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Sunday · 140 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ERA

    80A Bygone polit. cause

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    791
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    ODE

    89D Words of praise

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    523
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    EEL

    27A This may shock you

    53
    487
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    YES

    63D Thumbs-up

    50
    365
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    EDEN

    34A The first place

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    457
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    TNT

    61A Blaster

    38
    338
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    ELS

    92A Commuting options

    29
    333
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    LEI

    69D Island chain

    29
    310
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    SPY

    111D Person with intelligence

    27
    177
  10. 10
    NBA

    81A The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to its M.V.P.

    26
    198
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    REV

    73D Gun on the street?

    24
    147
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    UCLA

    117A Jackie Robinson's alma mater

    22
    174
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    APSE

    7D Place for icons

    21
    243
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    NAS

    53A Brooklyn-born rapper

    21
    122
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    TON

    4D Great deal

    20
    208
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    SEW

    67A Clinch, with "up"

    20
    169
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    ALOHA

    75D Hello or goodbye

    19
    194
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    EEK

    51D Cry at the sight of 107-Down

    19
    163
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    ESTEE

    2D Woman's name that sounds like two consecutive French letters

    18
    185
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    NASA

    95A Booster grp.?

    18
    174
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    IOU

    55D Marker

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    160
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    OMAN

    32D A sultanate

    17
    201
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    AWOL

    85D Baseless?

    15
    167
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    ELENA

    72D Alexander's wife in "Uncle Vanya"

    14
    177
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    SEND

    10A Thrill

    12
    133
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    SEDAN

    93A Impala, e.g.

    12
    93
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    APNEA

    37D Problem in bed

    12
    88
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    OOF

    52A [That punch hurt!]

    12
    69
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    OBEY

    99A Stay in line

    11
    127
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    YENS

    120A Itches

    11
    123
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    HUT

    114D Word repeated before a hike

    11
    68
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    BRR

    9D "It's a cold one!"

    10
    86
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    METS

    8D Queens subject?

    10
    79
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    EEO

    96A Fairness-in-hiring abbr.

    10
    76
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    DST

    13D Reason to reset the clocks: Abbr.

    8
    97
  36. 36
    STD

    5D Regular: Abbr.

    8
    94
  37. 37
    TREES

    119A Panda hangouts

    8
    77
  38. 38
    MEANT

    91D Was serious, with "it"

    8
    61
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    SOSAD

    67D "'Tis a pity"

    8
    40
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    IGA

    41A Supermarket chain with the slogan "Hometown Proud"

    8
    37
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    MIR

    36A Peace, in Russia

    7
    140
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    ALIBI

    102D Out

    7
    108
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    ANDS

    37A Common connections

    7
    76
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    ARROW

    70A Traffic director

    7
    75
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    VEER

    121A Turn off

    7
    59
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    MICE

    107D See 51-Down

    7
    58
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    RHONE

    26A Châteauneuf-du-Pape locale

    7
    44
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    OGLE

    108D Look like a creep

    6
    200
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    RACER

    74A One making a pit stop, maybe

    5
    51
  50. 50
    BESTS

    1A Trumps

    5
    31
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    GERE

    106D People's 1999 Sexiest Man Alive

    4
    96
  52. 52
    ENDOW

    46D Fund, as a museum

    4
    64
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    SCALP

    3D Sell outside the stadium

    4
    52
  54. 54
    STINT

    122A Economize

    4
    49
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    ASARULE

    88D Generally

    4
    46
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    YOKEL

    63A Hick

    4
    26
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    BEHAR

    101D Joy of daytime TV

    4
    17
  58. 58
    UPLIT

    22A Like some monuments at night

    4
    13
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    SDS

    113D 60's grp.

    3
    118
  60. 60
    NEHI

    12D Old pop

    3
    96
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    ASCOT

    19A Ring around the collar?

    3
    84
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    ELAND

    49A Oxlike antelope

    3
    67
  63. 63
    PROP

    116A Support, with "up"

    3
    52
  64. 64
    JAPAN

    6D Modern name for old Cipango

    3
    42
  65. 65
    HUES

    21A Tones

    3
    39
  66. 66
    DUBAI

    118A An emirate

    3
    20
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    SECTOR

    30D Pie chart part

    3
    16
  68. 68
    PASSE

    40D Out

    2
    72
  69. 69
    EPOCH

    39A Period

    2
    49
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    JAMB

    6A Frame part

    2
    44
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    EUGENE

    11D City NW of Crater Lake

    2
    32
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    GRUB

    106A Eats

    2
    29
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    SHIRE

    10D Bilbo's home

    2
    29
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    TOILS

    14A Slaves

    2
    23
  75. 75
    ANTEATER

    47A Termite clearer?

    2
    21
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    COLDS

    115A They're easy to catch

    2
    15
  77. 77
    ELECTRO

    57D Spider-Man foe

    2
    10
  78. 78
    ILOVEIT

    16D "Fantastic!"

    2
    6
  79. 79
    APER

    20A Copycat

    1
    85
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    DREI

    29A German crowd?

    1
    53
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    LEW

    109A Wallace who wrote "Ben-Hur"

    1
    40
  82. 82
    SUV

    112D Yukon or Xterra

    1
    33
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    NAES

    28A Scottish turndowns

    1
    29
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    EDAMS

    34D Coated Dutch exports

    1
    26
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    ONTHEGO

    58D Busy

    1
    16
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    GON

    35D Geometry suffix

    1
    14
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    LINEAGE

    17D Extraction

    1
    14
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    RESPECT

    86D 1967 #1 hit whose title is spelled out in the lyric

    1
    14
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    ZEROS

    71A W.W. II aircraft

    1
    14
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    ADDSTO

    25D Supplements

    1
    13
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    NORTON

    94D PC protection brand

    1
    13
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    ELECTEE

    68A In

    1
    12
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    VEGAN

    103D One with a strict diet

    1
    12
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    GETREAL

    35A "Quit dreaming"

    1
    11
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    HINNY

    64A Horse/donkey cross

    1
    4
  96. 96
    ELEANOR

    87D Noted Roosevelt

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    45
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    ENURE

    110A Habituate

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    35
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    NLERS

    38D Braves, but not Indians, briefly

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    23
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    UNARM

    24D Pacify

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    21
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    MOEN

    107A Big name in faucets

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    18
  101. 101
    STELLAR

    18D Out of this world

    0
    18
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    CENTRAL

    42D Prime

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    15
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    HAGEN

    84A Tony winner Uta

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    13
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    HEB

    76A New Test. book

    0
    13
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    ANEMONES

    50A Windflowers

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    12
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    MINERS

    54A The Seven Dwarfs, by profession

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    12
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    SNIVEL

    30A Whine

    0
    12
  108. 108
    SNEERER

    59D Lip curler

    0
    10
  109. 109
    EASTERS

    44D Hunting times, for kids

    0
    9
  110. 110
    REPOMAN

    31A Tower, often

    0
    9
  111. 111
    BAKLAVA

    101A Honeyed pastry

    0
    8
  112. 112
    BASER

    1D More lowdown

    0
    8
  113. 113
    LOSANGELES

    77A Hollywood setting

    0
    8
  114. 114
    BUMPS

    100D Removes from the schedule

    0
    7
  115. 115
    CAMAY

    79D Procter & Gamble soap

    0
    6
  116. 116
    YOGAS

    62A Hatha and others

    0
    6
  117. 117
    OPHIR

    15D Wealthy biblical land

    0
    5
  118. 118
    YANGTZE

    45D Three Gorges Dam site

    0
    5
  119. 119
    DESERTROSE

    56A Tropical ornamental

    0
    4
  120. 120
    EVAGABOR

    82A "Green Acres" co-star

    0
    4
  121. 121
    EYEBANK

    60D Aid for the blind

    0
    4
  122. 122
    LLANERO

    43D South American cowboy

    0
    4
  123. 123
    PARENS

    105A This clue has two of them (for short)

    0
    4
  124. 124
    GAPERS

    78D Wowed ones

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    3
  125. 125
    GONEBY

    83D Of yore

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    3
  126. 126
    READUPON

    86A Learn about through books

    0
    3
  127. 127
    SEAFIRE

    97A Marine bioluminescence

    0
    3
  128. 128
    AFRIC

    48D From south of the Mediterranean

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    2
  129. 129
    AWHIT

    104D At all

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    2
  130. 130
    CULTIC

    79A Like some sects

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    2
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    FERDE

    98D ___-lance

    0
    2
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    LOAND

    66D ___ behold

    0
    2
  133. 133
    REELOUT

    65A Extend, as a line

    0
    2
  134. 134
    RUBYS

    74D Keeler and Dee

    0
    2
  135. 135
    STANDUPSTRAIGHT debut

    23A Dear old dad the comedic foil always told me to ___

    0
    2
  136. 136
    TURNTHEOTHERCHEEK

    14D Dear old dad the cosmetic surgeon always told me to ___

    0
    2
  137. 137
    CLEANMYPLATE debut

    42A Dear old dad the umpire always told me to ___

    0
    1
  138. 138
    DOMYHOMEWORK debut

    90A Dear old dad the builder always told me to ___

    0
    1
  139. 139
    MINDMYOWNBUSINESS debut

    33D Dear old dad the C.E.O. always told me to ___

    0
    1
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    SETMYSIGHTSHIGH debut

    111A Dear old dad the sharpshooter always taught me to ___

    0
    1