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Sunday · 140 answers · 18 debuts

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

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    ANTE

    16D Pay to play

    45
    461
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    SSN

    18D 1040 info: Abbr.

    44
    242
  3. 3
    ETNA

    114D European erupter

    36
    334
  4. 4
    ETAL

    112D Bibliog. space saver

    32
    327
  5. 5
    LIE

    63D Many an excuse

    28
    318
  6. 6
    OAT

    6D Bit in a horse's mouth

    28
    290
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    ITEM

    109D Tabloid twosome

    27
    274
  8. 8
    ERASE

    76A Do away with

    24
    295
  9. 9
    OSHA

    83D Dept. of Labor arm

    24
    192
  10. 10
    SLR

    11D Camera type, briefly

    23
    129
  11. 11
    EERIE

    86A Phantasmal

    19
    260
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    EARL

    35A Eden was one

    19
    195
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    OMIT

    32D Drop

    16
    218
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    ABUT

    44A Touch upon

    15
    135
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    OLAF

    2D Norwegian saint

    15
    110
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    SAL

    103A Mule of song

    14
    221
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    LARA

    20A Superman's mother

    14
    138
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    ACLU

    122A Censorship-fighting org.

    13
    137
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    ENSUE

    75A Come after

    13
    101
  20. 20
    PBS

    68D "Mystery!" shower

    13
    84
  21. 21
    PIN

    116D Olympics souvenir

    12
    103
  22. 22
    TESTS

    71D Lab work

    12
    94
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    OOF

    36A Gut reaction?

    12
    69
  24. 24
    IKE

    59A Harry's successor

    11
    181
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    ROSS

    1A One of the friends on "Friends"

    11
    98
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    RINSE

    125A Salon job

    11
    96
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    PETS

    12D Bad moods

    11
    86
  28. 28
    EXTRA

    52D One of a Hollywood crowd?

    11
    73
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    SPAR

    33A Joust verbally

    10
    188
  30. 30
    GASP

    8D Have a sudden inspiration?

    10
    92
  31. 31
    ITSME

    64D Knocker's announcement

    10
    70
  32. 32
    NEA

    55A Class-conscious org.?

    9
    217
  33. 33
    INNS

    123A Watering holes

    9
    144
  34. 34
    SELL

    84D Convince

    9
    103
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    OBIE

    37D Stage award

    8
    121
  36. 36
    ITAL

    89D Leaning letters: Abbr.

    8
    94
  37. 37
    RELIC

    62A Museum piece

    8
    78
  38. 38
    SMASH

    43D Hard show to get tickets for

    8
    64
  39. 39
    MAV

    77A Dallas dribbler, briefly

    8
    51
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    ETD

    100D Announcement in a waiting area: Abbr.

    7
    113
  41. 41
    TIM

    38A "Ed Wood" director Burton

    7
    109
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    YSL

    119D Fashion letters

    7
    99
  43. 43
    BAIT

    74A Flies and such

    7
    71
  44. 44
    BONE

    39D Exemplar of dryness

    7
    67
  45. 45
    RAF

    1D W.W. II bombers

    6
    82
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    MEETS

    42D Boy-girl link

    6
    74
  47. 47
    BEAR

    80D With 79-Across, babes in the woods?

    6
    70
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    TOGO

    65A Like some restaurant orders

    6
    66
  49. 49
    SILT

    105A Channel choker

    6
    63
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    TACOS

    81A Fiesta fare

    6
    48
  51. 51
    MAID

    17D Marian, for one

    6
    47
  52. 52
    ISR

    29D Med. country

    5
    142
  53. 53
    PAC

    115D D.C. donator

    5
    82
  54. 54
    ISLET

    21A Key

    5
    74
  55. 55
    OAFS

    36D Bozos

    5
    72
  56. 56
    COMET

    124A Rival of Ajax

    5
    30
  57. 57
    TREBLE

    51D Soprano

    5
    22
  58. 58
    SEDER

    56A Matzoh meal?

    4
    92
  59. 59
    NEXT

    57A At the front of the line

    4
    84
  60. 60
    NEAL

    127A "Hud" Oscar winner

    4
    70
  61. 61
    POST

    24D Put up

    4
    62
  62. 62
    NANAS

    22A Favorite babysitters, maybe

    4
    43
  63. 63
    SPIEL

    28A Pitcher's delivery

    4
    37
  64. 64
    STATEN

    13D ___ Island

    4
    28
  65. 65
    CUBS

    79A See 80-Down

    4
    23
  66. 66
    ESTEEM

    49A Prize

    3
    64
  67. 67
    HIHO

    108D "Farmer in the Dell" syllables

    3
    40
  68. 68
    BRACE

    106D Support

    3
    29
  69. 69
    LISPS

    9A Does a Sylvester impression

    3
    22
  70. 70
    SAHL

    97A Satirist Mort

    2
    67
  71. 71
    TIKI

    110D Polynesian pendant

    2
    54
  72. 72
    TONIC

    58D Mixer of a sort

    2
    51
  73. 73
    FSTOP

    27A Shooter's setting

    2
    36
  74. 74
    ATLARGE

    95D Not in custody

    2
    35
  75. 75
    EKING

    121A Squeezing (out)

    2
    25
  76. 76
    LEASES

    26D Flat contracts

    2
    21
  77. 77
    FOGG

    5A Fictional circumnavigator

    2
    12
  78. 78
    SIXTY

    4D A mile a minute

    2
    10
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    GOTUP

    66D Stood

    2
    9
  80. 80
    TRUEBLUE

    90D Staunch

    2
    6
  81. 81
    AUS

    101A Danube locale: Abbr.

    1
    49
  82. 82
    GRASP

    7D Fathom

    1
    39
  83. 83
    IMAMS

    14A Mosque heads

    1
    26
  84. 84
    BERLE

    113A Mr. Television

    1
    20
  85. 85
    MESON

    54D Quantum physics particle

    1
    20
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    EYELID

    86D Lens cover?

    1
    18
  87. 87
    PINTS

    60A Ice cream purchases

    1
    16
  88. 88
    DUNCE

    47D No Mensa member

    1
    14
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    URANO

    73D Heavens: Prefix

    1
    14
  90. 90
    INSERTS

    14D Magazine fallout?

    1
    12
  91. 91
    ISOLATED

    10D Walled off

    1
    6
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    HURDLES

    72A Track meet lineup

    1
    3
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    PAIUTE debut

    60D Nevada native

    1
    3
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    LESE

    126A Literally, "injured"

    0
    72
  95. 95
    MONA

    94A Political columnist Charen

    0
    67
  96. 96
    ISAK

    40D Author Dinesen

    0
    41
  97. 97
    DIDO

    46A Aeneas abandoned her

    0
    36
  98. 98
    ALLI

    19A "... for ___ care!"

    0
    34
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    SWEE

    102D ___'Pea

    0
    33
  100. 100
    ASTR

    96A Star sci.

    0
    26
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    TRAVEL

    69D Go places

    0
    19
  102. 102
    EENS

    48A Poets' dark periods

    0
    18
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    AIRTIME

    92D Some advertisers buy it

    0
    17
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    AHEMS

    120A Frog removers?

    0
    15
  105. 105
    INTEARS

    61D Deeply touched, perhaps

    0
    15
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    UNEASY

    91A Anxious

    0
    14
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    IRVIN

    107D Monte ___ of Cooperstown

    0
    13
  108. 108
    HETUP

    72D In a lather

    0
    12
  109. 109
    DRAMS

    53A Small portions

    0
    10
  110. 110
    SPANISH

    67A Where El Niño comes from

    0
    10
  111. 111
    STEELED

    30A Girded

    0
    10
  112. 112
    TAV

    85A 23rd Hebrew letter

    0
    10
  113. 113
    RANRIOT

    34D Went wild

    0
    9
  114. 114
    VADER

    111A "Star Wars" name

    0
    9
  115. 115
    ARMA

    78D First word of Virgil's "Aeneid"

    0
    8
  116. 116
    HITLIST

    108A Targets, collectively

    0
    7
  117. 117
    RALE

    104A Rough breathing

    0
    7
  118. 118
    STALEST

    93D Most musty

    0
    7
  119. 119
    VESPER

    99D Evening bell

    0
    7
  120. 120
    SLUSHFUND

    3D Money for who-knows-what

    0
    5
  121. 121
    TIERODS debut

    45D Bars on cars

    0
    5
  122. 122
    FLIPSIDE debut

    5D Half a platter

    0
    4
  123. 123
    BLEWIT debut

    106A Erred big-time

    0
    3
  124. 124
    LIMEPIE

    9D Green dessert

    0
    3
  125. 125
    ENLIVENS

    87D Adds pizazz to

    0
    2
  126. 126
    MAILLOT debut

    15D One-piece swimsuit

    0
    2
  127. 127
    RENNIE

    41D "The Day the Earth Stood Still" star Michael

    0
    2
  128. 128
    XLS debut

    118D Big sizes, briefly

    0
    2
  129. 129
    BRITAINSTORMS debut

    39A Causes of rain in London?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    COASTLINE debut

    82D Place to patrol

    0
    1
  131. 131
    FAUXPITAS debut

    23A For-display-only deli items?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    FINITETUNE debut

    50A Song that doesn't go on forever?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    HYSSOP debut

    31A Potherb mint

    0
    1
  134. 134
    MORTALSITIN debut

    25A Protest that eventually dies out?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    OBVIOUS debut

    70D Hardly subtle

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PETITEROSE debut

    88A Baby bloomer?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    PITIEDPIPER debut

    115A Kilted musician everyone feels sorry for?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    POLITEVAULTER debut

    98A Well-mannered gymnast?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    TAXLEVITY debut

    117A Flippant attitude toward the I.R.S.?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    TOBITEORNOTTOBITE debut

    69A Decision for Dracula?

    0
    1