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Sunday · 140 answers · 21 debuts

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

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    ETA

    118D Posting at O'Hare: Abbr.

    74
    571
  2. 2
    ELI

    85A Samuel's teacher, in the Bible

    60
    599
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    AGE

    24D It "goeth its way on triple feet": Aeschylus

    47
    417
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    USA

    111A Cable network inits.

    40
    261
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    ORCA

    101A Ocean swimmer's worry

    34
    234
  6. 6
    IDO

    55A Response to a minister

    33
    336
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    ETAL

    94A List-ending abbr.

    32
    327
  8. 8
    ESSO

    39A European gas brand

    30
    276
  9. 9
    OLD

    115D Something ___ (bride's need)

    30
    247
  10. 10
    ADD

    16A ___-ons

    27
    224
  11. 11
    HOE

    62D Ground breaker

    27
    173
  12. 12
    TAR

    75D Besmirch

    26
    351
  13. 13
    ITCH

    88D Restlessness

    21
    135
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    AAA

    108D Battery size

    20
    230
  15. 15
    ATON

    51D Like ___ of bricks

    19
    136
  16. 16
    IAM

    9D Words before and after "what"

    19
    127
  17. 17
    ORO

    95A "___ en paz, fierro en guerra" (motto of San Francisco)

    16
    231
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    ELATE

    122A Puff up

    16
    182
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    TSP

    26A Cough syrup amt.

    15
    154
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    ALMA

    110A Name from the Latin for "nourishing"

    15
    130
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    SURE

    29A Convinced

    14
    84
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    RENO

    53D City named for a Union general

    13
    230
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    NONO

    67A Smacking one's lips while eating, e.g.

    13
    116
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    ROB

    4D Finish a mugging

    12
    110
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    RENE

    36D Actor Auberjonois

    11
    221
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    OCTET

    74A Stravinsky's "___ for Wind Instruments"

    11
    87
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    LOOT

    71D Hot stuff

    11
    83
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    TEAR

    78D Rampage

    10
    149
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    HIM

    66D "A Hymn to ___" ("My Fair Lady" song)

    10
    62
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    EMI

    13D Big recording label

    8
    117
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    SHY

    79A Withdrawn

    7
    107
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    AOK

    46A "Perfect"

    7
    94
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    HUH

    117D "What?"

    7
    60
  34. 34
    ALLIN

    5D Exhausted

    7
    50
  35. 35
    ITE

    113A Follower's suffix

    6
    149
  36. 36
    TAJ

    120D ___ Mahal

    6
    81
  37. 37
    DOES

    33D Accomplishes

    6
    68
  38. 38
    WOK

    112A Stovetop utensil

    6
    67
  39. 39
    JEST

    128A Witty remark

    6
    45
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    GLARE

    35D Dirty look

    5
    50
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    ESQ

    42A Name suffix: Abbr.

    5
    49
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    WASH

    70D Basketful, maybe

    5
    44
  43. 43
    ARNO

    124A The Ponte Vecchio crosses it

    4
    143
  44. 44
    DUET

    25D Irving Berlin's "You're Just in Love," e.g.

    4
    59
  45. 45
    IDLED

    126A Laid off

    4
    49
  46. 46
    EPICS

    69D Major works

    4
    48
  47. 47
    INKY

    73A Deep black

    4
    41
  48. 48
    USTED

    107D You: Sp.

    4
    14
  49. 49
    SDS

    125A Old activist org.

    3
    118
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    ASSISI

    80A Whence St. Clare

    3
    69
  51. 51
    NIE

    22A At no time, in Neuss

    3
    62
  52. 52
    TAMIL

    21A Dravidian language

    3
    31
  53. 53
    REW

    54D VCR button

    3
    28
  54. 54
    ADROIT

    5A Deft

    3
    27
  55. 55
    BEALE

    83D Memphis street

    3
    16
  56. 56
    PALETTE

    40A Atelier item

    3
    11
  57. 57
    PAAR

    1A TV host with the instrumental theme "I-M-4-U"

    2
    71
  58. 58
    GIL

    28A "Drums Along the Mohawk" hero

    2
    56
  59. 59
    AGRI

    90A Prefix with business

    2
    52
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    EMITS

    52D Lets off

    2
    46
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    SCOOT

    37D Skedaddle

    2
    31
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    ANNALS

    3D Scholarly writings

    2
    28
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    LIC

    14D Driver's need: Abbr.

    2
    28
  64. 64
    SENSEI

    97D Karate instructor

    2
    23
  65. 65
    VENEER

    58D Plywood layer

    2
    23
  66. 66
    BOOK

    89D TV-Turnoff Week option

    2
    22
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    CHINO

    63A Pants material

    2
    20
  68. 68
    PIANOS

    48D Some bar features

    2
    20
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    MITRE

    56A Anglican bishop's headgear

    2
    15
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    SHADED

    127A Under a canopy

    2
    9
  71. 71
    AGA

    27A Turkish title

    1
    132
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    SHELF

    11A Knickknack spot

    1
    33
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    SNITS

    82D Huffs

    1
    32
  74. 74
    ALKALI

    59D Acid neutralizer

    1
    27
  75. 75
    BOOZE

    83A Rotgut

    1
    25
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    EDKOCH

    49D "Mayor" author

    1
    19
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    AMIGOS

    2D Palenque pals

    1
    16
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    OATMEAL

    77A Shade of brown

    1
    14
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    QUITO

    44D Capital at the foot of the Pichincha volcano

    1
    14
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    TANTE

    106D French aunt

    1
    14
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    AREWE

    31D "___ there yet?"

    1
    13
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    ATEOF debut

    46D Consumed, biblically

    1
    7
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    DISOWNS

    17D Rejects, in a way

    1
    7
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    MEETME

    57A Start of a tryster's message

    1
    7
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    ASKNOT

    104D Start of a J.F.K. challenge

    1
    5
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    ACQUITS

    90D Lets off

    1
    4
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    SEXER

    81D Certain poultry worker

    1
    4
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    HAVEI debut

    12D "___ got a girl for you!"

    1
    3
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    SQUIRE debut

    100D Escort

    1
    3
  90. 90
    TER

    121A Dutch painter Gerard ___ Borch

    0
    46
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    OFA

    8D ___ sort

    0
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    NANU

    45A Half of Mork's greeting

    0
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    XIS

    93A Fraternity letters

    0
    28
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    RANDR

    34D Downtime, so to speak

    0
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    IMNO

    19A "___ expert, but ..."

    0
    24
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    SUD

    119D French direction

    0
    20
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    WAHOO

    30A Exuberant cry

    0
    20
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    UAL

    116D Initials at O'Hare

    0
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    STERNE

    11D Tristram Shandy's creator

    0
    18
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    VAS

    58A Biological duct

    0
    18
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    CALIF

    63D It's about 10 mi. from 53-Down

    0
    17
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    UOMO

    99D Match for una donna

    0
    15
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    OSLER

    84D Canadian physician Sir William ___

    0
    14
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    CAYENNE

    41A Hot stuff

    0
    12
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    YAZOO

    72D ___ City, Miss.

    0
    10
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    REAPERS

    92D Scythe wielders

    0
    9
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    REWIRE

    102D Update electrically

    0
    9
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    SQMI debut

    43D Map meas.

    0
    9
  109. 109
    MUSCLES

    98A Nickname for a gym rat

    0
    8
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    UNPEN

    109A Let out, as horses

    0
    8
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    WHELK

    65A Marine snail

    0
    8
  112. 112
    AKIHITO

    61A Japan's emperor beginning 1989

    0
    7
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    DOLLOP

    6D Spoonful

    0
    7
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    POINTY debut

    50D Like some little heads

    0
    6
  115. 115
    WYSS

    47A "Swiss Family Robinson" author

    0
    6
  116. 116
    CROONS

    103D Sings like Nat King Cole

    0
    5
  117. 117
    FISKE

    86D Justice Harlan ___ Stone

    0
    5
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    HYP

    64D Right-triangle leg: Abbr.

    0
    5
  119. 119
    LOOFAH

    20A Bathtub item

    0
    5
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    PALPS

    76A Insect's sense organs

    0
    5
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    SKYLIT debut

    60D Like an atrium

    0
    5
  122. 122
    ANTHONY

    16D Saint who lent his name to a cross

    0
    4
  123. 123
    FLEWBY debut

    15D Went quickly

    0
    3
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    FUTURE debut

    123A It might be perfect

    0
    3
  125. 125
    GRUNTED

    91D Acknowledged, but just barely

    0
    3
  126. 126
    ROG

    7D Yankee Maris, informally

    0
    3
  127. 127
    HAKIM

    38D Muslim judge

    0
    2
  128. 128
    MOLDED debut

    98D Like Jell-O, e.g.

    0
    2
  129. 129
    PIPAGE debut

    1D Conveyance system, as for water or oil

    0
    2
  130. 130
    CRESSET debut

    96A Beacon mounted on a pole

    0
    1
  131. 131
    DEPONES debut

    18D Testifies under oath

    0
    1
  132. 132
    FRENCHFRIESTOABRIT debut

    86A CHIPS

    0
    1
  133. 133
    GOLDENORGREENISHBROWN debut

    32A HAZEL

    0
    1
  134. 134
    ONEWAYTOFLY debut

    68A COACH

    0
    1
  135. 135
    PEPSQUADREPERTOIRE debut

    48A CHEERS

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PINBALLGAMEDEVICE debut

    23A FLIPPER

    0
    1
  137. 137
    QUAKERSTOOTHERQUAKERS debut

    105A FRIENDS

    0
    1
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    RESTAFFS debut

    87D Hires a new set of employees

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SOUNDOFHESITATION debut

    114A ER

    0
    1
  140. 140
    THESETUP debut

    10D 1949 Robert Ryan boxing film

    0
    1