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Sunday · 140 answers · 17 debuts

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

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    ERA

    55A Period of years

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ETA

    33A H, to Herodotus

    74
    571
  3. 3
    ADO

    100A Buzzing about

    44
    477
  4. 4
    ERE

    48D "... ___ he drove out of sight"

    43
    602
  5. 5
    EGO

    31A Kind of trip

    42
    393
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    ART

    64D Dance, e.g.

    40
    384
  7. 7
    ISEE

    54A "Gotcha"

    36
    360
  8. 8
    ETNA

    111D European peak

    36
    334
  9. 9
    IRS

    88D Dept. of the Treasury dept.

    36
    246
  10. 10
    NOR

    106A Hide-hair connector

    33
    332
  11. 11
    ONCE

    71D As soon as

    32
    326
  12. 12
    ESE

    30A Rome-to-Athens dir.

    26
    386
  13. 13
    ASSET

    14A Factory machinery, e.g.

    25
    188
  14. 14
    ALOT

    20A Loads

    23
    262
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    EARL

    92D British title

    19
    195
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    SOLO

    15D Star turn

    18
    135
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    RCA

    83A NBC's former owner

    17
    227
  18. 18
    OMAN

    84A Former British protectorate

    17
    201
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    MESS

    6A Bungle, with "up"

    17
    145
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    TOT

    18D Sprout

    16
    200
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    TRAP

    123A Spring site

    15
    156
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    YAM

    65A November dish

    15
    81
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    REAR

    72D Caboose

    14
    184
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    TESS

    32A 1994 Shirley MacLaine title role

    14
    167
  25. 25
    BOP

    113D Some jazz

    14
    68
  26. 26
    ARCH

    50D Bend

    13
    159
  27. 27
    RITA

    109D Meter maid of song

    13
    138
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    ARMY

    57D Black Knights of college sports

    13
    76
  29. 29
    EATS

    115A Gets down

    11
    166
  30. 30
    MRI

    34A Kind of test

    11
    126
  31. 31
    GALA

    24A Festive event

    11
    115
  32. 32
    OCTET

    120A Group of strings, maybe

    11
    87
  33. 33
    ELIA

    21A "A Chapter on Ears" writer

    10
    213
  34. 34
    ANTSY

    60A Jittery

    10
    78
  35. 35
    REACT

    29D Jump at a noise, e.g.

    10
    67
  36. 36
    AMEND

    77D Rework

    9
    94
  37. 37
    DEEP

    49D Bass

    9
    91
  38. 38
    META

    79A Prefix with linguistics

    9
    87
  39. 39
    RIND

    12D Zest producer

    9
    78
  40. 40
    SOLE

    8D Step on it

    8
    138
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    BALI

    51D Indonesian tourist destination

    8
    104
  42. 42
    GASH

    82D Big cut

    8
    44
  43. 43
    ASSIST

    96A Soccer stat

    8
    35
  44. 44
    NARC

    70D One watching for traffic

    7
    121
  45. 45
    NAY

    87A Not only that but also

    7
    119
  46. 46
    CAM

    101A Rotating piece

    7
    92
  47. 47
    MARS

    10A Maker of Twix and Starburst

    7
    72
  48. 48
    PODIA

    76D Conducting sites

    7
    34
  49. 49
    ROMEO

    22A Paris rival

    6
    80
  50. 50
    PADRE

    121A Clergy member

    6
    53
  51. 51
    SCAD

    39D Large number

    6
    36
  52. 52
    SKATE

    103D Compete in the Winter Olympics, maybe

    5
    74
  53. 53
    ALOES

    11D Fugard's "A Lesson From ___"

    5
    64
  54. 54
    NEONS

    116A Some Dodges

    5
    56
  55. 55
    PAVE

    59A ___ the way

    5
    56
  56. 56
    RACES

    35D Revs

    5
    32
  57. 57
    STARTLE

    9D Shake up

    5
    20
  58. 58
    ARNO

    119A Arezzo's river

    4
    143
  59. 59
    ARP

    105A Pioneering Dadaist

    4
    129
  60. 60
    ICER

    88A Producer of sweet messages?

    4
    84
  61. 61
    CARR

    110D Novelist Caleb

    4
    58
  62. 62
    DABS

    49A Small amounts

    4
    42
  63. 63
    RODIN

    1A "Eternal Spring" sculptor

    4
    37
  64. 64
    PAESE

    63A Bel ___ cheese

    4
    24
  65. 65
    ENERO

    19A Six months from julio

    3
    137
  66. 66
    IDEALS

    85D 10's

    3
    41
  67. 67
    TORERO

    53A Ring leader?

    3
    31
  68. 68
    LEVEL

    47D Be candid

    3
    23
  69. 69
    MENUS

    10D Computer offerings

    3
    20
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    SULA

    39A Toni Morrison book

    3
    16
  71. 71
    FAY debut

    73A Wray of "King Kong"

    3
    15
  72. 72
    SISAL

    56D Cord fiber

    2
    40
  73. 73
    LLOYD

    69D Two-time Oscar-winning director Frank ___

    2
    29
  74. 74
    SACRE

    13D Start of a French oath

    2
    26
  75. 75
    SONNET

    98D Browning piece

    2
    23
  76. 76
    REGRET

    1D "To ___ deeply is to live afresh": Thoreau

    2
    17
  77. 77
    ENCLOSE

    90D Ring

    2
    16
  78. 78
    SAIDSO

    56A Gave the O.K.

    2
    16
  79. 79
    TITIAN

    41A "Venus of Urbino" painter

    2
    9
  80. 80
    EEN

    17D Poet's contraction

    1
    159
  81. 81
    YSER

    65D W.W. I battle site

    1
    134
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    MME

    79D Metz Mrs.

    1
    65
  83. 83
    LAI

    52A Chou En-___

    1
    62
  84. 84
    ENGR

    108D Bldg. contractor's hire

    1
    55
  85. 85
    CAEN

    122A Where William the Conqueror is buried

    1
    49
  86. 86
    MEDIC

    102D Treater

    1
    42
  87. 87
    GREAT

    23A "Excellent!"

    1
    39
  88. 88
    UZIS

    40D Commando weapons

    1
    37
  89. 89
    SAMS

    103A Part of a military defense, for short

    1
    36
  90. 90
    ITTO

    118A "What's ___ you?"

    1
    35
  91. 91
    INTONE

    94A Chant

    1
    25
  92. 92
    ARAMAIC

    14D Like the words of Jesus

    1
    20
  93. 93
    MOSH

    95A Engage in frenzied concert activity

    1
    19
  94. 94
    ELISA

    44D "I Still See ___" ("Paint Your Wagon" tune)

    1
    18
  95. 95
    ONRUSH

    2D Charge

    1
    14
  96. 96
    THEGAP

    37A Clothing retailer since 1969

    1
    14
  97. 97
    INGOTS

    97D Bars

    1
    13
  98. 98
    PORTO

    74A ___-Novo (Benin's capital)

    1
    11
  99. 99
    IRAE

    4D "Dies ___"

    0
    117
  100. 100
    ELAM

    7D Kingdom east of Babylonia

    0
    34
  101. 101
    MAGOO

    6D Cartoon Mr.

    0
    32
  102. 102
    DEEDEE

    3D Late rocker Ramone

    0
    21
  103. 103
    GBS

    38D Literary monogram

    0
    20
  104. 104
    ULA

    114D Diminutive suffix

    0
    20
  105. 105
    INTS

    81D Football stats: Abbr.

    0
    19
  106. 106
    ESPANOL

    93D Talk of Toledo

    0
    18
  107. 107
    LUSTY

    124A Stout

    0
    15
  108. 108
    ALSOP

    105D Journalist Joseph

    0
    13
  109. 109
    ECLAIRS

    61A Bakery stock

    0
    13
  110. 110
    NOTER

    68D Observant one

    0
    13
  111. 111
    IMPEND

    85A Threaten

    0
    12
  112. 112
    ANSON

    104D Williams of "Happy Days"

    0
    11
  113. 113
    DEMME

    86D "The Silence of the Lambs" director

    0
    11
  114. 114
    NOSWEAT

    91D "Easy!"

    0
    11
  115. 115
    PAROL

    76A Given by word of mouth, as evidence

    0
    8
  116. 116
    OGPU

    28D Old Soviet secret police org.

    0
    7
  117. 117
    RIGORS

    80A Hard conditions

    0
    7
  118. 118
    BRASI debut

    46D Luca ___, "The Godfather" henchman

    0
    6
  119. 119
    NOTREAL

    5D Fake

    0
    6
  120. 120
    HOPEFOR

    45D Wish

    0
    5
  121. 121
    OLEGS

    117A Figure skater Protopopov and others

    0
    5
  122. 122
    AAMES debut

    60D Actor Willie of "Eight Is Enough"

    0
    4
  123. 123
    ALFONSO debut

    62D Last Spanish king before Juan Carlos

    0
    4
  124. 124
    OPERAND

    58D Dividend, mathematically

    0
    4
  125. 125
    THINMAN

    42D Victim in a 1932 mystery novel, with "the"

    0
    4
  126. 126
    TRUSTY

    99D Unfailing

    0
    4
  127. 127
    INKEY debut

    36D One way to sing

    0
    3
  128. 128
    NONCHALANT

    25A Cool

    0
    2
  129. 129
    BLUECZECHBLEWCHECK debut

    43A Depressed Dvorák was spendthrift

    0
    1
  130. 130
    BUENOSDIAS debut

    113A Alternative to "Saludo"

    0
    1
  131. 131
    DENSEDEARDENTSDEER debut

    89A Blockheaded lover has an accident on a rural road

    0
    1
  132. 132
    HUTTWO debut

    26D Quarterback's call

    0
    1
  133. 133
    LEENANE debut

    75A Off-Broadway's "The Beauty Queen of ___"

    0
    1
  134. 134
    NPEPA debut

    67D Salt-___ (rap trio)

    0
    1
  135. 135
    PHILSMANNERFILLSMANOR debut

    66A Collins's style permeates estate

    0
    1
  136. 136
    RANTOSEED debut

    78D Went downhill

    0
    1
  137. 137
    RECU debut

    112D Obtained: Fr.

    0
    1
  138. 138
    RUDEROOMERRUEDRUMOR debut

    27A Boorish boarder regretted scuttlebutt

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SELLERKNEWCELLARGNU debut

    107A Merchant recognized animal in the basement

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SMARMIEST debut

    16D Most insincere

    0
    1