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Sunday · 140 answers · 13 debuts

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

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    ORE

    48D Buried treasure

    48
    581
  2. 2
    SSN

    12D W-2 info: Abbr.

    44
    242
  3. 3
    EGO

    35A Kind of boost

    42
    393
  4. 4
    AGO

    61A Years ___

    39
    291
  5. 5
    ARI

    40D Former White House press secretary Fleischer

    36
    378
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    SIR

    37A "My dear fellow"

    35
    271
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    IDO

    69D Union words

    33
    336
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    TEA

    104A Social type

    30
    374
  9. 9
    APE

    59D Siamang, for one

    28
    415
  10. 10
    EROS

    100A Love child?

    28
    321
  11. 11
    ARENA

    14D Bowl

    24
    334
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    NEON

    34D City light

    24
    219
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    TIP

    32D Line just above the total

    22
    126
  14. 14
    ILL

    3D "___ bite"

    21
    260
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    EMT

    60A Rescue squad V.I.P.

    21
    188
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    EDAM

    78A Paraffin-wrapped cheese

    19
    216
  17. 17
    NIT

    43D Petty peeve

    19
    143
  18. 18
    NOPE

    117A "I don't think so"

    19
    84
  19. 19
    REO

    50A Car introduced in 1905

    18
    196
  20. 20
    OWL

    19D Symbol of Minerva

    18
    135
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    ACH

    44D Essen exclamation

    18
    126
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    OBI

    7D Japanese band

    17
    199
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    TEL

    85D No. on a business card

    17
    183
  24. 24
    INA

    124D ___ quandary

    17
    178
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    ENG

    84D Where London is: Abbr.

    17
    160
  26. 26
    ERODE

    108D Undermine

    16
    175
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    DIE

    66A 63-Across device

    16
    168
  28. 28
    ABU

    2D ___ Ghraib, Iraqi prison

    16
    86
  29. 29
    PRO

    120D Backing

    15
    214
  30. 30
    CAL

    18D Oriole Ripken

    15
    158
  31. 31
    WOE

    81A Bad news

    15
    119
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    MOP

    1D Big job for a barber

    15
    104
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    YAM

    123D Candied vegetable

    15
    81
  34. 34
    TOP

    96D Best

    13
    132
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    VAN

    125D Camper, e.g.

    13
    107
  36. 36
    OPINE

    112D Speak out

    13
    95
  37. 37
    UFOS

    54D Alien craft

    13
    88
  38. 38
    TOTAL

    13D Wreck

    13
    85
  39. 39
    EMUS

    73D Birds as big as people

    11
    103
  40. 40
    SALSA

    99A Saucy dance

    11
    98
  41. 41
    OOO

    58D Win in a children's game

    10
    81
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    OLEO

    33D Table spread

    9
    264
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    NEA

    88D Grant grp.

    9
    217
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    TOTO

    118A He was chased by the Cowardly Lion

    9
    113
  45. 45
    TRON

    76A Disney movie with a hacker hero

    9
    113
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    PEEP

    89D Least complaint

    9
    59
  47. 47
    KAT

    121D Kit ___ Club

    8
    101
  48. 48
    ALOUD

    97A One way to think

    8
    57
  49. 49
    MOPE

    62A Be down

    7
    45
  50. 50
    HOW

    106A "And ___!"

    6
    54
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    FENCE

    113D Cross swords (with)

    6
    33
  52. 52
    PINOT

    46A Champagne grape

    6
    27
  53. 53
    ASI

    56D "Take me ___ am"

    4
    130
  54. 54
    THEM

    45D Joyce Carol Oates novel

    4
    64
  55. 55
    MINT

    63A Money maker

    4
    63
  56. 56
    NOH

    47D Japanese theater

    4
    61
  57. 57
    UTERO

    92A "In ___" (#1 Nirvana album)

    4
    51
  58. 58
    STINT

    5D Be frugal

    4
    49
  59. 59
    ERASED

    35D Did away with

    4
    44
  60. 60
    BANANA

    128A Second ___

    4
    39
  61. 61
    OMEGAS

    7A High-end watches

    4
    30
  62. 62
    EHS

    74A Hardly glowing reviews

    3
    64
  63. 63
    AMOEBA

    105D Study in multiplication and division?

    3
    63
  64. 64
    ROTOR

    111D Chopper part

    3
    51
  65. 65
    ATONCE

    127A This second

    3
    50
  66. 66
    LORNA

    115D "___ Doone"

    3
    35
  67. 67
    AGELIMIT

    29D Little League issue

    3
    17
  68. 68
    GRIND

    10D Rat race

    3
    16
  69. 69
    EUR

    83D Where 84-Down is: Abbr.

    2
    83
  70. 70
    DELE

    38A Get out

    2
    78
  71. 71
    MECCA

    8D Believer's goal

    2
    50
  72. 72
    GRO

    72D Miracle-___

    2
    40
  73. 73
    CONN

    27A State where Geo. W. Bush was born

    2
    30
  74. 74
    DEATH

    98D Necrophobiac's fear

    2
    28
  75. 75
    SLEEPS

    93A Is out

    2
    24
  76. 76
    RUNAT

    42A Attack

    2
    19
  77. 77
    HEROIC

    116A Medal-worthy

    2
    15
  78. 78
    MAINST

    1A Heart of a bus. district

    2
    14
  79. 79
    BEARDS

    21A Crumb catchers, often

    2
    9
  80. 80
    INRI

    90D Cross letters

    1
    73
  81. 81
    ADONIS

    11D Hunk

    1
    45
  82. 82
    SEESAW

    75D Go one way, then the other

    1
    42
  83. 83
    YUL

    36A Deborah's "The King and I" co-star

    1
    42
  84. 84
    ROZ

    102A "Frasier" role

    1
    38
  85. 85
    ENCL

    26A Bottom-of-letter abbr.

    1
    27
  86. 86
    GES

    122D Kenmore alternatives

    1
    24
  87. 87
    PIERS

    110D Places to drop a line

    1
    24
  88. 88
    TABASCO

    13A Mexican state east of Veracruz

    1
    23
  89. 89
    SIEGES

    101D Some war plans

    1
    14
  90. 90
    ZENITH

    103D Climax

    1
    14
  91. 91
    SERGEI

    71A Composer Prokofiev

    1
    13
  92. 92
    YOUTH

    87D "___ has no age": Picasso

    1
    12
  93. 93
    EBW

    119D "Charlotte's Web" initials

    1
    11
  94. 94
    SANKIN

    28A Became fully evident

    1
    5
  95. 95
    ENL

    94A Blowup: Abbr.

    0
    75
  96. 96
    ERO

    86D Leandro's love

    0
    39
  97. 97
    OFA

    77D One-kind connector

    0
    39
  98. 98
    RMN

    80A Old presidential inits.

    0
    33
  99. 99
    ERGOT

    95A Rye malady

    0
    30
  100. 100
    ETNAS

    114D Old lab burners

    0
    26
  101. 101
    EATON

    9D Stationery name

    0
    24
  102. 102
    SABU

    70D "Elephant Boy" boy

    0
    23
  103. 103
    OBLATE

    20A Squeezed at the ends, as leaves

    0
    19
  104. 104
    ALLIED

    16D In something together

    0
    15
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    DONEN

    109D "Funny Face" director Stanley

    0
    9
  106. 106
    FLEUR

    24D Bloom of Paris

    0
    9
  107. 107
    METEORIC

    68D Transiently brilliant

    0
    9
  108. 108
    NOREASON

    55A "Just because"

    0
    9
  109. 109
    TELLALL

    25A Exposé

    0
    9
  110. 110
    ALARUM

    51A Warning signal, once

    0
    8
  111. 111
    MITA

    79D Canon alternative

    0
    8
  112. 112
    MSGT

    52D Certain NCO

    0
    8
  113. 113
    THREES

    130A Crowds, it is said

    0
    8
  114. 114
    NEWDELHI

    64D City served by Indira Gandhi International Airport

    0
    7
  115. 115
    ASAMAN debut

    131A One way to live transsexually

    0
    6
  116. 116
    BREEDER

    126A Owner of a stud farm

    0
    6
  117. 117
    NOMATTER

    30D "Don't sweat it"

    0
    6
  118. 118
    EPIGONE

    119A Copycat

    0
    5
  119. 119
    PICAYUNE

    89A Piddling

    0
    5
  120. 120
    SLANDERS

    17D Doesn't just bad-mouth

    0
    4
  121. 121
    BLUFF

    31D Putting all the poker chips in the pot, maybe

    0
    3
  122. 122
    OTOMIS

    67A Mexican Indians

    0
    3
  123. 123
    SPRINTER

    28D One on the fast track?

    0
    3
  124. 124
    TETCHY

    6D Peevish

    0
    3
  125. 125
    TUNAONRYE

    41D Deli order

    0
    3
  126. 126
    WORSENS

    129A Goes downhill

    0
    3
  127. 127
    BALKY debut

    15D Obstinate

    0
    2
  128. 128
    CLOTHIER

    91D One whose work may suit you

    0
    2
  129. 129
    FICHU

    53A Triangular kerchief

    0
    2
  130. 130
    ORALLAW debut

    22A Some unwritten rules

    0
    2
  131. 131
    PULPITFICTION debut

    23A Quentin Tarantino paperback about a minister's stories?

    0
    2
  132. 132
    REMAT debut

    39A Prepare to frame again, maybe

    0
    2
  133. 133
    ANDTHEBANDITPLAYEDON debut

    29A Randy Shilts exposé of an outlaw musician?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    FREETOBITEYOUANDME debut

    82A Marlo Thomas storybook for liberated vampires?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    KITINGHENRYIV debut

    121A Shakespearean play about a monarch who writes bad checks?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    NAPED debut

    4D Red-___ sapsucker

    0
    1
  137. 137
    PITIEDPIPEROFHAMELIN debut

    107A Grimm Brothers story about a sorry leader, with "The"?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SITINSOFTHEFATHERS debut

    57A Susan Howatch novel about protesting clergy?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    TERMINALS debut

    49D United places

    0
    1
  140. 140
    THOMPSON debut

    65D Hunter of literature

    0
    1