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Sunday · 140 answers · 24 debuts

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

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    ARE

    6D It may follow you

    56
    533
  2. 2
    ONO

    97A "___ Box" (1992 pop music release)

    49
    326
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    AREA

    20A Department

    46
    631
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    EASE

    3D Lighten

    40
    334
  5. 5
    ACRE

    111A It may be divided into rows

    38
    328
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    ORA

    58D ___ e sempre (now and always): It.

    35
    227
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    ETAL

    72D Catalog card abbr.

    32
    327
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    ONCE

    83D In the old days

    32
    326
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    OBOE

    2D "O" in old radio lingo

    32
    315
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    NTH

    119D Number in a series

    30
    251
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    ELS

    34A Ernie of the P.G.A.

    29
    333
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    SRI

    14D Eastern title of respect

    28
    238
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    OVER

    125A Concluded

    25
    247
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    EGG

    68D Fragile decoration

    21
    206
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    EDNA

    48D Irish novelist O'Brien

    19
    245
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    NATO

    73D Britain's Lord Ismay was its first head

    19
    167
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    AER

    107A Atmospheric prefix

    19
    148
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    ARID

    110A Fruitless

    16
    222
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    ERODE

    105D Sap

    16
    175
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    MAT

    10D Bath ___

    16
    145
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    AORTA

    61D Place for a valve

    14
    144
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    PEST

    117D Noodge

    13
    128
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    AMIE

    9D Troubadour's subject, perhaps

    12
    170
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    TAXI

    115D Checker, perhaps

    12
    136
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    LAG

    120D Trail

    12
    116
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    AXIS

    126A x, y or z

    12
    109
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    ETHER

    76D Part of the gasoline additive M.T.B.E.

    11
    111
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    UTA

    81A Tony-winning Hagen

    11
    86
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    LIST

    130A Kind of price

    10
    86
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    SLANG

    14A Loose talk?

    10
    51
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    ROLL

    24D Lucky streak

    8
    97
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    NEPAL

    17D Buddha's reputed birthplace

    8
    87
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    COAL

    112D Shade of black

    8
    74
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    MAV

    98A Dallas cager, briefly

    8
    51
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    ASSIST

    78A Alley-oop toss, e.g.

    8
    35
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    IBAR

    19A Building support

    7
    91
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    AMISS

    9A Cockeyed

    7
    77
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    APSO

    30A Lhasa ___ (dog)

    7
    55
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    ELSIE

    65D Pitcher of milk?

    6
    89
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    INOIL

    86A How tuna is packed

    6
    34
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    LYING

    66D Possible cause of a spanking

    6
    24
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    RAFT

    49D Slew

    5
    77
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    TITAN

    80D Certain missile

    5
    73
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    AMBER

    41D It signals caution

    5
    52
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    LDS

    44A Mormons, initially

    5
    49
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    NEVER

    46A "When hell freezes over!"

    5
    47
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    WAIT

    113A What an outturned palm may mean

    5
    47
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    EGYPT

    63D Where Saladin was sultan

    5
    41
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    LIVE

    87D In the flesh

    4
    65
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    ASARULE

    95D By and large

    4
    46
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    CAPN

    5A "Aye"-catcher?

    4
    35
  52. 52
    PAH

    43A Tuba sound

    4
    35
  53. 53
    VEIL

    47D Sign of secrecy

    4
    35
  54. 54
    GRASS

    18D Common stain

    4
    31
  55. 55
    VEG

    122D Do nothin' at all

    4
    29
  56. 56
    ADOUT

    123A Potential serve-breaker's score

    4
    20
  57. 57
    LEDGE

    128A Natural sitting spot

    3
    52
  58. 58
    FLORA

    93A "La Traviata" mezzo

    3
    50
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    HANA

    90D Mandlikova of tennis

    3
    40
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    RIGOR

    109D Austerity

    3
    40
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    NABOB

    8D Fat cat

    3
    37
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    RINK

    1D Islanders' place

    3
    35
  63. 63
    ROEG

    1A Filmmaker Nicolas

    3
    33
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    SOAMI

    79D "Me, too!"

    3
    32
  65. 65
    STEPIN

    84A Cross the threshold

    3
    18
  66. 66
    CENSOR

    71A Disappearing network TV employee

    3
    13
  67. 67
    TOG

    82A Deck (out)

    2
    53
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    RANAT

    104D Charged

    2
    52
  69. 69
    TENTH

    127A States' rights amendment to the Constitution

    2
    45
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    KOLA

    26D Kind of nut

    2
    37
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    OSH

    58A City in Kyrgyzstan

    2
    37
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    WIFE

    113D Ring bearer

    2
    32
  73. 73
    INF

    59A Like Brahms's Symphony No. 3

    2
    30
  74. 74
    SAVOR

    38D Zest

    2
    29
  75. 75
    WHERE

    39D "I don't see it"

    2
    28
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    OHYES

    55D "But of course!"

    2
    22
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    ROHE

    28A Architect Mies van der ___

    2
    20
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    DEADSEA

    77D Scrolls site

    2
    12
  79. 79
    INHALER

    11D Hospital gizmo

    2
    10
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    PLACEBO

    32A Part of a test, maybe

    2
    10
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    DREI

    102D Number in Nuremberg

    1
    53
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    ESTHER

    75D It begins "In the days of Ahasuerus ..."

    1
    39
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    ERASURE

    108A Sign of a slip

    1
    35
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    REGS

    129A Partner of rules, slangily

    1
    29
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    SYNS

    13D Assn. and org., e.g.

    1
    27
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    ROYS

    42D Rogers and others

    1
    20
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    FLAY

    100D Severely scold

    1
    15
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    MANLY

    21A Hairy-chested

    1
    15
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    STEERED

    96D Directed

    1
    15
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    REGGAE

    60A Music for which Peter Tosh is famous

    1
    13
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    GREEDY

    74A Like Midas

    1
    11
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    YELLAT debut

    64A Scold

    1
    11
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    LABELS

    35A Pigeonholes

    1
    10
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    CADDIES debut

    33D Ones left holding the bag?

    1
    6
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    GAMELY

    69A In a plucky manner

    1
    5
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    CARNALLY debut

    5D Sensually

    1
    2
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    URIS

    116D "A God in Ruins" novelist

    0
    94
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    MAGOO

    52D Fictional Mr.

    0
    32
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    REPEAL

    104A Undo

    0
    21
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    DORIA

    56A Andrea ___

    0
    20
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    MENTAL

    103D Crazy, slangily

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    19
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    PITON

    106D Tool attached to a rope

    0
    19
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    APOD

    37D Footless animal

    0
    18
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    ABAS

    31A "Down with!," in Dijon

    0
    17
  105. 105
    AINU

    36D Hokkaido native

    0
    15
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    CUFF

    71D Give a hand?

    0
    11
  107. 107
    EMBRYO

    45A Developing stage

    0
    11
  108. 108
    ISSUED

    57A Like proclamations

    0
    11
  109. 109
    KEEPON

    27A Continue

    0
    8
  110. 110
    LILABNER

    15D His March 1952 marriage was big news

    0
    8
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    RIGGS

    51D Washington bank name since 1840

    0
    8
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    ASSYR

    53D Ancient language: Abbr.

    0
    7
  113. 113
    EMBODY debut

    34D Personify

    0
    7
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    HOLEDUP

    29D Hid

    0
    7
  115. 115
    ASWELLAS

    37A Including

    0
    6
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    SENTUP

    114A Lampooned

    0
    6
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    ALEAF

    124A Shake like ___

    0
    5
  118. 118
    GRIPPE

    4D Influenza

    0
    5
  119. 119
    SPRYER

    62A Comparatively agile

    0
    5
  120. 120
    CRIEDOUT debut

    89D Hollered

    0
    4
  121. 121
    NONUSERS

    92D Teetotalers

    0
    4
  122. 122
    ALLBE debut

    16D "We'll ___ there to greet her" (old song lyric)

    0
    3
  123. 123
    CASHED debut

    94A Redeemed

    0
    3
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    ISOLATIVE debut

    85D Tending to set apart

    0
    3
  125. 125
    LAMEBRAIN debut

    40A Chucklehead

    0
    3
  126. 126
    LANDMINE debut

    101A Part of a buffer zone, maybe

    0
    3
  127. 127
    GOOSEY debut

    67A Ticklish: Var.

    0
    2
  128. 128
    FATCHAN debut

    88A Turndown #5

    0
    1
  129. 129
    GIVEITARE debut

    121A Turndown #8

    0
    1
  130. 130
    INFESTERS debut

    99A Vermin

    0
    1
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    ITHINKILLPA debut

    25A Turndown #2

    0
    1
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    MANANAS debut

    70D Times to dream of

    0
    1
  133. 133
    NOSIRREEB debut

    23A Turndown #1

    0
    1
  134. 134
    NOTONYOURLI debut

    118A Turndown #7

    0
    1
  135. 135
    OVERMYDEADBO debut

    50A Turndown #3

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PEERESSES debut

    7D Titled ladies

    0
    1
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    RILER debut

    22A Provoking person

    0
    1
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    SLIPSBY debut

    12D Passes unnoticed

    0
    1
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    THATSANEGATI debut

    91A Turndown #6

    0
    1
  140. 140
    YOUREDA debut

    54A Turndown #4

    0
    1