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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.

  1. 1
    ARE

    55A Equal

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    533
  2. 2
    EST

    104A R.I. clock setting

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    428
  3. 3
    ALOE

    2D Desert plant

    46
    496
  4. 4
    ADS

    31A Newspaper income source

    46
    325
  5. 5
    ERE

    64D Ode preposition

    43
    602
  6. 6
    TNT

    121D It does a bang-up job

    38
    338
  7. 7
    ARI

    68D John-John's stepdad

    36
    378
  8. 8
    ORCA

    122A Ocean danger

    34
    234
  9. 9
    NOR

    9D Neither's partner

    33
    332
  10. 10
    OBOE

    15D Woodwind

    32
    315
  11. 11
    ACT

    8D "___ now!"

    31
    302
  12. 12
    LEI

    120D "South Pacific" prop

    29
    310
  13. 13
    LIE

    124A Weigh (on)

    28
    318
  14. 14
    AVE

    38D Bygone greeting

    28
    246
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    ASA

    47A ___ rule

    27
    230
  16. 16
    ARENA

    102A Battle locale

    24
    334
  17. 17
    EGOS

    107D They're big on Wall Street

    23
    210
  18. 18
    ODDS

    17D Las Vegas figures

    23
    171
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    LES

    119D Guitarist Paul

    22
    270
  20. 20
    DEE

    46A Sandra of "Gidget"

    22
    182
  21. 21
    PELE

    111D Famous kicker

    21
    115
  22. 22
    STYE

    129A Ocular problem

    20
    162
  23. 23
    TRY

    30A "Don't give up!"

    18
    180
  24. 24
    UTAH

    101D It has six sides

    17
    238
  25. 25
    CAR

    79A Mercury or Saturn

    17
    201
  26. 26
    AMID

    83D Surrounded by

    17
    136
  27. 27
    SEAT

    25D Something to run for

    15
    152
  28. 28
    INERT

    34A Lifeless

    14
    149
  29. 29
    TESLA

    78D Electrical pioneer

    14
    144
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    CHI

    10D A.L. and N.L. city: Abbr.

    13
    148
  31. 31
    OLA

    20A Suffix with pay

    12
    175
  32. 32
    MEL

    67D Ott of the Polo Grounds

    12
    151
  33. 33
    SASH

    126A Badge holder

    12
    125
  34. 34
    SISI

    33D Assent in Acapulco

    12
    87
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    LENA

    70D 2,700-mile-long Russian river

    11
    140
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    NORA

    108D "A Doll's House" heroine

    11
    139
  37. 37
    DRAT

    32D "Phooey!"

    11
    109
  38. 38
    ALOOF

    18A Cool

    10
    64
  39. 39
    ERATO

    73D Muse of poetry

    9
    174
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    DEAR

    54A ___ John

    9
    118
  41. 41
    FAR

    24D ___ cry

    9
    110
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    CREE

    29D Canadian tribe

    9
    105
  43. 43
    OHARE

    76D Midwest hub

    9
    91
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    PEAS

    39D Stew ingredients

    8
    89
  45. 45
    DODO

    4D Dummy

    8
    87
  46. 46
    ASSAM

    35D It's just south of the Himalayas

    8
    63
  47. 47
    CATS

    41D Noted Broadway debut of 10/7/82

    8
    63
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    SEAN

    74A Penn of "Mystic River"

    7
    84
  49. 49
    INEPT

    42D Klutzy

    7
    76
  50. 50
    BAND

    1A Wedding staple

    7
    47
  51. 51
    EER

    128A Always, to a poet

    6
    212
  52. 52
    OKIE

    112D "The Grapes of Wrath" figure

    6
    101
  53. 53
    TOGO

    14A Like some orders

    6
    66
  54. 54
    SINS

    80A Offenses

    6
    62
  55. 55
    TRACE

    103A Iota

    6
    62
  56. 56
    EELY

    115D Slimy

    6
    58
  57. 57
    COPA

    52D Place where you're advised "Don't fall in love," in song

    6
    48
  58. 58
    BUM

    95A Cadge

    6
    41
  59. 59
    SHIVA

    45A Hindu deity

    6
    23
  60. 60
    PLO

    59A Hamas competitor, for short

    5
    105
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    NORM

    3D Standard

    5
    92
  62. 62
    THERE

    36D "___ you are!"

    5
    54
  63. 63
    BALD

    1D Lacking cover?

    5
    49
  64. 64
    CELS

    79D Disney output

    5
    45
  65. 65
    GYRO

    44D Greek sandwich

    5
    34
  66. 66
    ESSIE

    56A Actress Davis of the "Matrix" movies

    5
    28
  67. 67
    BLAME

    82A Kind of game

    5
    27
  68. 68
    ERROL

    97A Swashbuckler Flynn

    4
    89
  69. 69
    SOOT

    57A It's found in stacks

    4
    85
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    AXES

    63A Gets rid of

    4
    72
  71. 71
    OTRO

    93D Another, in Madrid

    4
    58
  72. 72
    ATWAR

    35A Doing battle

    4
    48
  73. 73
    NEALE

    43D Author Zora ___ Hurston

    3
    58
  74. 74
    HMOS

    89D Med. plan options

    3
    52
  75. 75
    MTN

    106D Atlas abbr.

    3
    42
  76. 76
    STILE

    125A Attendance counter

    3
    41
  77. 77
    DOCS

    109D Life savers

    3
    39
  78. 78
    RESALE

    100D Used car transaction

    3
    36
  79. 79
    GOOP

    117A Slime

    3
    31
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    SSTS

    113D Former Concorde fleet

    2
    184
  81. 81
    IST

    61D Doer's suffix

    2
    95
  82. 82
    AERIAL

    40D Wave catcher

    2
    32
  83. 83
    SEXES

    51D Sides in an age-old "battle"

    2
    30
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    TRYON

    77D Check for fit

    2
    25
  85. 85
    ACETIC

    99D ___ acid

    2
    24
  86. 86
    GILT

    16D ___-edged

    2
    20
  87. 87
    COHERE

    21A Hold fast

    2
    16
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    TEABAGS

    90D Leaf holders

    2
    13
  89. 89
    TITLES

    58D Boxers seek them

    2
    11
  90. 90
    ELHI

    6D Like some textbook publ.

    1
    86
  91. 91
    HRE

    84A Realm of Otto I: Abbr.

    1
    77
  92. 92
    GTE

    62D Pioneer cell phone co.

    1
    54
  93. 93
    IBID

    22A Footnote abbr.

    1
    50
  94. 94
    OSIER

    105D Willow

    1
    44
  95. 95
    GOLD

    26A First-place

    1
    32
  96. 96
    DETENTE

    72A Thaw

    1
    31
  97. 97
    CUBE

    88D It has six sides

    1
    28
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    SCABS

    65D Union foes

    1
    25
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    EVAC debut

    85A Some Red Cross work: Abbr.

    1
    19
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    WIVED debut

    37D Took a bride

    1
    2
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    SNEE

    116D Bygone blade

    0
    92
  102. 102
    RRR

    91D Education basics, briefly

    0
    37
  103. 103
    EILEEN

    123A Soprano Farrell

    0
    31
  104. 104
    BAEZ

    7D "Diamonds and Rust" singer, 1975

    0
    30
  105. 105
    IMIT

    114D Not genuine: Abbr.

    0
    30
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    ONLOAN

    71D Borrowed

    0
    21
  107. 107
    ANCHOR

    8A Relay team member

    0
    20
  108. 108
    OMB

    105A Fed. fiscal agency

    0
    20
  109. 109
    ORGANS

    12D Some are vital

    0
    17
  110. 110
    YEARNS

    50D Longs (for)

    0
    17
  111. 111
    HEB

    5A New Test. book

    0
    13
  112. 112
    DAVIT

    72D Lifeboat support

    0
    11
  113. 113
    AIN

    96A Department of eastern France

    0
    10
  114. 114
    ACESIT debut

    127A Gets 100 on a test

    0
    9
  115. 115
    PRIMATE

    66A Subject of evolutionary study

    0
    8
  116. 116
    ELLIOTT

    75A Bob of the comedy team Bob and Ray

    0
    6
  117. 117
    HEANEY

    48A Irish poet Seamus ___, 1995 Literature Nobelist

    0
    6
  118. 118
    HOTLY

    5D How angry words are spoken

    0
    6
  119. 119
    CHUTZPAH debut

    86D Impudence

    0
    5
  120. 120
    ENDZONES

    107A Runners' goals

    0
    5
  121. 121
    HENRIK

    11D Dramatist Ibsen

    0
    5
  122. 122
    HORSEMEN

    53D Noted foursome

    0
    5
  123. 123
    TIGHTWAD

    14D Not a big spender

    0
    4
  124. 124
    DESPOTIC

    46D Tyrannical

    0
    3
  125. 125
    FORTRAN

    19D Early programming language

    0
    3
  126. 126
    APOSTASIES

    110A Reasons for excommunication

    0
    2
  127. 127
    RESTETH debut

    13D "... for anger ___ in the bosom of fools": Eccl. 7:9

    0
    2
  128. 128
    CATCHSOMESTRAYS debut

    87A Do a cowboy's job?

    0
    1
  129. 129
    DEMORALIZE debut

    27A Throw into confusion

    0
    1
  130. 130
    LITHOS debut

    92A Some gallery offerings

    0
    1
  131. 131
    LORDOFTHESTRINGS debut

    23A Master violinist?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    MEDIGAP debut

    60A Health care supplement for seniors

    0
    1
  133. 133
    PATRICKSTEWING debut

    39A Ireland's patron saint in a tizzy?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    RATCHETS debut

    28A Increases, with "up"

    0
    1
  135. 135
    SEVENYEARSTITCH debut

    49A Long-term sewing project?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    STALLTHEKINGSMEN debut

    118A Order from an old English outlaw to his cohorts?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    STBD debut

    81D Naut. direction

    0
    1
  138. 138
    STOUTWARDBOUND debut

    98A Like a person who has fallen off a diet?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    STROLLERCOASTER debut

    69A Where a toddler sets a drink?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SWANSEA debut

    94D Dylan Thomas's birthplace, in Wales

    0
    1