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Sunday · 140 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    ATE

    81D Had

    76
    598
  2. 2
    ANT

    92A Certain soldier

    45
    401
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    ELSE

    17D "Anything ___?"

    43
    440
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    TEN

    37D Number of lords a-leaping

    39
    369
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    TNT

    107D Big bang maker

    38
    338
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    ISEE

    43A Comment made with a nod

    36
    360
  7. 7
    SASS

    105D Lip

    29
    202
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    ALL

    108D Word left off the end of the clue at 13-Down

    28
    299
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    TREE

    47D Christmas ___

    25
    309
  10. 10
    ENT

    29A Suffix with respond

    24
    222
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    ESS

    110D Satisfactory grade, in kindergarten

    22
    413
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    IRAN

    84A Theodemocratic state

    22
    276
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    DEE

    109D Poor grade

    22
    182
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    MIA

    7D "Mamma ___!"

    21
    209
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    ABE

    32A Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___

    18
    274
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    SEAR

    70A Brown

    18
    113
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    INRE

    50D Memo starter

    17
    251
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    PIE

    77A Christmas ___

    17
    183
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    STS

    58A Nicholas and others: Abbr.

    16
    191
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    LAIR

    65D Cub's place

    15
    143
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    IRATE

    12D Heated

    14
    194
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    REAR

    2D Where the bag of gifts is stowed on a sleigh

    14
    184
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    ATONE

    57A Expiate, with "for"

    13
    172
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    AVER

    96D Swear

    12
    195
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    ONAIR

    30D Studio sign

    12
    128
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    SENOR

    41D Title in Toledo

    12
    90
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    RENE

    3D Auberjonois of "The Christmas Star"

    11
    221
  28. 28
    SLOE

    18D Blue-black berrylike fruit

    11
    164
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    TELL

    82A Archer William

    11
    100
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    EPSOM

    71D ___ salts

    11
    72
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    LEN

    54A Author Deighton

    9
    170
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    ABIT

    66D Some

    9
    100
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    TACIT

    76A Implied

    9
    75
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    DASH

    13D Word repeated in "Now ___ away! ___ away! ___ away ...!"

    9
    69
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    RELO

    95D Move, in Realtor-speak

    9
    67
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    PECAN

    64D Christmas cookie ingredient

    9
    55
  37. 37
    DEET

    46A Insect repellent

    9
    45
  38. 38
    OBESE

    30A Way overdue to take off?

    8
    145
  39. 39
    TEAL

    16D Green-blue

    8
    105
  40. 40
    THAT

    102D "Take ___!"

    8
    98
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    SINAI

    60D Mideast desert

    8
    90
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    TEENS

    42D Difficult period

    8
    86
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    TANS

    19D Whips

    8
    81
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    IOTAS

    75A Some sorority sisters

    8
    80
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    ALOUD

    56A Audibly

    8
    57
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    PANIC

    69A "What to do? What to do?" feeling

    8
    46
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    RTES

    62A A.A.A. recommendations: Abbr.

    7
    128
  48. 48
    ASHES

    38D Grate-ful?

    7
    109
  49. 49
    SARAN

    70D It's a wrap

    7
    65
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    EDITED

    40D Made a long story short?

    7
    39
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    ERST

    1D Once, old-style

    6
    155
  52. 52
    ANDES

    44D Big range

    6
    76
  53. 53
    ASYET

    35D Until now

    6
    72
  54. 54
    ORIENT

    114A Source of "we three kings"

    6
    69
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    UNDER

    55A ___ the mistletoe

    6
    58
  56. 56
    PLOD

    64A Lumber

    6
    46
  57. 57
    PITAS

    63A Sandwich shop orders

    6
    35
  58. 58
    BIOTA

    74A Flora and fauna

    6
    34
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    IRONED

    90D Pressed

    6
    33
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    ERRATA

    1A Literary slips

    5
    64
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    PATHS

    63D What snow shovels may produce

    5
    32
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    IND

    8D Home of Christmas Lake Village: Abbr.

    4
    99
  63. 63
    DEMI

    97D Moore of "G.I. Jane"

    4
    72
  64. 64
    RADON

    95A Dangerous seepage

    4
    37
  65. 65
    TEASER

    5D Promo, perhaps

    4
    28
  66. 66
    STA

    9D RR stop

    3
    158
  67. 67
    HST

    24D F.D.R.'s successor

    3
    125
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    IRES

    59A Ticks off

    3
    83
  69. 69
    EFT

    71A Young amphibian

    3
    73
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    PERSE

    61A Intrinsically

    3
    59
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    TENON

    73D Joint part

    3
    47
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    SARTRE

    34A "Being and Nothingness" writer

    3
    36
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    DETERS

    116A Blocks

    3
    21
  74. 74
    UPI

    94D News source, for short

    2
    95
  75. 75
    ALBEE

    66A "The Sandbox" playwright

    2
    57
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    REINS

    36D Straps in a sleigh

    2
    52
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    SPIRE

    60A Church part

    2
    42
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    AFTS

    4D Times in classifieds

    2
    37
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    ELATES

    113A Tickles

    2
    32
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    ICEMAN

    90A Unemotional type, slangily

    2
    30
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    FIONA

    72D Singer Apple

    2
    26
  82. 82
    ARSENE

    6D Fictional detective Lupin

    2
    19
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    REEFER

    20A Joint

    2
    18
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    IQTEST

    14A Grade school administration, maybe

    2
    15
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    URI

    94A Mentalist Geller

    1
    150
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    ONER

    104D Lulu

    1
    95
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    TITHE

    27A 10%

    1
    46
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    CAJUN

    88A Popular cuisine

    1
    24
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    HITE

    103D Author Shere

    1
    22
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    SILLS

    34D Grammy and Emmy-winning soprano

    1
    21
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    AKIMBO

    89D Out-elbowed?

    1
    19
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    ARIDE

    93D Take for ___

    1
    19
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    ARMREST

    39A Area for a reupholsterer

    1
    18
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    LIFER

    67D Career soldier

    1
    17
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    BENS

    31D Uncle ___

    1
    16
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    CRISIS

    88D Big pickle?

    1
    13
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    CANYON

    87D Rafting area

    1
    12
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    POKES

    69D Elbows

    1
    12
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    AGEIST

    11D Discriminating sort, in a way

    1
    11
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    EDIBLES

    112A Fruitcake and plum pudding, e.g.

    1
    11
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    RETOLD

    62D Like the Christmas story, often

    1
    9
  102. 102
    ANENT

    38A About

    0
    43
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    ILS

    14D French pronoun

    0
    39
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    ASAN

    44A "___ alternative ..."

    0
    37
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    FIJI

    80D Part of Captain Cook's explorations

    0
    36
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    AMAN

    79D "Walk Like ___"

    0
    35
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    ILIAC

    52D Kind of artery

    0
    34
  108. 108
    ARKIN

    93A "Little Miss Sunshine" co-star

    0
    23
  109. 109
    OYER

    100D Court hearing

    0
    22
  110. 110
    BMOC

    33D Univ. QB, perhaps

    0
    21
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    MAES

    83A Fannie ___ (investing options)

    0
    16
  112. 112
    ORME

    98D "Coffee, Tea ___?"

    0
    16
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    ULEES

    28A "___ Gold" (1997 film)

    0
    16
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    IGORS

    45D Stravinsky and others

    0
    14
  115. 115
    TRESSES

    26A Locks

    0
    14
  116. 116
    TONO

    85A Up ___ good

    0
    13
  117. 117
    TORII

    99A Decorative gateway in Japan

    0
    13
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    ITNO

    45A "Pay ___ mind"

    0
    12
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    CIRCLE

    91D Group

    0
    11
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    RESOLES

    115A Puts a new bottom on

    0
    10
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    LENTEN

    10D Of fast times?

    0
    8
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    BOYLE

    68D Peter of "Everybody Loves Raymond"

    0
    7
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    YEARNED

    25D Longed (for)

    0
    7
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    BAPTISM

    51D Initiation rite

    0
    6
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    INTEGRA

    21A Former Acura model

    0
    6
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    LAPORTE

    53D French-named city on Galveston Bay

    0
    6
  127. 127
    LEMMON

    111A Jack of "The Apartment"

    0
    4
  128. 128
    LUELLA

    22A Fashion's Bartley

    0
    4
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    REDCAPS

    86A Porters

    0
    4
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    ATRUE debut

    39D Based on ___ story

    0
    3
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    MISLAID

    7A Lost

    0
    3
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    TORUN

    76D "Born ___"

    0
    3
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    ISAPTTO debut

    75D Will likely

    0
    2
  134. 134
    PORTHOS debut

    101A Classic role played by Gérard Depardieu in "The Man in the Iron Mask"

    0
    2
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    EVERYTOYISMADEINCHINA debut

    106A End of the verse

    0
    1
  136. 136
    GUITEAU debut

    49D Garfield's assassin

    0
    1
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    IFYOUASKHIMFORAREASON debut

    78A Verse, part 3

    0
    1
  138. 138
    LYINGINHISBIGRECLINER debut

    48A Verse, part 2

    0
    1
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    QUEUER debut

    15D Line former

    0
    1
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    SANTASHADANEASYSEASON debut

    23A Start of a holiday verse

    0
    1