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Sunday · 140 answers · 20 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALI

    120D With 14-Across, a famous "cave man"

    49
    518
  2. 2
    AGE

    51D With 57-Down, ancient

    47
    417
  3. 3
    ACRE

    10D It can be a lot

    38
    328
  4. 4
    ESP

    5D Mysterious gift

    35
    344
  5. 5
    ARIA

    109D Solo

    30
    446
  6. 6
    OLD

    57D See 51-Down

    30
    247
  7. 7
    SRI

    93A Indian title

    28
    238
  8. 8
    ESE

    60D Erie-to-Phila. dir.

    26
    386
  9. 9
    PTA

    50A School grp.

    25
    240
  10. 10
    AOL

    106A MSN competitor

    25
    214
  11. 11
    EGG

    46A Pudding ingredient

    21
    206
  12. 12
    EPI

    44D Prefix with center

    16
    141
  13. 13
    IVE

    67D "___ had it!"

    15
    158
  14. 14
    EVIL

    81D "___ falls on him who goes to seek it": Cervantes

    14
    208
  15. 15
    CHE

    48D Italian question starter

    14
    162
  16. 16
    ASKS

    17D Interrogates

    14
    141
  17. 17
    LEG

    127A Stage

    13
    126
  18. 18
    AONE

    123A Top-notch

    12
    209
  19. 19
    AMIE

    115D Jeanne to Jean, peut-être

    12
    170
  20. 20
    SLOE

    112D Wild plum

    11
    164
  21. 21
    OPEC

    79A Trading grp.

    11
    143
  22. 22
    EMUS

    21A Outback runners

    11
    103
  23. 23
    SHIP

    53A Send

    11
    60
  24. 24
    BUS

    6A Clear the tables

    10
    100
  25. 25
    ALF

    89A Title acronym of 1980's TV

    9
    104
  26. 26
    AMORE

    1A "That's ___"

    9
    97
  27. 27
    URAL

    117A Caspian tributary

    7
    180
  28. 28
    OINK

    114D Farm cry

    7
    78
  29. 29
    BABA

    14A See 120-Down

    7
    66
  30. 30
    SAKS

    125A Bloomingdale's rival

    7
    56
  31. 31
    SSR

    63D Former map inits.

    6
    161
  32. 32
    SHOD

    55A Protected, in a way

    6
    73
  33. 33
    MEND

    116D Fix

    6
    65
  34. 34
    REESES

    43A ___ Pieces

    6
    51
  35. 35
    NAGS

    62D Rosinantes

    6
    44
  36. 36
    PINA

    80D ___ colada

    6
    40
  37. 37
    EVENSO

    61A Still

    6
    38
  38. 38
    IRKED

    128A Miffed

    6
    38
  39. 39
    ECLAT

    20A Glory

    5
    113
  40. 40
    TREK

    40D Long haul

    5
    92
  41. 41
    NEVER

    74A Defiant cry

    5
    47
  42. 42
    DIEGO

    56A ___ Garcia (Indian Ocean atoll)

    5
    32
  43. 43
    CCED

    84A Sent duplicates to, briefly

    5
    25
  44. 44
    ODESSA

    34D Site of the Potemkin mutiny

    4
    94
  45. 45
    RPI

    32A Oldest technological univ. in America

    4
    76
  46. 46
    LENIN

    124A He said "A lie told often enough becomes truth"

    4
    70
  47. 47
    OHOH

    79D Expectant cry

    4
    64
  48. 48
    MUNI

    2D Certain bond, slangily

    4
    36
  49. 49
    MUSH

    19A Word to a team

    4
    17
  50. 50
    ESSES

    82A Some hooks

    3
    114
  51. 51
    ESA

    75D Hockey's Tikkanen

    3
    93
  52. 52
    EFT

    83D Young newt

    3
    73
  53. 53
    ASSISI

    66A Birthplace of the Roman poet Sextus Propertius

    3
    69
  54. 54
    TIO

    119D Mañuel's uncle

    3
    63
  55. 55
    SEZ

    77D "___ who?"

    3
    48
  56. 56
    PIETA

    107A Vatican masterpiece

    3
    40
  57. 57
    ESCORT

    101D Take

    3
    38
  58. 58
    STONY

    126A Displaying no emotion

    3
    30
  59. 59
    NAPLES

    24D City due west of the Everglades Parkway

    3
    21
  60. 60
    AEGEAN

    98A "Wine-dark" sea

    3
    17
  61. 61
    RILKE

    104D "The Sonnets of Orpheus" poet

    3
    12
  62. 62
    ITSHOT debut

    96A Summer complaint

    3
    7
  63. 63
    ESSE

    41D To be at the Colosseum

    2
    181
  64. 64
    NOAM

    113A First name in linguistics

    2
    39
  65. 65
    YORK

    25A Duke of ___, Shakespearean character

    2
    25
  66. 66
    HUBS

    108D Centers

    2
    23
  67. 67
    SENSEI

    71D Judo teacher

    2
    23
  68. 68
    FINI

    31D It's done in France all the time

    2
    20
  69. 69
    JUDAS

    18A Untrustworthy one

    2
    8
  70. 70
    BILE

    121A Peevishness

    1
    38
  71. 71
    EDASNER

    68A "Roots" Emmy winner

    1
    35
  72. 72
    WORSE

    105A Poor prognosis

    1
    34
  73. 73
    ETCETC

    69D Yadda yadda yadda

    1
    31
  74. 74
    ONIONS

    94A They can make a strong person weep

    1
    31
  75. 75
    GIRD

    26A Surround

    1
    30
  76. 76
    USMC

    7D Mil. branch

    1
    24
  77. 77
    SHRINE

    73D Pilgrim's destination

    1
    21
  78. 78
    TSTRAP

    72D Woman's shoe

    1
    21
  79. 79
    FLESH

    78A Former Crayola color

    1
    20
  80. 80
    BATMAN

    12D Cape wearer

    1
    19
  81. 81
    MOXIE

    19D Nerve

    1
    17
  82. 82
    SHIES

    52A Spooks

    1
    17
  83. 83
    ANECDOTE

    38A Speech enlivener

    1
    16
  84. 84
    STEERED

    13D Guided

    1
    15
  85. 85
    TRADED

    37D Worked on the Street

    1
    14
  86. 86
    LIGHTS

    35D Part of an auto safety inspection

    1
    7
  87. 87
    DOGIES debut

    36D Plains orphans

    1
    3
  88. 88
    ODER

    3D German/Polish border river

    0
    81
  89. 89
    AMOI

    15D Mine, to Mimi

    0
    72
  90. 90
    ELKE

    58A Actress Sommer

    0
    54
  91. 91
    ENTR

    86A ___'acte

    0
    53
  92. 92
    STERE

    59A One meter x one meter x one meter

    0
    45
  93. 93
    BURR

    16D 1973 Gore Vidal political novel

    0
    32
  94. 94
    DONA

    56D Spanish lady

    0
    32
  95. 95
    MLI

    11D Year in Edward the Confessor's reign

    0
    28
  96. 96
    MARIN

    33A County across the bay from San Francisco

    0
    25
  97. 97
    SALK

    110D Virologist Jonas

    0
    25
  98. 98
    OEIL

    39D Trompe l'___

    0
    20
  99. 99
    GRIEF

    122A "Good ___!"

    0
    19
  100. 100
    DIONNE

    42A Quint's name

    0
    15
  101. 101
    JAMBS

    9A They stand by doors

    0
    15
  102. 102
    AEF

    65D W.W. I army: Abbr.

    0
    14
  103. 103
    HIVES

    87A Certain outbreak

    0
    14
  104. 104
    GRATIS

    76A Free

    0
    13
  105. 105
    SNOOD

    88D Hair net

    0
    13
  106. 106
    SHOOIN

    90D Winner, for sure

    0
    12
  107. 107
    MICAS

    29D Certain silicates

    0
    10
  108. 108
    RELAP

    64A Catch up to again

    0
    9
  109. 109
    DEISTS

    70A Certain believers

    0
    8
  110. 110
    DEADEYE

    85D Marksman

    0
    7
  111. 111
    SPRINGS

    95D Helps out quickly?

    0
    7
  112. 112
    MEMOIRS

    28A Personal histories

    0
    6
  113. 113
    REGT

    92D Grp. of battalions

    0
    6
  114. 114
    HASIDIC debut

    108A Relating to a mystic Jewish sect

    0
    5
  115. 115
    OPTING

    103D Checking a box, say

    0
    5
  116. 116
    PHEN

    111D Weight-loss drug combo fen-___

    0
    5
  117. 117
    SNEEZER

    90A Hay fever sufferer, e.g.

    0
    4
  118. 118
    BUYERS debut

    6D Clientele

    0
    3
  119. 119
    DATERS

    45A Archaeologists, by profession

    0
    3
  120. 120
    EXECRATE

    27A Curse

    0
    3
  121. 121
    GRANDER

    99D More vast

    0
    3
  122. 122
    HALFOPEN

    100A Ajar

    0
    3
  123. 123
    INCLASS debut

    47A Where to find teachers and students

    0
    2
  124. 124
    JETTIES

    9D Breakwaters

    0
    2
  125. 125
    LEAVENS debut

    23D Lightens

    0
    2
  126. 126
    NONLEGAL debut

    91D Outside the law

    0
    2
  127. 127
    PRIESTLY debut

    111A Like some robes

    0
    2
  128. 128
    RAMDOWN

    4D Force into

    0
    2
  129. 129
    AJUG debut

    1D "___ of Wine, a Loaf of Bread …"

    0
    1
  130. 130
    BEYONDTHEPILE debut

    14D Where pa took his boy for a whipping?

    0
    1
  131. 131
    CONCORDGRIPE debut

    102A Complaint precipitating the American Revolution?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    LOVERSLINE debut

    49D "I only have eyes for you," e.g.?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    MASTERRICE debut

    33D How football's Jerry was addressed as a boy?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    NOTHINGLIKEADIME debut

    118A For turning a screw when you lack a screwdriver, there's …

    0
    1
  135. 135
    OFAIR debut

    30A Have a change ___

    0
    1
  136. 136
    OLDWIVESTILE debut

    34A Scrabble piece in a retirement home?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    PRINCEOFWILES debut

    54D Lothario?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SCARIFY debut

    97D Severely criticize

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SHERRIES debut

    8D Spanish wines

    0
    1
  140. 140
    UNEMPLOYMENTRITE debut

    22A Checking the help wanted ads?

    0
    1