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Sunday · 170 answers · 39 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    82D Common ___

    97
    791
  2. 2
    IDEA

    127D The light bulb, to Edison

    33
    396
  3. 3
    EWE

    109D Wool coat wearer

    31
    302
  4. 4
    ISH

    36D Relative of -esque

    30
    193
  5. 5
    ARM

    87A Prepare for war

    27
    264
  6. 6
    ODES

    57A Quaint verses

    26
    226
  7. 7
    AFAR

    101D Many miles off

    25
    233
  8. 8
    ARLO

    69A Folk's Guthrie

    24
    245
  9. 9
    ENT

    96A Suffix with absorb

    24
    222
  10. 10
    REST

    17D Take 3, clue 2

    22
    256
  11. 11
    ONUS

    92A Burden

    21
    197
  12. 12
    ERIN

    75D Leprechaun's land

    19
    279
  13. 13
    EERIE

    137A Supernatural

    19
    260
  14. 14
    CPA

    61A Auditor, e.g.: Abbr.

    19
    189
  15. 15
    RUE

    37D Paris street

    18
    207
  16. 16
    TRY

    122A "Don't give up!"

    18
    180
  17. 17
    ASTI

    78D ___ spumante

    17
    224
  18. 18
    NERO

    130D Roman "fiddler"

    15
    243
  19. 19
    SOAR

    145A Take 5, clue 4

    15
    125
  20. 20
    SPF

    97A No. of beachgoers?

    15
    110
  21. 21
    COD

    39A How some pkgs. are sent

    14
    97
  22. 22
    AUTO

    66A Insurable item

    13
    165
  23. 23
    RATS

    114A Charlie Brown's exclamation

    13
    142
  24. 24
    PEST

    1D Adamant ant?

    13
    128
  25. 25
    AFT

    100D Towards the tail

    12
    144
  26. 26
    ERMA

    38D Humorist Bombeck

    11
    147
  27. 27
    MRT

    60A A-Team member

    11
    98
  28. 28
    SALSA

    67A Chip dip

    11
    98
  29. 29
    HIRE

    35A Take 3, clue 1

    11
    82
  30. 30
    HUT

    35D Shelter in TV's "Survivor"

    11
    68
  31. 31
    COO

    65D Murmur

    10
    144
  32. 32
    SPAN

    103D Attention amount

    10
    132
  33. 33
    GPS

    102A Family docs

    10
    96
  34. 34
    WEDS

    129D Says "I do"

    10
    58
  35. 35
    ERECT

    139A Build, as a monument

    9
    150
  36. 36
    SPAT

    95D Tiff

    9
    134
  37. 37
    ROI

    71A Francis or Henri

    9
    121
  38. 38
    POLO

    98D Prince Charles's avocation

    9
    98
  39. 39
    IMPS

    133D Tricksters

    9
    87
  40. 40
    BETS

    31A Risks

    9
    65
  41. 41
    FIDO

    131D Pet name

    9
    47
  42. 42
    NEWT

    121A Colorful salamander

    8
    94
  43. 43
    PST

    111D Calif. zone

    8
    82
  44. 44
    NORSE

    146A Like Eric the Red

    8
    67
  45. 45
    ESOS

    55A Those, in Tegucigalpa

    8
    59
  46. 46
    AIDA

    101A Award-winning Disney Broadway musical

    7
    161
  47. 47
    ADES

    94D Citrus drinks

    7
    126
  48. 48
    ROOT

    76D Take 5, clue 1

    7
    119
  49. 49
    START

    24A Take 4, clue 1

    7
    77
  50. 50
    ABETS

    66D Encourages

    7
    75
  51. 51
    DIANE

    13D Sawyer or Keaton

    7
    62
  52. 52
    ARESO

    107D "You ___ Beautiful"

    7
    57
  53. 53
    FIRE

    126A "Let 'em have it!"

    7
    55
  54. 54
    NATE

    134D N.B.A.'s Archibald

    6
    107
  55. 55
    LOIS

    104A Clark's girl

    6
    76
  56. 56
    LOCAL

    123D 110-Down part

    6
    63
  57. 57
    IOUS

    47D Chits

    6
    54
  58. 58
    FADE

    48D Lose one's blush

    6
    53
  59. 59
    SLAW

    97D Picnic dish

    5
    89
  60. 60
    IONIC

    81D Charged

    5
    70
  61. 61
    REG

    135D Avg. size

    5
    64
  62. 62
    BASH

    9D All-nighter, maybe

    5
    61
  63. 63
    METRO

    83A Underground

    5
    58
  64. 64
    RUTH

    2D Bride of Boaz

    5
    51
  65. 65
    FACE

    48A Take 1, clue 1

    5
    46
  66. 66
    RITES

    32A Marriage and others

    5
    41
  67. 67
    XII

    120A Witching hour

    5
    39
  68. 68
    OLIO

    70D Hodgepodge

    4
    157
  69. 69
    GRAB

    6A Take 5, clue 3

    4
    59
  70. 70
    HERB

    4D Thyme, e.g.

    4
    56
  71. 71
    ADOPT

    142A Take 4, clue 4

    4
    52
  72. 72
    LEERY

    23A Distrustful

    4
    52
  73. 73
    HOPS

    128D Brewer's base

    4
    29
  74. 74
    CAVA

    61D Vena ___

    4
    12
  75. 75
    SYST

    45D Dewey Decimal ___: Abbr.

    3
    56
  76. 76
    ERNS

    18D Sea eagles

    3
    53
  77. 77
    EULER

    20A Mathematician with a formula named after him

    3
    49
  78. 78
    PRIG

    62D Unlikely Playboy Channel watcher

    3
    22
  79. 79
    FORM

    126D Take 4, clue 3

    3
    19
  80. 80
    SSTS

    14D Concordes

    2
    184
  81. 81
    MOORE

    33A Connery successor

    2
    54
  82. 82
    OCCUR

    136A Take 3, clue 3

    2
    37
  83. 83
    ALABAMA

    15D Crimson Tide

    2
    33
  84. 84
    TYS

    19D Cobb and others

    2
    29
  85. 85
    ARTUR

    5D Recitalist Rubinstein

    2
    14
  86. 86
    AGEISM debut

    84A Discrimination against the elderly

    2
    10
  87. 87
    PARENTS

    113D Mom and dad

    2
    10
  88. 88
    ABRAMS debut

    72A Vietnam War Gen. Creighton

    2
    7
  89. 89
    AUS

    56A Neighbor of Liech.

    1
    49
  90. 90
    SLOTS

    144A Casino lure

    1
    33
  91. 91
    TWI

    49D ___-night doubleheader

    1
    24
  92. 92
    LCDS debut

    41D Modern image makers, for short

    1
    22
  93. 93
    DRIES

    141A Recovers from a flood

    1
    21
  94. 94
    WILMA

    138A Track gold medalist Rudolph

    1
    21
  95. 95
    VILLA

    77A Pleasureful retreat

    1
    20
  96. 96
    ABBAS

    25A Hebrew fathers

    1
    19
  97. 97
    ARRET

    15A Stop, in Paris

    1
    19
  98. 98
    FLOR

    132D Dona ___, 1978 Sonia Braga role

    1
    19
  99. 99
    LOANS

    42D Bank department

    1
    19
  100. 100
    MAUNA

    21A ___ Kea

    1
    17
  101. 101
    ELIO

    89A 60's Mets shortstop Chacon

    1
    14
  102. 102
    PANED

    40D Like windows

    1
    14
  103. 103
    RODAN

    135A Kitschy 50's film monster

    1
    13
  104. 104
    PADRES

    119D 1998 N.L. champs

    1
    11
  105. 105
    USURPS

    52D Supplants

    1
    11
  106. 106
    VELCRO debut

    117D Jacket fastener

    1
    10
  107. 107
    PLENTY debut

    40A Lots

    1
    8
  108. 108
    DISMANTLE debut

    43D Take 5, clue 2

    1
    3
  109. 109
    SOCKED debut

    64A Hit the nose

    1
    3
  110. 110
    SUBTRACT debut

    105D Take 2, clue 2

    1
    2
  111. 111
    ANAT

    8D Med. sch. subject

    0
    126
  112. 112
    SNEE

    68D Snick-a-___ (combat with knives)

    0
    92
  113. 113
    NATAL

    53D South Africa's KwaZulu-___ province

    0
    55
  114. 114
    ALAE

    3D Wings

    0
    41
  115. 115
    UAW

    110D Detroit-based grp.

    0
    41
  116. 116
    EMEER

    30D Arab chieftain: Var.

    0
    33
  117. 117
    SLUM

    59D Tenement locale

    0
    31
  118. 118
    ATOR

    44D Suffix with liquid

    0
    25
  119. 119
    ASSNS

    27A Orgs.

    0
    24
  120. 120
    CHEAT

    26A Take 5, clue 5

    0
    24
  121. 121
    RAMIS

    22A Harold of "Ghostbusters"

    0
    21
  122. 122
    DORIA

    124D Andrea ___

    0
    20
  123. 123
    DARER

    124A Brave one

    0
    16
  124. 124
    LENAS

    123A Singer Horne and others

    0
    14
  125. 125
    SCALAR

    73D Graduated

    0
    14
  126. 126
    ROWAN

    125D "Laugh-In" man

    0
    11
  127. 127
    SOIREES

    108D Memorable dos

    0
    11
  128. 128
    IDIAMIN

    99A Former Ugandan strongman

    0
    8
  129. 129
    FIFES

    91D March instruments

    0
    6
  130. 130
    OTTAWAS debut

    115A Algonquian tribe

    0
    6
  131. 131
    PITTS

    93D Elder and Younger English statesmen

    0
    6
  132. 132
    ACADS debut

    10A Private schools: Abbr.

    0
    5
  133. 133
    GMATS

    143A Certain entrance exams, for short

    0
    5
  134. 134
    MODESTY debut

    85D Victorian virtue

    0
    5
  135. 135
    XAVIER

    120D Bandleader Cugat

    0
    5
  136. 136
    MALTOSE

    21D Sugar for beer-making

    0
    4
  137. 137
    MAM

    34A Mother, colloquially, in Britain

    0
    4
  138. 138
    NOTOF debut

    90A ___ this earth

    0
    4
  139. 139
    PRAHA

    1A Czech capital, to the Czechs

    0
    4
  140. 140
    RESEMBLE

    16D Take 4, clue 2

    0
    4
  141. 141
    SABINES

    58A Ancient Italic people

    0
    4
  142. 142
    ALLUPSET debut

    112A In a tizzy

    0
    3
  143. 143
    FROME

    80D Wharton hero

    0
    3
  144. 144
    GROATS debut

    86A Hulled grain

    0
    3
  145. 145
    LAMBDAS

    42A Decay constants, in physics

    0
    3
  146. 146
    PALAIS debut

    93A Versailles, for one

    0
    3
  147. 147
    RUNNER debut

    74A Sled piece

    0
    3
  148. 148
    AVAUNT debut

    72D "Begone!"

    0
    2
  149. 149
    MANYEAR debut

    34D Work force measure

    0
    2
  150. 150
    PARCE debut

    140A ___ que (because): Fr.

    0
    2
  151. 151
    RUBYS debut

    7D Keeler and Dee

    0
    2
  152. 152
    USURIES debut

    46A Illegal bank practices

    0
    2
  153. 153
    VIPERS debut

    117A Treacherous ones

    0
    2
  154. 154
    ABOMA debut

    54D Certain constrictor

    0
    1
  155. 155
    ALLENFILM debut

    63D Take 2, clue 1

    0
    1
  156. 156
    AMERRY debut

    12D "...___ old soul"

    0
    1
  157. 157
    ARCHON debut

    10D Athenian magistrate

    0
    1
  158. 158
    CAHOOT debut

    11D Partnership

    0
    1
  159. 159
    EFFECTAFTERSHAPEUP debut

    106A TAKE 4

    0
    1
  160. 160
    GABBED debut

    6D Gossiped

    0
    1
  161. 161
    HOLDDOWNOVEROFFIN debut

    128A TAKE 5

    0
    1
  162. 162
    INDUCT debut

    118D Make a member

    0
    1
  163. 163
    LICENSOR debut

    29D Legal trademark user

    0
    1
  164. 164
    MIGHTIER debut

    88D More powerful

    0
    1
  165. 165
    ONFIVEPLACE debut

    79A TAKE 3

    0
    1
  166. 166
    THEBULLBYTHEHORNS debut

    28A TAKE 1

    0
    1
  167. 167
    THEMONEYANDRUNAWAY debut

    50A TAKE 2

    0
    1
  168. 168
    TONALITY debut

    49A Musical quality

    0
    1
  169. 169
    WOMBATS debut

    116A Aussie marsupials

    0
    1
  170. 170
    YOKING debut

    51D Making a team

    0
    1