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Sunday · 140 answers · 22 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SET

    130A Gel

    68
    402
  2. 2
    ACE

    1A Whiz

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ETS

    129A Bug-eyed ones, maybe: Abbr.

    37
    319
  4. 4
    TIE

    122D Standoff

    34
    284
  5. 5
    SASS

    27D Cause for a child's scolding

    29
    202
  6. 6
    TREE

    89A Genealogist's work

    25
    309
  7. 7
    ARES

    72A War maker

    21
    271
  8. 8
    NOD

    54A O.K., say

    20
    158
  9. 9
    ABC

    1D Epitome of simplicity

    20
    153
  10. 10
    NIT

    119D It may be picked

    19
    143
  11. 11
    NANA

    59A "Peter Pan" dog

    19
    142
  12. 12
    RES

    118D In medias ___

    17
    279
  13. 13
    ARAL

    113A Asia's shrinking ___ Sea

    17
    184
  14. 14
    IMP

    4A Trickster

    17
    166
  15. 15
    LYE

    110A It makes soap strong

    17
    146
  16. 16
    OARS

    28A Paddles

    16
    154
  17. 17
    ELITE

    102D Type type

    15
    168
  18. 18
    CAL

    2D Nutritional fig.

    15
    158
  19. 19
    SEAT

    103A Subway rider's wish

    15
    152
  20. 20
    EMCEE

    84D Party leader, maybe

    15
    106
  21. 21
    SRA

    8D Mex. Mrs.

    14
    186
  22. 22
    AMO

    92A "Yo te ___" (words of endearment)

    13
    152
  23. 23
    NCO

    97A Operations ___ (Army position)

    13
    146
  24. 24
    ISM

    87A Belief

    13
    145
  25. 25
    ATEASE

    124A Relaxing

    13
    111
  26. 26
    YEAH

    81A One-third of a Beatles refrain

    12
    73
  27. 27
    MAD

    91A Like Lady Macbeth

    11
    126
  28. 28
    DOOR

    85D Way out

    11
    87
  29. 29
    ALTAR

    60D Vow locale

    10
    124
  30. 30
    ARSON

    77A Lighter charge

    10
    107
  31. 31
    SOP

    9D Bribe

    10
    105
  32. 32
    EMTS

    44A Important people on the scene, for short

    10
    96
  33. 33
    GAGA

    96D Dotty

    10
    75
  34. 34
    LGA

    86A N.Y.C. airport baggage letters

    10
    70
  35. 35
    ITOO

    10D Langston Hughes poem

    10
    58
  36. 36
    ERATO

    104D Sister of Melpomene

    9
    174
  37. 37
    SALEM

    29A ___ State College, in Massachusetts

    9
    107
  38. 38
    SOSA

    53A Cub with a club

    9
    95
  39. 39
    ATALL

    66D Whatsoever

    9
    77
  40. 40
    LIDS

    35A They're the tops

    9
    52
  41. 41
    ETAT

    90D Union member, in France

    8
    143
  42. 42
    STOW

    69A Store

    8
    117
  43. 43
    OSAKA

    99A Japanese port

    8
    82
  44. 44
    GTO

    13D "Little ___, you're really lookin' fine" (1964 lyric)

    7
    126
  45. 45
    ECOLI

    16D Bad bacteria

    7
    103
  46. 46
    ELISE

    74D Beethoven dedicatee

    7
    75
  47. 47
    TIGER

    108A Clemson athlete

    7
    52
  48. 48
    SAGAS

    103D "The Lord of the Rings" books, e.g.

    7
    50
  49. 49
    ALAI

    66A Jai ___

    6
    181
  50. 50
    IWO

    52A ___ Jima

    6
    79
  51. 51
    MARIO

    30D Author Puzo

    6
    45
  52. 52
    SAPS

    32D Gullible ones

    5
    85
  53. 53
    NOSY

    112D Prying

    5
    71
  54. 54
    TORME

    41A Mellow Mel

    5
    41
  55. 55
    RABE

    33A "Streamers" playwright David

    5
    35
  56. 56
    BEIGE

    37D Subdued hue

    5
    31
  57. 57
    NRA

    43A New Deal inits.

    4
    262
  58. 58
    AMANA

    62D Kelvinator competitor

    4
    112
  59. 59
    SEINE

    98A Sight from the Quai d'Orsay

    4
    90
  60. 60
    DDE

    120D Former presidential inits.

    4
    86
  61. 61
    ENTRY

    58D Contest effort

    4
    55
  62. 62
    IDE

    55A Suffix with glycer-

    4
    54
  63. 63
    GIGI

    96A Musical with the song "The Night They Invented Champagne"

    4
    39
  64. 64
    LARGO

    67D Slow

    4
    34
  65. 65
    SOFAR

    11D To date

    4
    30
  66. 66
    KRONA

    39D Swedish money

    4
    24
  67. 67
    ASSISI

    7A Italian town with frescoes by Giotto

    3
    69
  68. 68
    EXT

    123D No. after a no.

    3
    67
  69. 69
    TENDS

    50D Manages

    3
    43
  70. 70
    RIGOR

    48D Severity

    3
    40
  71. 71
    RADS

    14D X-ray doses

    3
    37
  72. 72
    TBIRD

    57D Car in a Beach Boys song

    3
    31
  73. 73
    STRIDE

    125A Move briskly

    3
    19
  74. 74
    MANIAC

    88D Nut

    3
    18
  75. 75
    EXHALED

    15D Let out

    3
    9
  76. 76
    AMATI

    20D Violin maker Nicolò

    2
    81
  77. 77
    STEMS

    18D Cuts off

    2
    59
  78. 78
    ERRORS

    34D Drops, as flies

    2
    36
  79. 79
    IROC

    4D ___-Z (old Camaro)

    2
    31
  80. 80
    SAWTO

    107D Handled

    2
    24
  81. 81
    CIGS

    106A Weeds

    2
    21
  82. 82
    PASEO

    6D Toyota model, once

    2
    18
  83. 83
    BEGAN

    63A Set out

    2
    15
  84. 84
    RHEAS

    76D Ostrichlike birds

    2
    15
  85. 85
    RACIEST debut

    26A Most titillating

    2
    6
  86. 86
    MALIBU debut

    36A Town on Santa Monica Bay

    2
    5
  87. 87
    ARLEN

    111A "Over the Rainbow" composer

    1
    47
  88. 88
    APIAN

    68D Like some swarms

    1
    43
  89. 89
    MEDEA

    42D Jason's vengeful ex-wife, in myth

    1
    43
  90. 90
    RIOS

    116D Mexico's Yaqui and others

    1
    36
  91. 91
    DOREMI

    65D Moolah

    1
    32
  92. 92
    LIRR

    114D N.Y. commuter line

    1
    30
  93. 93
    ETAPE

    109D Section of le Tour de France

    1
    29
  94. 94
    AGITATE

    121A Perturb

    1
    22
  95. 95
    SOAKS

    38A Unfairly charges

    1
    22
  96. 96
    MNOP

    36D Alphabet quartet

    1
    21
  97. 97
    REAGAN

    61A Subject of the biography "An American Hero"

    1
    19
  98. 98
    MOANS

    31A Woeful noises

    1
    17
  99. 99
    DUPED

    17D Photocopied, informally

    1
    11
  100. 100
    SORTER

    128A Post office employee

    1
    11
  101. 101
    SATIRIC

    115A Like much Lenny Bruce humor

    1
    10
  102. 102
    TAXCUT

    22A Campaign promise, maybe

    1
    5
  103. 103
    CLEMONS debut

    23A Clarence of the E Street Band

    1
    2
  104. 104
    ODETS

    70D Playwright Clifford

    0
    65
  105. 105
    ENTO

    71A College course on insects, for short

    0
    61
  106. 106
    ALLEN

    105D "Zelig" director

    0
    56
  107. 107
    OID

    51A Suffix with planet

    0
    32
  108. 108
    SESAMES

    40D Seed oil plants

    0
    17
  109. 109
    FEEDER

    101A Tributary

    0
    13
  110. 110
    ADALE

    49D Allan-___, Robin Hood companion

    0
    11
  111. 111
    KISSER

    100D Mug

    0
    10
  112. 112
    ESTEFAN

    94D She had a 1989 #1 hit "Don't Wanna Lose You"

    0
    9
  113. 113
    ORDIE

    79D "Live Free ___" (state motto)

    0
    9
  114. 114
    SWEARTO

    64D Solemnly affirm

    0
    9
  115. 115
    INGRATE

    12D Bad houseguest

    0
    7
  116. 116
    OSBORN debut

    25D Paul ___, Tony-winning dramatist for "Morning's at Seven"

    0
    7
  117. 117
    ACCTNO debut

    7D Bankbook ID

    0
    6
  118. 118
    MGT

    30A Bldg. overseer

    0
    6
  119. 119
    PHOENIX debut

    126A Suns' spot

    0
    6
  120. 120
    REGRESS

    95D Go back

    0
    6
  121. 121
    POSTGAME

    56A Like some TV wrap-ups

    0
    4
  122. 122
    CYSTIC

    75D Saclike

    0
    3
  123. 123
    FANON debut

    47D Pope's scarflike vestment

    0
    2
  124. 124
    GREEDS

    13A Personal excesses

    0
    2
  125. 125
    RETRACED

    82A Went over

    0
    2
  126. 126
    SONNYS debut

    127A Liston and Bono

    0
    2
  127. 127
    ARIDLY debut

    80A Without imagination

    0
    1
  128. 128
    BAVARIA debut

    19A It borders Austria

    0
    1
  129. 129
    CANDYCANS debut

    83D Christmas containers?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    CAPOFGOODHOPE debut

    24A Vasco da Gama's lucky headgear?

    0
    1
  131. 131
    CROTON debut

    21A New York's ___ Falls

    0
    1
  132. 132
    EVERGLADS debut

    3D Site for happy campers?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    GALFORCEWINDS debut

    117A Signs of a "her-icane"?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    LONESTARSTAT debut

    93A Texas pop.?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    MINIMUMWAG debut

    5D The least a dog can make?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PREFERREDRAT debut

    46A Stoolie of considerable interest?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    SAMOLDSAMOLD debut

    64A Unexciting news about a missile?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    STAGFRIGHT debut

    78D Cause of a groom not being able to speak?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    TAPRECORDERS debut

    73A Water logs?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    TOMASO debut

    45D Italian composer Albinoni

    0
    1