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Sunday · 140 answers · 23 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALA

    6D Menu phrase

    58
    513
  2. 2
    ALOE

    70D Lotion ingredient

    46
    497
  3. 3
    PSST

    93D Attention-getter

    44
    250
  4. 4
    ERE

    43A Afore

    43
    602
  5. 5
    OSLO

    47D Capital near Lilleström

    32
    324
  6. 6
    OPERA

    100D Theater offering

    26
    247
  7. 7
    PEA

    12D Low-tech missile

    23
    230
  8. 8
    ALEC

    51D Actor McCowen

    19
    279
  9. 9
    USER

    4D Not a teetotaler

    19
    246
  10. 10
    ACME

    13A Zenith

    19
    210
  11. 11
    EVEN

    2D Flush (with)

    19
    202
  12. 12
    NEW

    90A Unhandled

    18
    181
  13. 13
    STOP

    104A Knock off

    17
    180
  14. 14
    UNI

    7D Verse starter?

    16
    153
  15. 15
    ULNA

    18A It's involved in arm-twisting

    15
    178
  16. 16
    ESTA

    107D This one, in Spain

    15
    154
  17. 17
    OHO

    114D "Well, lookee here!"

    15
    148
  18. 18
    SHOO

    44A Spot remover?

    15
    112
  19. 19
    TESSA

    38D "The Gondoliers" flower girl

    14
    45
  20. 20
    IMAGE

    68A Effigy

    13
    110
  21. 21
    OMAR

    46D Bradley, the G.I.'s General

    12
    252
  22. 22
    OPTS

    103A Chooses

    12
    132
  23. 23
    INIT

    81D Name part: Abbr.

    12
    117
  24. 24
    RHEA

    21A Mother of Hera

    11
    133
  25. 25
    DEED

    89A Feat

    11
    110
  26. 26
    DRAT

    25D "Curses!"

    11
    109
  27. 27
    LEAP

    30A Bound

    11
    103
  28. 28
    CEE

    117D Cold front?

    10
    138
  29. 29
    AROAR

    13D Like Niagara Falls

    10
    88
  30. 30
    LISP

    61D Have trouble with assessors?

    10
    68
  31. 31
    OPIE

    98D Mayberry minor

    9
    150
  32. 32
    INNS

    33A New Hampshire is famous for them

    9
    144
  33. 33
    OHM

    116D Man with a law

    9
    103
  34. 34
    EASED

    16D Lightened

    8
    61
  35. 35
    ORACLE

    29A Ancient medium

    8
    51
  36. 36
    SPRY

    67D Still getting around

    7
    92
  37. 37
    RAPT

    40A Enthralled

    7
    90
  38. 38
    ECOL

    39D E.P.A. concern: Abbr.

    7
    88
  39. 39
    SANS

    122A Without

    7
    82
  40. 40
    OWNS

    123A Has

    7
    64
  41. 41
    SCENES

    19D They're made during tantrums

    7
    36
  42. 42
    RULE

    23D Decree

    6
    100
  43. 43
    STALE

    77D Days-old

    6
    84
  44. 44
    SINS

    48A Confessional list

    6
    62
  45. 45
    DOLL

    111D Gussy (up)

    6
    48
  46. 46
    HART

    45D He's a deer

    6
    44
  47. 47
    ADEN

    95A Yemeni port

    5
    163
  48. 48
    IVES

    17A Big Daddy portrayer, in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

    5
    96
  49. 49
    DRNO

    49A Bond classic

    5
    79
  50. 50
    OWLS

    11D They fly by night

    5
    73
  51. 51
    CRAG

    109D Rocky projection

    5
    62
  52. 52
    METRO

    62A Newspaper department

    5
    58
  53. 53
    ONSALE

    59A Marked down

    5
    51
  54. 54
    OAKEN

    103D Sturdy, in a way

    5
    49
  55. 55
    NINES

    37D Complements on diamonds

    5
    48
  56. 56
    DARES

    82D Looks straight in the eye, say

    5
    31
  57. 57
    OSE

    79A Full of: Suffix

    4
    107
  58. 58
    AMEX

    124A Trader's abbr.

    4
    60
  59. 59
    AURAL

    58A Ear-related

    4
    58
  60. 60
    SLUE

    44D Swing around

    4
    52
  61. 61
    ALLEGE

    54D Claim

    4
    40
  62. 62
    THEY

    120A He and she

    3
    48
  63. 63
    CHOP

    9A Tennis stroke

    3
    45
  64. 64
    ASPIRE

    91A Wish, with "to"

    3
    44
  65. 65
    ENCASE

    42A Sheathe

    3
    36
  66. 66
    APOGEE

    105A Orbital far point

    3
    29
  67. 67
    DALES

    56D Valleys

    3
    17
  68. 68
    AGRI

    55D Farming prefix

    2
    52
  69. 69
    AMBI

    110D Prefix with polar

    2
    41
  70. 70
    ABLY

    121A With competence

    2
    28
  71. 71
    CISCO

    35D Big tech stock

    2
    28
  72. 72
    INARUT

    26A Going nowhere

    2
    28
  73. 73
    FILL

    94A Occupy

    2
    27
  74. 74
    PALATE

    106A Gourmet's sense

    2
    22
  75. 75
    NOWIN

    101D Kind of situation

    2
    19
  76. 76
    HASPS

    99D Padlocks lock them

    2
    14
  77. 77
    CICADA

    108A Cyclical thing

    2
    13
  78. 78
    SETA

    3D Biological bristle

    1
    64
  79. 79
    DREI

    49D Vier preceder

    1
    53
  80. 80
    LADD

    8D Actress Diane

    1
    46
  81. 81
    PROW

    106D Stem

    1
    43
  82. 82
    SAUL

    5A David's biblical predecessor

    1
    39
  83. 83
    NAVY

    87A Kind of bean

    1
    36
  84. 84
    RICA

    28D Villa ___ (town near Atlanta)

    1
    36
  85. 85
    AUER

    95D Violinist Leopold

    1
    35
  86. 86
    MERLE

    15D Singer Travis

    1
    33
  87. 87
    APERS

    31D Echopractic ones

    1
    32
  88. 88
    GIRD

    71D Surround

    1
    30
  89. 89
    JIMI

    1D Guitarist Hendrix

    1
    23
  90. 90
    SITARS

    92D Fretted instruments

    1
    22
  91. 91
    GILL

    125A Quarter-pint

    1
    20
  92. 92
    PRIE

    118A Prayed, in Paris

    1
    16
  93. 93
    DREAMS debut

    27A Realm of Morpheus

    1
    8
  94. 94
    CHOCK debut

    14D Steadying wedge

    1
    3
  95. 95
    RAZORCLAMS debut

    50A Just as she started to ___ to her lips ...

    1
    2
  96. 96
    ILIE

    41A Rival of Bjorn

    0
    107
  97. 97
    ODER

    66D River of Frankfurt

    0
    81
  98. 98
    IZOD

    68D Shirt label

    0
    70
  99. 99
    EVERT

    83D Flip

    0
    56
  100. 100
    LOY

    57A Actress Myrna

    0
    37
  101. 101
    MEDE

    69D Ancient Iranian

    0
    27
  102. 102
    ILKA

    88A Chase of old game shows

    0
    26
  103. 103
    ELIAN

    36D Young Gonzalez

    0
    21
  104. 104
    ZELIG debut

    78A Woody Allen title role

    0
    20
  105. 105
    CALIF

    75D Ariz. neighbor

    0
    17
  106. 106
    JESU debut

    1A Proper name in Masses

    0
    17
  107. 107
    AMYL

    112D Form of nitrite

    0
    15
  108. 108
    OGEES

    102D Sigmoid moldings

    0
    14
  109. 109
    CLIFF

    74D Overlook

    0
    12
  110. 110
    GALENA

    60A Ore of lead

    0
    10
  111. 111
    CLEANSER

    9D Spot remover

    0
    8
  112. 112
    UNDIES

    72A Drawers

    0
    8
  113. 113
    CAESARSALAD

    53A ... the waitress tried to ___

    0
    7
  114. 114
    REZONE

    40D Allow for business growth, say

    0
    6
  115. 115
    SLOWED

    19A On delay

    0
    6
  116. 116
    SUMTER

    5D South Carolina county or its seat

    0
    6
  117. 117
    ANDREWS

    85D Maryland Air Force base

    0
    5
  118. 118
    CAMEUP debut

    52D Arose

    0
    5
  119. 119
    METERMAID

    22A On the way to the bus stop to ___ ...

    0
    5
  120. 120
    ODOREATERS

    84A The waitress took forever with the checks and then ___ change

    0
    4
  121. 121
    SHOERS debut

    119A Smiths

    0
    4
  122. 122
    COCCYX debut

    97D Tailbone

    0
    3
  123. 123
    PINNA debut

    32D Feather, zoologically

    0
    3
  124. 124
    HOLMS

    10D Filmdom's Ian and Celeste

    0
    2
  125. 125
    INKLE

    76D Linen tape for trimmings

    0
    2
  126. 126
    LIQUORLICENSE debut

    63A A drink was spilled all over her wallet and she had to ___ clean

    0
    2
  127. 127
    SAROYAN debut

    34D "The Human Comedy" novelist

    0
    2
  128. 128
    UNSEWN

    65D Apart at the seams

    0
    2
  129. 129
    CELLARDOORS debut

    24A ... Mrs. Herr decided she'd ___ albums

    0
    1
  130. 130
    CENTERPIECES debut

    35A At lunch with friends she ___ of meat back and ordered seafood

    0
    1
  131. 131
    DROPPER debut

    20D Baster, basically

    0
    1
  132. 132
    HONOURS debut

    99A Order of the British Empire and others

    0
    1
  133. 133
    MISTERCOFFEE debut

    96A When she came back to top off the drinks, the waitress ___ cup

    0
    1
  134. 134
    PUCCIS debut

    73A Some Italian designs

    0
    1
  135. 135
    QUOTEES debut

    64D Those cited

    0
    1
  136. 136
    SAMPLERS debut

    86D Old home decorations

    0
    1
  137. 137
    SEWERWORKER debut

    113A By then Mrs. Herr was ready to ___ for incompetence

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SOCCERMOM debut

    115A She wanted to ___ for suggesting the place!

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SPARKED debut

    34A Instigated

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SPIDERPLANT debut

    80A Next, she ___ in the car and wanted to get it home

    0
    1