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Sunday · 140 answers · 16 debuts

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

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    ONE

    13D With 105-Down, a short play

    64
    613
  2. 2
    EAR

    60A Where the antihelix is

    57
    485
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    TOE

    31A It may be pinched

    29
    293
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    MET

    57A Greeted

    25
    187
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    LSAT

    41D Hurdle for some college srs.

    25
    172
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    ASHE

    100A Champ just before 36-Down

    22
    275
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    ABET

    45D Assist in shady doings

    22
    228
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    EURO

    112D Prefix with zone

    22
    221
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    OED

    109A Shak. is its most-quoted writer

    22
    141
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    TEND

    91D Oversee

    22
    122
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    GEE

    114D "Imagine that!"

    20
    200
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    IOU

    115D Note to be used later

    18
    160
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    ERIC

    6D Prince in "The Little Mermaid"

    17
    251
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    TEL

    34A Business card abbr.

    17
    183
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    USSR

    121A Cold war inits.

    17
    171
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    SAC

    71D Egg holder

    17
    167
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    ELATE

    29A Cheer greatly

    16
    182
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    MAT

    28A Wrestling locale

    16
    145
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    MINI

    108D Attire not for the modest

    15
    100
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    RAD

    81A Supercool

    14
    134
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    RIA

    44D Estuary

    14
    128
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    BAN

    104A U.N. chief ___ Ki-moon

    13
    125
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    RAIL

    107D Symbol of thinness

    13
    120
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    RSVP

    7D Answer

    13
    85
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    PIN

    86D A.T.M. need

    12
    103
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    SUR

    11D Boulogne-___-Mer, France

    12
    97
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    IKE

    55D Nickname once at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

    11
    181
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    EATS

    8A Din-din

    11
    166
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    HERO

    38A Hercules or Ulysses

    11
    159
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    NOON

    79A Twelve ___

    11
    103
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    JAM

    101A Tough spot

    11
    90
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    OCTET

    90D Certain chamber group

    11
    87
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    HIT

    88A Boffo

    10
    101
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    OILS

    84D "Essential" things

    10
    92
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    AMORAL

    97D Lacking scruples

    10
    64
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    RODS

    111D Wands

    9
    59
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    ARS

    83D ___ Magica

    8
    112
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    MAINE

    96A Home of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

    8
    81
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    USC

    72A The Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conf.

    8
    62
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    VIA

    64A Itinerary word

    7
    145
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    TEARY

    87A Obviously sad

    7
    40
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    EDSEL

    18D Car with an innovative "rolling dome" speedometer

    6
    122
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    TARP

    58A Outdoor cover

    6
    78
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    OGLED

    39A Eyed

    6
    45
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    ALTER

    105A Desex

    5
    86
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    STATS

    75D Rebounds and steals

    5
    59
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    ACHED

    77D Hurt so bad

    5
    54
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    GNUS

    110D Striped animals

    5
    38
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    MANTRA

    96D You can say that again

    5
    24
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    NRA

    76A Prominent D.C. lobby

    4
    262
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    CUR

    67A Despicable sort

    4
    73
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    DID

    69A Executed

    4
    67
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    ORNATE

    16D Florid

    4
    63
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    BASTE

    78A Wallop

    4
    52
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    SERUM

    47D Blood ___

    4
    42
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    BLOW

    36A Completely bungle

    4
    41
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    LETBE

    37D Not touch

    4
    33
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    RABID

    32A Zealous

    4
    33
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    OOHED

    103D Expressed delight

    4
    32
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    RISERS

    65A Choir stands

    4
    26
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    BOERS

    104D Some South Africans

    4
    19
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    NEHI

    80D Fruit-flavored soda

    3
    96
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    NABOB

    25D Honcho

    3
    37
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    RACED

    56D Hurried

    3
    33
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    FEDS

    99A Certain investigators, for short

    3
    32
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    SINUS

    47A Congestion site

    3
    29
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    TUTTI

    12D For all to play, in music

    3
    23
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    MADRE

    57D Member of the familia

    3
    22
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    DOTES

    102A Lavishes gifts (on), say

    3
    18
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    RESENTS

    68D Feels indignant about

    3
    13
  71. 71
    ACUTE

    9D Sharp

    2
    83
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    BORG

    36D 1976-80 Wimbledon champ

    2
    35
  73. 73
    SCOUR

    20A Search high and low

    2
    32
  74. 74
    TRAINEE

    117A Office newbie

    2
    23
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    KNEEPAD

    85A Bit of gridiron equipment

    2
    15
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    DESIST

    70A Stop

    2
    14
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    HONKS

    38D Sounds of anger or jubilation

    2
    10
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    ALER

    35A Oriole or Blue Jay, for short

    1
    40
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    WAVE

    14D Salon option

    1
    31
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    ESCROW

    8D Mortgagee's concern

    1
    30
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    RIEL

    15D Cambodian money

    1
    28
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    YOURE

    118A "___ joking!"

    1
    21
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    GDS

    40D Factory shipments: Abbr.

    1
    20
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    ASTRIDE

    93D On

    1
    18
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    SPATES

    51D Sudden floods

    1
    16
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    DINGY

    62D Needing bleach, say

    1
    8
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    TOWROPE

    12A Nautical line

    1
    6
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    PETTED

    17D Stroked

    1
    5
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    SCHEMES

    73A Machinates

    1
    5
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    DONATED

    33D Gave

    1
    4
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    REMARKS

    21D Ad-libs and such

    1
    3
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    SHRUNK debut

    52D Much smaller now

    1
    3
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    ORT

    46A Meal crumb

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    86
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    OTOS

    27D Western tribe

    0
    42
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    HADJ

    74D Religious pilgrimage

    0
    40
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    ENORM

    106A Huge, in poetry

    0
    25
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    JESTS

    101D Kids

    0
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    TRISTE

    50D Mournful

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    20
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    SEDATED

    61A Under

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    15
  100. 100
    TORS

    10D Craggy peaks

    0
    14
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    POISON

    53D Exterminator's option

    0
    13
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    ROSCOE

    54D Gangster's gun

    0
    13
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    TELECAST

    91A Show on the small screen

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    12
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    DEBATE

    63D Campaign feature

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    INEXILE

    2D Kept from home

    0
    11
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    LITES

    30A Some Millers

    0
    11
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    CRTS

    98A PC screens, for short

    0
    10
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    TELAVIV

    23A Home of the newspaper Haaretz

    0
    10
  109. 109
    TIPSTER

    1A Track figure

    0
    9
  110. 110
    DREIDEL

    119A Lettered top

    0
    8
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    CALORIC

    92D Heat-related

    0
    7
  112. 112
    LAVISH

    49D Extravagant

    0
    6
  113. 113
    SCRAPED

    66D Eked (out)

    0
    6
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    SORCERY

    122A Activity in which spelling counts?

    0
    6
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    TERSELY

    95D How Calvin Coolidge spoke

    0
    5
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    ACTER

    105D See 13-Down

    0
    4
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    BASALTS

    48A Some volcanic deposits

    0
    4
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    HOOKE debut

    59A Robert who introduced the term "cell" to biology

    0
    4
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    SHEDDER

    94D Dog after the winter, e.g.

    0
    4
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    CURRENTEVENTS

    24A Electrical engineers and news anchors?

    0
    3
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    FALSER debut

    99D Less accurate

    0
    3
  122. 122
    SALLIED

    120A Set out

    0
    3
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    TEVIS

    5D Walter ___, author of "The Hustler"

    0
    3
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    TIREDLY debut

    87D Without oomph

    0
    3
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    UNAIRED

    22A Like some grievances

    0
    3
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    HIPJOINTS debut

    89A Beat-era musicians and orthopedists?

    0
    2
  127. 127
    REDSHOES

    42A Classic Hans Christian Andersen story, with "The"

    0
    2
  128. 128
    ROCKBANDS debut

    44A Geologists and music video producers?

    0
    2
  129. 129
    TUTELAR

    1D Like a guardian

    0
    2
  130. 130
    UNITERS

    19A Ally makers

    0
    2
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    EXOTICPORTS debut

    26A World travelers and wine connoisseurs?

    0
    1
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    GOLDRECORDS debut

    110A Fort Knox officials and pop singers?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    HONERS debut

    43D Sharpeners

    0
    1
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    OUTRIDE debut

    116A Defeat in a derby

    0
    1
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    PILOTED debut

    3D Flew

    0
    1
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    RECUSED debut

    32D Stepped aside, in court

    0
    1
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    SPRINGBREAKS debut

    52A College students and mattress testers?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    STAGECOACHES debut

    82A Old West outlaws and aspiring thespians?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    STATERS debut

    4D Bay ___ (residents of Massachusetts)

    0
    1
  140. 140
    STRAIGHTLINES debut

    113A Comedians and parade directors?

    0
    1