

    7
    135
  48. 48
    VAT

    118A Overseas price add-on

    7
    101
  49. 49
    OVID

    127A Exiled Roman poet

    7
    99
  50. 50
    REPS

    31D Sales force

    7
    89
  51. 51
    HAR

    94D Laugh syllable

    7
    73
  52. 52
    HIC

    79A Telltale sound after "I haven't had a drop to drink"

    7
    73
  53. 53
    ELIDE

    103A Say "nothin'," say

    7
    66
  54. 54
    STOAT

    98A Animal with a black-tipped tail

    7
    51
  55. 55
    EVENED

    113D Squared

    7
    31
  56. 56
    AVIATE

    59D Pilot

    6
    64
  57. 57
    APHID

    84A Orchard pest

    6
    59
  58. 58
    OXEN

    88A Teammates

    5
    149
  59. 59
    CRAG

    11A Outcropping

    5
    62
  60. 60
    UMPIRE

    2D Strike caller

    5
    22
  61. 61
    UNION

    131A Kind of boss

    4
    69
  62. 62
    NOH

    132D Play form using wooden masks

    4
    61
  63. 63
    BEEP

    91D [Make way!]

    4
    47
  64. 64
    INKY

    95A Black

    4
    41
  65. 65
    ERLE

    26A Writer ___ Stanley Gardner

    3
    198
  66. 66
    TRA

    35A Caroler's syllable

    3
    187
  67. 67
    ISA

    85A "This ___ test"

    3
    77
  68. 68
    ARCANE

    81D Cabalistic

    3
    36
  69. 69
    ENCASE

    66D Crate

    3
    36
  70. 70
    USING

    46A On drugs

    3
    32
  71. 71
    KLEIN

    9D 1980 Economics Nobelist Lawrence

    3
    30
  72. 72
    POCO

    21A Somewhat, in music

    3
    25
  73. 73
    ENNE

    37A Feminine suffix

    2
    65
  74. 74
    SMU

    62D Three-time Cotton Bowl winners: Abbr.

    2
    62
  75. 75
    SEM

    44D Religious sch.

    2
    50
  76. 76
    BOER

    50A ___ War

    2
    47
  77. 77
    ACTUP

    13D Start to malfunction

    2
    38
  78. 78
    LILA

    133A Country singer McCann

    2
    34
  79. 79
    APING

    23A Mockery, of a sort

    2
    30
  80. 80
    AGLARE

    82A Gazing hostilely

    2
    24
  81. 81
    OFLATE

    51D Recently

    2
    21
  82. 82
    RAISES

    65D Fosters

    2
    19
  83. 83
    ITALO

    20A Author Calvino

    1
    67
  84. 84
    GALAS

    129A Bashes

    1
    43
  85. 85
    ALTERS

    87D Sizes up?

    1
    37
  86. 86
    UNSEAT

    47A Oust

    1
    20
  87. 87
    ULSTER

    77A Heavy overcoat

    1
    18
  88. 88
    TOENAIL

    99D Occasional paint surface

    1
    16
  89. 89
    EFFORT

    52D Industry

    1
    14
  90. 90
    IMBIBE

    111D Drink

    1
    12
  91. 91
    PAYOLA

    112D Scandal subject

    1
    11
  92. 92
    BENDER

    45A See 14-Down

    1
    10
  93. 93
    CLENCH

    92A Bear hug

    1
    10
  94. 94
    EAVED

    115D Having hangovers?

    1
    9
  95. 95
    SNOUTS debut

    39D Aardvark features

    1
    8
  96. 96
    LIEDOWN

    6D Prepare to sleep

    1
    6
  97. 97
    REVERSES

    114A Tricky football plays

    1
    5
  98. 98
    DIGRESS debut

    5D See 1-Across

    1
    4
  99. 99
    AGT

    42D Part of a sales force: Abbr.

    0
    60
  100. 100
    STAS

    121A Training places?: Abbr.

    0
    34
  101. 101
    STALAG

    110D Certain camp

    0
    31
  102. 102
    SUNG

    32A Tweeted

    0
    26
  103. 103
    WALL

    125A Parapet

    0
    25
  104. 104
    TONG

    53A Ice picker-upper

    0
    24
  105. 105
    RIGHT

    139A See 83-Down

    0
    21
  106. 106
    ESKER

    24A Geological ridge

    0
    18
  107. 107
    GAO

    74A Fed. budget group

    0
    13
  108. 108
    TORPEDO

    16D Ruin

    0
    13
  109. 109
    CORNER

    107A Convenience outlet, often

    0
    10
  110. 110
    MUUMUU

    55A Waikiki wear

    0
    10
  111. 111
    OAKLEY

    8D Deadeye Annie

    0
    10
  112. 112
    WOODY debut

    49A Old station wagon, in slang

    0
    10
  113. 113
    REENTRY

    18D Critical rocket maneuver

    0
    9
  114. 114
    TRAITS debut

    101A Parts of a personality profile

    0
    9
  115. 115
    DINERS

    75A Some Amtrak cars

    0
    8
  116. 116
    LOVESET

    104D 6-0, in tennis

    0
    8
  117. 117
    BLANK

    71D Hold to a zero score

    0
    7
  118. 118
    BOASTS

    1D Crows

    0
    7
  119. 119
    DURO

    41D Spanish silver dollar

    0
    7
  120. 120
    ROUSSEAU

    12D "The Sleeping Gypsy" painter

    0
    7
  121. 121
    SCRAWLS debut

    98D They're hard to make out

    0
    7
  122. 122
    SETRATE

    86A Contracted cost

    0
    7
  123. 123
    TANGENT

    60D See 57-Across

    0
    7
  124. 124
    ORVILLE debut

    100D Newsmaking brother of 1903

    0
    6
  125. 125
    EMBANK

    70A Protect from floods

    0
    5
  126. 126
    GREWUP debut

    33D Matured

    0
    5
  127. 127
    TAIPAN debut

    3D James Clavell best seller

    0
    5
  128. 128
    ILLUSED

    17D Maltreated

    0
    4
  129. 129
    RAPTURE debut

    63A Ecstasy

    0
    4
  130. 130
    UPHILL debut

    64D Like a tough battle

    0
    4
  131. 131
    BONGOS

    50D Parts of samba bands

    0
    3
  132. 132
    MAKEIT

    56D Arrive, in a sense

    0
    3
  133. 133
    STOVEPIPE

    110A High hat

    0
    3
  134. 134
    CROSSING debut

    93D It usually comes in stripes

    0
    2
  135. 135
    SENDSAWAY debut

    40A Writes (for)

    0
    2
  136. 136
    SPARSEST debut

    38A Like hair on the top of a bald person's head

    0
    2
  137. 137
    BUTID debut

    1A Wanderer's words

    0
    1
  138. 138
    DETOURA debut

    106D Warning to motorists

    0
    1
  139. 139
    ETABLES debut

    90A See 48-Down

    0
    1
  140. 140
    EXITSTAGER debut

    83D Play direction

    0
    1
  141. 141
    FORANANGLE debut

    10D See 6-Across

    0
    1
  142. 142
    GOONAB debut

    14D Get soused

    0
    1
  143. 143
    LOOKF debut

    6A What a writer might do

    0
    1
  144. 144
    NLF debut

    67A Vietcong insurgent grp.

    0
    1
  145. 145
    OFFONAT debut

    57A Not adhering to the subject

    0
    1
  146. 146
    ROBLE debut

    136A White oak

    0
    1
  147. 147
    RSTORE debut

    108D See 107-Across

    0
    1
  148. 148
    TURNTHE debut

    48D Pull off a complete reversal

    0
    1