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Sunday · 142 answers · 14 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

    84D Big time

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    791
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    RIO

    78A Tuneful city "by the sea-o"

    40
    315
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    ACRE

    32A Homestead Act unit

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    328
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    DNA

    99A It's in the genes

    37
    260
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    ANN

    7D Lily Tomlin's Edith ___

    33
    300
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    TOE

    58D One little piggy

    29
    293
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    ONES

    70D They're easy to dial on a rotary phone

    28
    295
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    EYE

    43D See here!

    28
    283
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    ALSO

    76A Not to mention

    28
    245
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    GEL

    120D Set

    26
    185
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    STP

    34A Sponsor at Indy

    23
    172
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    OER

    59A "___ the ramparts …"

    22
    248
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    ARES

    121A Trojan ally in the "Iliad"

    21
    271
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    IHOP

    91D Restaurant chain founded in 1958 near L.A.

    21
    110
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    STE

    41A ___-Foy, Québec

    20
    274
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    AERO

    1A Prefix with -drome

    20
    269
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    SNAP

    112D Spur-of-the-moment

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    204
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    MERE

    125A Plain and simple

    18
    155
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    ESL

    65D Immigrant's course: Abbr.

    18
    153
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    NAP

    47A Pause that refreshes

    17
    192
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    STS

    66D Network on a 55-Down: Abbr.

    16
    191
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    SEEN

    18D Witnessed

    16
    170
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    IDAHO

    75A Hells Canyon locale

    15
    121
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    SNO

    40D ___-Cat

    14
    188
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    TESS

    114D "___ of the D'Urbervilles"

    14
    167
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    INFO

    9D Skinny

    13
    91
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    AHH

    96A Opening sound?

    13
    61
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    HOLE

    98D Boring result

    12
    89
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    GOD

    88D Mars or Mercury

    12
    79
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    ROIL

    81A Stir up

    11
    88
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    ALTAR

    113A Place of sacrifice

    10
    124
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    RESET

    31A It may be pushed before starting

    10
    109
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    AMIGO

    68A Friend in a sombrero

    10
    67
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    NYC

    107A MoMA's home

    10
    58
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    TEAM

    111D Mets, Jets or Nets

    9
    98
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    TREY

    19A Low part of a hand

    9
    82
  37. 37
    TANG

    53D Zest

    9
    59
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    LINE

    20A Pickup shtick?

    8
    112
  39. 39
    CLEO

    5D Classic Liz Taylor part

    8
    83
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    PST

    93A L.A. hours

    8
    82
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    OBOES

    77D Winds in a pit

    8
    79
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    GEODE

    73A Natural sparkler

    8
    43
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    ISLES

    38A British ___

    7
    79
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    GEN

    69D Atty. ___

    7
    74
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    BAIT

    101A Lure

    7
    71
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    TSE

    117D Literary monogram

    6
    228
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    CZAR

    5A Mogul

    6
    96
  48. 48
    IRONS

    28A Shackles

    6
    85
  49. 49
    LEES

    13D Historic Virginia family

    5
    97
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    GUS

    46D Onetime American Communist leader ___ Hall

    5
    59
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    STRAY

    17D Dogie

    5
    40
  52. 52
    SHOES

    100A Places for laces

    5
    36
  53. 53
    NOIDEA

    21A "Haven't a clue!"

    5
    32
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    OAS

    39A Western Hemisphere grp.

    4
    105
  55. 55
    UGLY

    127A "This is going to get ___"

    4
    51
  56. 56
    PAID

    35D No longer owed

    4
    42
  57. 57
    IDOTOO

    27A "Likewise"

    4
    27
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    ASTA

    32D Screened terrier

    3
    185
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    ERODED

    2D Worn

    3
    35
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    DIF

    80D "What's the ___?"

    3
    24
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    OAKY

    60A Tasting of wood, as some wines

    3
    17
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    CMA

    54A Nashville-based awards org.

    3
    10
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    ATTIRE

    1D It's worn

    2
    56
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    REELS

    106D Staggers

    2
    55
  65. 65
    ANTZ

    56A 1998 animated bug film

    2
    30
  66. 66
    CLERK

    108D Bob Cratchit, in "A Christmas Carol"

    2
    27
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    THROW

    72D Chuck

    2
    26
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    OASTS

    14D Kilns

    2
    25
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    REPOSE

    3D Rest

    2
    23
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    ICIEST

    103D Least friendly

    2
    19
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    AYLA

    56D "The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine

    2
    17
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    HOARSE

    97D Croaking

    2
    17
  73. 73
    VIAL

    64D Lab vessel

    1
    51
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    HUR

    110D "Ben-___"

    1
    41
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    FLOOR

    105A Elevator stop

    1
    29
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    BAYS

    26D Raises a howl

    1
    25
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    COPS

    109A Lifts

    1
    24
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    DOZEN

    74A Bakery order

    1
    23
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    KOD

    62D On the canvas, informally

    1
    21
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    SATYRS

    57A Nymph pursuers

    1
    21
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    PUSS

    15A Mug

    1
    15
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    ILOILO

    9A Philippine seaport

    1
    14
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    RHODES

    55A Diamond baron Cecil

    1
    13
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    IVORIES

    91A Teeth, slangily

    1
    12
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    RESTON

    29D Lean against

    1
    11
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    SPEAKS

    126A Does a dog trick

    1
    11
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    ZIA

    6D President of Pakistan, 1978-88

    1
    11
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    API

    61D Bee: Prefix

    1
    10
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    SYNERGY

    36A 1 + 1 = 3, e.g.

    1
    10
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    CLERGY

    33D White-collar workers?

    1
    7
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    THEYSAY debut

    50A Phrase of nonspecific attribution

    1
    7
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    SIGNPOST

    87A Directional aid

    1
    5
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    STAYMAN

    30A Juicy, tart apple

    1
    3
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    IDI

    12D Exiled Amin

    0
    120
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    EDER

    37A River of Hesse

    0
    72
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    LESE

    124A ___-majesté

    0
    72
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    ENTR

    128A ___'acte

    0
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    ARN

    86A Prince Valiant's firstborn

    0
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    ERGOT

    24D Rye fungus

    0
    30
  100. 100
    AUEL

    123A Jean ___, creator of 56-Down

    0
    28
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    DALY

    115D Big John of golf

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    28
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    NUNN

    89D Ex-senator Sam

    0
    27
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    DUG

    119D Grooved on

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    25
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    LASERS

    122A Sci-fi weaponry

    0
    22
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    NOFAT

    67A Like some cottage cheese

    0
    19
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    LOONS

    10D Nutcases

    0
    17
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    TAMALES

    111A Steamed dishes

    0
    16
  108. 108
    HIVES

    63A Itch cause

    0
    14
  109. 109
    ITASCA

    82D Lake that's a source of the Mississippi

    0
    14
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    ROADMAP

    55D Travel guide

    0
    14
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    RETIREE

    8D Many a Floridian

    0
    13
  112. 112
    BEACON

    83A Guiding light

    0
    11
  113. 113
    FAVRE

    105D Three-time N.F.L. M.V.P., 1995-97

    0
    11
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    OZZIE

    45D Nelson in reruns

    0
    11
  115. 115
    THOREAU

    95D "Nothing is so much to be feared as fear" penner

    0
    11
  116. 116
    ITSSO

    38D Linda Ronstadt's "___ Easy"

    0
    9
  117. 117
    DUBLIN

    115A "Ulysses" setting

    0
    8
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    HULCE

    110A "Amadeus" star Tom

    0
    8
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    MOONED

    79A Brought up the rear?

    0
    8
  120. 120
    PLAYAREA

    90D Site of swings and a sandbox

    0
    8
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    TENNER

    104D Two fins' worth

    0
    5
  122. 122
    ALLERGEN

    102D It may lead to a breakout

    0
    4
  123. 123
    BETTERGETMOVING

    42A "Time to go now!"

    0
    4
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    VERGES

    92D Edges

    0
    4
  125. 125
    AIRBUBBLE

    85D Potential lifesaver for a drowning person

    0
    3
  126. 126
    EDGARBERGEN debut

    118A He was no dummy

    0
    2
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    ENTE

    22A Duck: Ger.

    0
    2
  128. 128
    FOLIESBERGERE

    25A Parisian entertainment since 1869

    0
    2
  129. 129
    MOTHERGOOSE

    44D Some bedtime reading

    0
    2
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    OILSTOVE

    11D Heater with a storage tank

    0
    2
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    OYSTERBED debut

    4D Place for pearls

    0
    2
  132. 132
    PASTEON debut

    49D Stick to

    0
    2
  133. 133
    PEERGYNT debut

    15D Edvard Grieg work

    0
    2
  134. 134
    POLTERGEIST debut

    71A Household scare

    0
    2
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    THEMOORS debut

    50D Setting for some Sherlock Holmes mysteries

    0
    2
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    AMRADIOS debut

    48D Uncommon sources of music nowadays

    0
    1
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    EVERGREENTREE debut

    116A Christmas decoration site

    0
    1
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    FOULWEATHERGEAR debut

    94A Slicker, umbrella, galoshes, etc.

    0
    1
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    HORIZONTALMERGER debut

    51D Combining of companies making the same product

    0
    1
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    OOZEDOUT debut

    52A Leaked, as from a container

    0
    1
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    TOPSERGEANT debut

    23A Base leader

    0
    1
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    UNEMERGENCYFORCE debut

    16D Quick-acting intl. military unit

    0
    1