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Sunday · 142 answers · 19 debuts

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

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    ELI

    39D QB Manning

    60
    599
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    ALA

    43A Neighbor of Ga.

    58
    513
  3. 3
    EGO

    76A Massage target?

    42
    393
  4. 4
    ISEE

    80D "Ah, yes"

    36
    360
  5. 5
    EPA

    91A Clean air org.

    36
    320
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    ALL

    45D The whole wide world

    28
    299
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    STIR

    103A Commotion

    27
    292
  8. 8
    TREE

    77D Olive or apple

    25
    309
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    ENE

    20D Laredo-to-Galveston dir.

    24
    403
  10. 10
    OER

    86D Anthem contraction

    22
    248
  11. 11
    ILL

    54A Below par

    21
    260
  12. 12
    EMT

    8D Ambulance figure: Abbr.

    21
    188
  13. 13
    ASIS

    69D Without adjustments

    21
    183
  14. 14
    NAS

    40D "Illmatic" rapper

    21
    122
  15. 15
    IHOP

    52D Restaurant chain since 1958

    21
    110
  16. 16
    SCAR

    29D Cliff

    20
    188
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    ALEC

    79D Actor Baldwin

    19
    279
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    REM

    89D Crucial sleep stage

    19
    158
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    EGAD

    109D "Heavens!"

    18
    203
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    IOU

    81A Debt acknowledgment

    18
    160
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    SEEP

    106D Ooze

    18
    128
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    DOH

    56A "What a moron I am!"

    18
    116
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    OMAN

    74A Tip of the Arabian Peninsula

    17
    201
  24. 24
    SKY

    114D Heavens

    17
    129
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    ELMO

    64D Ticklish one?

    15
    174
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    THAI

    77A Spicy cuisine

    15
    130
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    CLAM

    1D Symbol of happiness

    14
    86
  28. 28
    RAH

    38D Word of encouragement

    13
    215
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    APR

    84D When Earth Day is celebrated: Abbr.

    13
    170
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    ESSAY

    121A Swift's "A Modest Proposal," e.g.

    12
    153
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    SENOR

    60A Monterrey mister

    12
    90
  32. 32
    IKE

    59D Running mate with Dick

    11
    181
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    MOE

    66D Target of many a Bart Simpson prank call

    11
    149
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    SLOT

    49D ___ machine

    11
    131
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    ILK

    62D Type

    11
    107
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    SHEL

    4D Writer/illustrator Silverstein

    11
    75
  37. 37
    CEE

    83D O.K. mark

    10
    138
  38. 38
    ELMS

    48D They're seen in many John Constable paintings

    9
    115
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    UNA

    33D Spanish "a"

    8
    115
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    RAS

    108D Dorm heads, for short

    8
    84
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    DERN

    56D Laura of "Jurassic Park"

    8
    67
  42. 42
    LEOS

    9D Many August babies

    8
    60
  43. 43
    ETES

    112D Somme times

    7
    148
  44. 44
    TERSE

    102D Brusque

    7
    142
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    DSL

    123A Alternative to dial-up

    7
    82
  46. 46
    ORALS

    86A Trying period for a doctoral student

    7
    74
  47. 47
    TSE

    116D Literary inits.

    6
    228
  48. 48
    OGLE

    57A Gawk at

    6
    200
  49. 49
    PEEL

    68D Marmalade component

    6
    97
  50. 50
    AJAX

    37D Product with TV's first advertising jingle, 1948

    6
    62
  51. 51
    CALC

    111D Course after trig

    6
    34
  52. 52
    ELTON

    11D Rocker John

    5
    102
  53. 53
    ISLET

    17D Archipelago part

    5
    74
  54. 54
    MOD

    75D Trendy

    5
    64
  55. 55
    CROW

    90D Cock-a-doodle-doo

    5
    58
  56. 56
    BARE

    36D Expose

    4
    67
  57. 57
    GELS

    58D Some shampoos

    4
    61
  58. 58
    ABOVE

    97D Previously mentioned

    4
    60
  59. 59
    EXIST

    22A Be

    4
    45
  60. 60
    VIOLA

    16D It's bowed

    4
    41
  61. 61
    SPUN

    60D Like cotton candy

    4
    40
  62. 62
    RONI

    67D Rice-A-___

    4
    26
  63. 63
    DAMES

    100D Matriarchs

    4
    25
  64. 64
    BOK

    71A ___ choy (Chinese vegetable)

    4
    24
  65. 65
    SHEEN

    73A Luster

    3
    38
  66. 66
    ELDERS

    8A Tribal council makeup, often

    3
    28
  67. 67
    NORAH

    50A Jazzy Jones

    3
    28
  68. 68
    SPEX

    55A X-ray ___

    3
    21
  69. 69
    EXOTICA

    88D Rare imports, maybe

    3
    16
  70. 70
    MERLOT

    21A Wine sometimes blended with Cabernet Sauvignon

    3
    15
  71. 71
    MYMAN

    27D "Bro!"

    3
    12
  72. 72
    ANE

    41A What a Tennessee cheerleader asks for a lot?

    2
    130
  73. 73
    BASSO

    85D ___ profundo

    2
    42
  74. 74
    GRO

    5A Miracle-___

    2
    40
  75. 75
    AVANT

    101D ___-garde

    2
    34
  76. 76
    TERMS

    72A Contract specifics

    2
    34
  77. 77
    BOUT

    104A Series of rounds

    2
    29
  78. 78
    PEEWEE

    92A Baseball's ___ league

    2
    22
  79. 79
    ALIENATE

    23A Turn away

    2
    20
  80. 80
    CORNS

    98D Toes' woes

    2
    19
  81. 81
    ENSUES

    119A Follows

    2
    14
  82. 82
    CPUS

    1A Program executors, for short

    2
    13
  83. 83
    ETCHED

    95D Marked permanently

    2
    11
  84. 84
    TOOTSY

    24A Foot, slangily

    2
    5
  85. 85
    XER

    93A Gen ___

    1
    53
  86. 86
    ALER

    30A Yank or Tiger

    1
    40
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    LEW

    14D 1950s Braves All-Star pitcher Burdette

    1
    40
  88. 88
    EINS

    34D Karl Marx's one

    1
    38
  89. 89
    UTIL

    3D Regulated bus.

    1
    37
  90. 90
    IZE

    62A Suffix not seen much in London

    1
    31
  91. 91
    CHOU

    70D Dynasty of Confucius and Lao-tzu

    1
    26
  92. 92
    ICEUP

    65D Freeze

    1
    26
  93. 93
    ROSIN

    12D Violinist's need

    1
    26
  94. 94
    LEVIS

    14A Casual attire

    1
    24
  95. 95
    HAWN

    78D Goldie of "Cactus Flower"

    1
    23
  96. 96
    MNOP

    35D Alphabet quartet

    1
    21
  97. 97
    GIZMO

    58A Whatchamacallit

    1
    17
  98. 98
    VNECK

    118A T-shirt style

    1
    14
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    CURES

    99D Parish priests

    1
    12
  100. 100
    ORRIS

    113A Root used in perfumery

    1
    11
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    MARKET

    115A Farmer's ___

    1
    8
  102. 102
    NOBU debut

    110D International chain of fusion cuisine restaurants

    1
    8
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    LUTHERAN

    19A Like the carol "Away in a Manger," originally

    1
    7
  104. 104
    ONEUPS debut

    7D Tops

    1
    7
  105. 105
    STERE

    18D Cubic meter

    0
    45
  106. 106
    REBATE

    61D Commercial come-on

    0
    29
  107. 107
    STEPPE

    122A Plain

    0
    29
  108. 108
    WHOLE

    25A 2% alternative

    0
    16
  109. 109
    COZY

    53D Close, as a relationship

    0
    12
  110. 110
    DROPIT

    10D Disarming words?

    0
    12
  111. 111
    SPOILS

    28A Loot

    0
    12
  112. 112
    INAJAM

    42A Stuck

    0
    10
  113. 113
    SIZED

    47D Judged, with "up"

    0
    10
  114. 114
    ACCOUNT

    69A Narrative

    0
    9
  115. 115
    RATIOS

    6D Photoshop options

    0
    9
  116. 116
    ERASABLE

    120A Like some pens

    0
    8
  117. 117
    PERUSAL

    92D Examination

    0
    7
  118. 118
    PULI

    2D Long-haired sheepdog

    0
    7
  119. 119
    MONOTONE

    51D Orator's no-no

    0
    6
  120. 120
    REEMERGE

    46D Show up again

    0
    5
  121. 121
    STYLO

    13D Pen, to Pierre

    0
    5
  122. 122
    DOPY

    31A Half-baked

    0
    3
  123. 123
    GRANDAM

    5D Mustang competitor

    0
    3
  124. 124
    HUGEST

    44D Most massive

    0
    3
  125. 125
    MEEKEST debut

    63A Least bold

    0
    3
  126. 126
    PERKUP debut

    94D Opposite of "nod off"

    0
    3
  127. 127
    VICARS debut

    96D Parish priests

    0
    3
  128. 128
    WAVERS

    105A Is undecided

    0
    3
  129. 129
    EXHALES debut

    15D Relaxes, in a way

    0
    2
  130. 130
    HASAGOAT debut

    117A Attempts

    0
    2
  131. 131
    MILLENIUM debut

    26A *Long, long time

    0
    2
  132. 132
    PERSEVERENCE debut

    94A *Doggedness

    0
    2
  133. 133
    ACCOMODATE debut

    97A *Oblige

    0
    1
  134. 134
    DUCS debut

    124A French noblemen

    0
    1
  135. 135
    EMBARASSMENT debut

    34A *Absence at a nudist colony?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    HARRASSES debut

    44A *Bugs

    0
    1
  137. 137
    IMPROPERLYSPELLED debut

    65A Like the answers to the 10 asterisked clues, more often than any other English words, according to a 1999 study

    0
    1
  138. 138
    INNOCULATE debut

    32A *Stick with a needle, maybe

    0
    1
  139. 139
    MINISCULE debut

    51A *Wee

    0
    1
  140. 140
    NOTICABLE debut

    82A *Conspicuous

    0
    1
  141. 141
    OCCURENCE debut

    107A *Event

    0
    1
  142. 142
    SUPERCEDE debut

    87A *Supplant

    0
    1