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Sunday · 142 answers · 15 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ATE

    118A Broke bread

    76
    598
  2. 2
    ORE

    14D Blast furnace input

    48
    581
  3. 3
    AREA

    105D Precinct

    46
    631
  4. 4
    NET

    99A Fishtank accessory

    38
    377
  5. 5
    SIR

    35A Fine fellow

    35
    271
  6. 6
    ANY

    112D To some extent

    33
    249
  7. 7
    OMNI

    100A Prefix with potent

    31
    218
  8. 8
    RNA

    109D What retroviruses contain

    29
    322
  9. 9
    OAT

    89D Cereal grass

    28
    290
  10. 10
    UTE

    30D Navajo enemy

    27
    263
  11. 11
    INN

    2D Overnight site

    27
    258
  12. 12
    HOE

    56A Plant manager?

    27
    173
  13. 13
    AFAR

    73D At a distance

    25
    233
  14. 14
    TIP

    58A Figure just above the total

    22
    126
  15. 15
    RTE

    102A MapQuest suggestion: Abbr.

    20
    285
  16. 16
    TIA

    28A ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)

    20
    144
  17. 17
    EGAD

    67A "Great Scott!"

    18
    203
  18. 18
    OBI

    10D Kimono securer

    17
    199
  19. 19
    EAU

    96A Water, to Watteau

    16
    203
  20. 20
    TOT

    111D Preschooler

    16
    200
  21. 21
    OATH

    57D Bleeped word

    16
    143
  22. 22
    UGH

    75A "Feh!"

    16
    128
  23. 23
    MAN

    117A Superhero name ender

    16
    118
  24. 24
    REC

    11D ___ room

    15
    163
  25. 25
    IVE

    41D See 39-Across

    15
    158
  26. 26
    BIO

    6A Life work?

    13
    123
  27. 27
    NINA

    95A "The Seagull" ingenue

    13
    108
  28. 28
    FOR

    9A In support of

    13
    103
  29. 29
    IDA

    83A Mountain SE of ancient Troy

    12
    251
  30. 30
    SECT

    72D It's split

    11
    137
  31. 31
    ONICE

    80A In the cooler

    10
    91
  32. 32
    METE

    38A Deal (out)

    10
    90
  33. 33
    TIED

    36A Undecided, you might say

    10
    80
  34. 34
    INE

    88D See 86-Across

    9
    155
  35. 35
    SPAM

    81A Unread messages, usually

    9
    125
  36. 36
    NESTS

    48A Return flight destinations?

    8
    127
  37. 37
    RITE

    21D Observance

    8
    117
  38. 38
    IRISH

    71D ___ Sea, connected to St. George's Channel

    8
    85
  39. 39
    HERON

    115A Great white ___

    8
    47
  40. 40
    TAPE

    29A Gift-wrapper's need

    7
    124
  41. 41
    ROOT

    43D Origin

    7
    119
  42. 42
    TIM

    108D Country singer McGraw

    7
    109
  43. 43
    HAIR

    4D Della sells hers in "The Gift of the Magi"

    7
    90
  44. 44
    TABOO

    52A Off-limits

    7
    74
  45. 45
    SOIL

    47D It's not needed in hydroponics

    7
    67
  46. 46
    UKE

    30A Strummed instrument

    6
    93
  47. 47
    ITLL

    101D "___ be O.K."

    6
    67
  48. 48
    GRETA

    110A TV journalist Van Susteren

    6
    58
  49. 49
    ONEAL

    19A Basketballer nicknamed the Diesel

    5
    140
  50. 50
    SNARE

    78A Bag

    5
    108
  51. 51
    MALE

    64A Like Eton attendees

    5
    65
  52. 52
    INNIE

    23A Concave button

    5
    43
  53. 53
    SMURF

    97A Fictional blue humanoid

    5
    20
  54. 54
    MARE

    66D Four-legged female

    4
    61
  55. 55
    TIRADE

    50D Philippic

    4
    35
  56. 56
    BOYS

    46A "The History ___" (Tony-winning play)

    4
    32
  57. 57
    SPIKE

    33D Abrupt increase on a graph

    4
    24
  58. 58
    COLT

    15D Peacemaker maker

    3
    47
  59. 59
    ATONES

    34D Assuages one's guilt

    3
    40
  60. 60
    DOCS

    62D Pros who practice

    3
    39
  61. 61
    FEAST

    85A It has many sides

    3
    28
  62. 62
    ATOZ

    44D Complete

    2
    80
  63. 63
    TOG

    74A Get dressed (up)

    2
    53
  64. 64
    ELPASO

    16D #1 hit for Marty Robbins

    2
    48
  65. 65
    TASTY

    119A Finger-lickin' good

    2
    39
  66. 66
    AVALON

    53D Earthly paradise of Celtic legend

    2
    35
  67. 67
    HAIG

    60D Reagan's first secretary of state

    2
    33
  68. 68
    JUNO

    98D 2007 title role for Ellen Page

    2
    24
  69. 69
    FIFE

    9D Taylor's deputy on TV

    2
    20
  70. 70
    SIMBA

    33A Animated film character voiced by Matthew Broderick

    2
    18
  71. 71
    HIGHC

    1A Upper end of a soprano's range

    2
    12
  72. 72
    ELLERBEE

    42A 1980s "NBC News Overnight" anchor / Feared insect [merger]

    2
    9
  73. 73
    ISOLATE

    7D Quarantine

    1
    33
  74. 74
    ESTERS

    18D Some phosphates, e.g.

    1
    32
  75. 75
    PRIOR

    82D Earlier

    1
    27
  76. 76
    IMAGO

    39D Adult insect

    1
    24
  77. 77
    OCTAVE

    8D Scale's range

    1
    22
  78. 78
    RAMONA

    91D ___ Quimby, girl of children's lit

    1
    22
  79. 79
    ANALYST

    113A Commentator

    1
    20
  80. 80
    ARMREST

    84D Seat separator

    1
    18
  81. 81
    BOOGIE

    55A Get down

    1
    11
  82. 82
    ENROLLS

    22A Joins up

    1
    11
  83. 83
    STOGIE

    49D It's clipped at both ends

    1
    10
  84. 84
    SUEDES

    69D Napped fabrics

    1
    10
  85. 85
    DENIMS

    12D Gap filler?

    1
    9
  86. 86
    DINNERS

    87D Some campaign fund-raisers

    1
    8
  87. 87
    KIL

    31D See 42-Across

    1
    7
  88. 88
    PLUSSIGN

    68A A little cross?

    1
    7
  89. 89
    TRANSLATE

    26A Exchange words? / New beginning [merger]

    1
    6
  90. 90
    LONI

    94A Burt's "Stroker Ace" co-star

    0
    63
  91. 91
    HOI

    1D ___ polloi

    0
    52
  92. 92
    TOV

    45A "Mazel ___!"

    0
    49
  93. 93
    AMAIN

    44A At full speed

    0
    47
  94. 94
    AUEL

    65A Author of the "Earth's Children" series

    0
    28
  95. 95
    MOTT

    66A Social reformer Lucretia

    0
    28
  96. 96
    MARIN

    40D California county with Point Reyes National Seashore

    0
    25
  97. 97
    SPADES

    51D Game similar to bridge

    0
    21
  98. 98
    STARK

    47A Harsh

    0
    21
  99. 99
    HAHN

    103D Chemistry Nobelist Otto

    0
    19
  100. 100
    DONAT

    70D "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" star

    0
    14
  101. 101
    FLEES

    77A Takes off

    0
    14
  102. 102
    ASCRIBE

    20A Attribute (to)

    0
    13
  103. 103
    RANLATE

    116A Took too long, as a meeting

    0
    13
  104. 104
    RIV

    79D See 90-Across

    0
    12
  105. 105
    IHAVE

    32A "___ my doubts"

    0
    11
  106. 106
    GENTEEL

    3D Patrician

    0
    9
  107. 107
    BORERS

    76A Insects found in trunks

    0
    8
  108. 108
    BYA

    107D ___ landslide

    0
    8
  109. 109
    TEMPTS

    52D Really appeals to

    0
    8
  110. 110
    BREN

    55D W.W. II light machine gun

    0
    7
  111. 111
    DIASPORA

    62A Group migration

    0
    7
  112. 112
    DIOCESE

    12A Bishopric

    0
    7
  113. 113
    INHOUSE

    114A Using company resources

    0
    7
  114. 114
    BELUGA

    54D Caviar source

    0
    6
  115. 115
    FORES

    85D See 106-Across

    0
    6
  116. 116
    LINGUA

    94D ___ franca

    0
    6
  117. 117
    CLEA

    5D See 26-Across

    0
    5
  118. 118
    INHABIT

    13D Occupy

    0
    5
  119. 119
    JINGO

    98A Aggressive patriot

    0
    5
  120. 120
    MUTATE

    93D Change genetically

    0
    5
  121. 121
    DONTBEASTRANGER

    106A "Come back now, y'hear?" / Park employee [merger]

    0
    4
  122. 122
    SLIPIN debut

    17D Add surreptitiously

    0
    4
  123. 123
    BOEUF

    76D ___ bourguignon

    0
    3
  124. 124
    CARRADIO

    86A Commuter's source of entertainment / Actor John or David [split]

    0
    3
  125. 125
    ATION debut

    25D See 24-Across

    0
    2
  126. 126
    BANSHEES

    6D Keen producers

    0
    2
  127. 127
    CONGEST debut

    86D Stop up

    0
    2
  128. 128
    DEODAR

    90D Himalayan cedar

    0
    2
  129. 129
    EVENTHORIZON debut

    59A Black hole's boundary / Despite the fact that [split]

    0
    2
  130. 130
    HUNGARIAN

    103A Franz Liszt, e.g. / Didn't go straight, maybe [split]

    0
    2
  131. 131
    IGHT debut

    104D See 103-Across

    0
    2
  132. 132
    NIMBY debut

    27D Modern political acronym

    0
    2
  133. 133
    NOTIFICANHELPIT

    24A "Over my dead body!" / Alert [split]

    0
    2
  134. 134
    PERLMAN debut

    63D Violinist Itzhak

    0
    2
  135. 135
    SANGAREE debut

    81D 1953 3-D film starring Fernando Lamas

    0
    2
  136. 136
    DEBONES debut

    37D Prepares, in a way, as chicken

    0
    1
  137. 137
    DISACCHARIDE debut

    70A Double sugar / Travel freely? [merger]

    0
    1
  138. 138
    DRYVERMOUTH debut

    90A Martini ingredient / Delta site [merger]

    0
    1
  139. 139
    HITC debut

    56D See 70-Across

    0
    1
  140. 140
    IMPOSITIONS debut

    39A Annoying obligations / "No need to check" [split]

    0
    1
  141. 141
    OUGH debut

    61D See 59-Across

    0
    1
  142. 142
    YUNNAN debut

    92D Chinese province bordering Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar

    0
    1