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Sunday · 140 answers · 11 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ANA

    11D Santa ___ winds

    33
    367
  2. 2
    UNO

    85A Family-friendly card game

    30
    241
  3. 3
    ELS

    92D Two-time U.S. Open champ

    29
    333
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    ESE

    15D Saskatoon-to-Winnipeg dir.

    26
    386
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    ENOS

    82A Son of Seth

    26
    287
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    TIN

    56A Like some ears

    26
    207
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    AOL

    30A MSN competitor

    25
    214
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    OKS

    94D Gives the nod

    25
    128
  9. 9
    ORES

    62A Tram loads

    24
    244
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    ESS

    120D Curve shape

    22
    413
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    OER

    65D Key preposition

    22
    248
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    TAO

    97A Chinese "way"

    21
    223
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    ALIT

    8D Settled

    21
    220
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    ALAMO

    96D The Cradle of Texas Liberty

    20
    181
  15. 15
    USER

    110D Not-so-straight shooter?

    19
    246
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    INRE

    86A Memo opener

    17
    251
  17. 17
    TAB

    98A Computer key

    16
    167
  18. 18
    TSKS

    19D Expresses disapproval

    15
    63
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    IAGO

    33D "We cannot all be masters, nor all masters / Cannot be truly 'd" speaker

    14
    173
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    ODORS

    42D Targets of baking soda

    14
    86
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    LOU

    75D CNN's Dobbs

    12
    139
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    SLOE

    83A Gin flavoring

    11
    164
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    GOO

    66D Muck

    11
    121
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    TDS

    48A Passing concerns?: Abbr.

    10
    179
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    CAST

    88D Start fishing

    10
    89
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    EEO

    46A Fair-hiring letters

    10
    76
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    LOBE

    89D Leaf feature

    10
    75
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    ILE

    121D It's surrounded by eau

    9
    234
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    AMES

    118D Treasonous Aldrich

    9
    174
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    ELMS

    71A Stately stand

    9
    115
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    ERNST

    53D Surrealist Max

    9
    101
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    OBESE

    64D Really big

    8
    145
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    EMI

    123D Record label inits.

    8
    117
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    DEFT

    59A Adroit

    8
    52
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    IRK

    107A Tee off

    7
    112
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    TIDE

    4D "The washday miracle" sloganeer, once

    7
    92
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    ENNUI

    73D Opposite of get-up-and-go

    7
    83
  38. 38
    MOMA

    115A N.Y.C. cultural attraction

    7
    66
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    AVERSE

    125A Not inclined

    7
    62
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    SOX

    70A White or Red follower

    7
    50
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    NICE

    18D "Good one!"

    6
    105
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    IONIA

    41D Ancient region bordering the Aegean

    6
    94
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    MANE

    113D Barn locks?

    6
    92
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    ELSIE

    100A Dairy pitcher?

    6
    89
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    ELLIE

    37D "Dallas" matriarch

    6
    72
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    SPUR

    108A Incentivize

    6
    61
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    SWAM

    108D Went from bank to bank?

    6
    56
  48. 48
    NYU

    124D Manhattan sch.

    6
    53
  49. 49
    BLTS

    114D Some lunch orders

    6
    52
  50. 50
    SAINT

    38D Good-hearted soul

    6
    49
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    MINE

    117D Greedy cry

    5
    80
  52. 52
    TEAK

    91D Like some patio furniture

    5
    61
  53. 53
    PAVE

    109D Smooth over

    5
    56
  54. 54
    LEASH

    40D Collar attachment

    5
    49
  55. 55
    INNIE

    80D Certain navel

    5
    43
  56. 56
    BAHT

    7D Thai currency

    5
    27
  57. 57
    TIFF

    1D Short row

    5
    26
  58. 58
    OHOH

    116D "Oops!"

    4
    64
  59. 59
    BELT

    69A Wallop

    4
    59
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    NOSIR

    57A Polite denial

    4
    49
  61. 61
    DIES

    29A Goes out

    4
    48
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    MES

    122D Mayo, por ejemplo

    4
    48
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    COATI

    77D Raccoon relative

    4
    45
  64. 64
    OVUM

    32D Egg

    4
    45
  65. 65
    HEW

    10D Fell

    4
    43
  66. 66
    OCTAL

    58D Having eight pins, as an electrical connection

    4
    38
  67. 67
    ELEMENT

    126A Mercury, for one

    4
    32
  68. 68
    LOGS

    55A Records

    4
    28
  69. 69
    ASITIS

    22A The way things stand now

    4
    15
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    ELAND

    45A Spiral-horned antelope

    3
    67
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    SARTRE

    102D He declined the 1964 Literature Nobel

    3
    36
  72. 72
    FAKE

    26A Sham

    3
    32
  73. 73
    CONK

    3D Bop

    3
    23
  74. 74
    ANKLES

    51D Robes may touch them

    3
    17
  75. 75
    UNC

    39D Dad's bro

    2
    46
  76. 76
    GUM

    93A Orbit, for example

    2
    44
  77. 77
    ADIA

    2D Top 5 song by Sarah McLachlan

    2
    42
  78. 78
    HEATH

    36D Moor

    2
    34
  79. 79
    ANEMONE

    52A Showy flower

    2
    28
  80. 80
    EXUDE

    67D Radiate

    2
    24
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    UMBRA

    112A Dark area

    2
    24
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    TYRONE

    127A Power in old movies

    2
    18
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    JETTA

    27A Volkswagen model

    2
    16
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    HUNAN

    78D Spicy cuisine

    2
    14
  85. 85
    TILDES

    61D Marks in Spanish class

    2
    12
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    WRAITH

    105D Spirit

    2
    12
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    TBONDS

    34D Some low-risk investments, briefly

    2
    11
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    WEIGH

    72D Ponder

    2
    11
  89. 89
    ETUI

    17D Decorative needle case

    1
    102
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    ANDI

    30D "___ quote ..."

    1
    46
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    HMS

    111A Letters at sea

    1
    46
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    STERNO

    90A Buffet warmer

    1
    30
  93. 93
    RIGEL

    43D Double star in Orion

    1
    24
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    DOUSE

    84A Extinguish

    1
    19
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    FREES

    60D Lets go

    1
    15
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    GELEE

    24D Moisturizing lotion

    1
    13
  97. 97
    RESIDES

    129A Lives

    1
    12
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    LUSTER

    103D Brilliance

    1
    9
  99. 99
    UNLET

    25D Empty, as an apartment

    1
    9
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    KISSY

    44D Affectionate, slangily

    1
    8
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    HURST

    79D Novelist Fannie

    1
    4
  102. 102
    EEE

    54D Specialty shoe width

    0
    121
  103. 103
    IDI

    5D Notorious Amin

    0
    120
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    ENL

    28A Photo lab abbr.

    0
    75
  105. 105
    OFA

    94A ___ mind

    0
    39
  106. 106
    ALIENEE

    21A Heir, in legal terminology

    0
    34
  107. 107
    IDOIDO

    20A Emphatic yes

    0
    24
  108. 108
    ALICIA

    50A Keys who won five Grammys for her debut album

    0
    21
  109. 109
    MOOED

    81D Responded to a cattle call

    0
    21
  110. 110
    REPEAL

    13D Abrogate

    0
    21
  111. 111
    DII

    49A Early sixth-century date

    0
    20
  112. 112
    OMB

    68D Fed. money overseer

    0
    20
  113. 113
    LOUSY

    55D Miserable

    0
    19
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    MEREST

    128A Least

    0
    18
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    LENTIL

    76D Soup choice

    0
    16
  116. 116
    CEMENT

    14A Fix permanently

    0
    13
  117. 117
    NTS debut

    35D Some Windows systems

    0
    13
  118. 118
    TACTIC

    1A Gambit

    0
    13
  119. 119
    IES

    12D Plural suffix

    0
    12
  120. 120
    WORMS

    74D Computer network menaces

    0
    12
  121. 121
    MGRS

    115D Nonunion employees: Abbr.

    0
    11
  122. 122
    HUSHES

    130A Silences

    0
    10
  123. 123
    UGO

    47A Actor Tognazzi of 1978's "La Cage aux Folles"

    0
    10
  124. 124
    GOITALONE

    31A Solo

    0
    9
  125. 125
    CONJOB

    6D Flimflam

    0
    8
  126. 126
    MILDEW

    16D Storage problem

    0
    7
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    EDUCED

    104D Brought out

    0
    6
  128. 128
    BGIRL debut

    99D Saloon floozie, slangily

    0
    5
  129. 129
    FISHNET

    95D Trawling gear

    0
    5
  130. 130
    BADHAIR

    7A Kind of day

    0
    3
  131. 131
    CARLOAD

    14D Family of five, say

    0
    3
  132. 132
    UNCLEAN debut

    87A Dirty

    0
    3
  133. 133
    ASSAULTED debut

    106A Set upon

    0
    1
  134. 134
    DIMAGE debut

    9D Minolta digital camera

    0
    1
  135. 135
    FINDINGHIMWASPURELUCK debut

    23A Recommendation for a chronically absent employee?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    HESUNBELIEVABLEATWORK debut

    36A Recommendation for a dishonest employee?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    HETOOKCHANGESERIOUSLY debut

    63A Recommendation for an employee who stole petty cash?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    HISSKILLISBEINGWASTED debut

    101A Recommendation for an employee who was chronically drunk?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    WASTENOTIMECALLINGHIM debut

    119A All-purpose ambiguous job recommendation

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WEWEREALLTOUCHEDBYHIM debut

    72A Recommendation for an employee guilty of sexual harassment?

    0
    1