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Sunday · 140 answers · 18 debuts

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

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    AREA

    7D Stretch

    46
    631
  2. 2
    EPEE

    31A Modern pentathlon event

    41
    343
  3. 3
    OGRE

    38D Dungeons & Dragons character

    36
    284
  4. 4
    ANTS

    116A Red army?

    33
    247
  5. 5
    ACNE

    73D Rough condition to face?

    32
    233
  6. 6
    EMIT

    102D Give off

    30
    262
  7. 7
    EDU

    13D Dot follower, often

    28
    194
  8. 8
    ENDS

    53A Outer limits

    27
    303
  9. 9
    TAR

    98A Source of creosote

    26
    351
  10. 10
    ELLA

    105D Salmon tail?

    23
    262
  11. 11
    ANEW

    77D From the top

    23
    237
  12. 12
    PRE

    108D Grand ___, Nova Scotia

    21
    175
  13. 13
    LIL

    67D Rap star ___ Jon

    20
    166
  14. 14
    IRON

    34D Mill material

    18
    284
  15. 15
    EMIR

    75D Eastern ruler

    18
    218
  16. 16
    EGAD

    75A Old-time oath

    18
    203
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    UMA

    109D John's "Pulp Fiction" co-star

    18
    175
  18. 18
    ERGO

    12D For this reason

    17
    198
  19. 19
    TAP

    91D Dance specialty

    17
    165
  20. 20
    ARID

    69A Like a lot of Australia

    16
    222
  21. 21
    ETTU

    4D Words of reproach

    16
    191
  22. 22
    CANOE

    72A Tippy transport

    16
    113
  23. 23
    ICU

    55D R.N.'s station

    15
    128
  24. 24
    HON

    30A Sugar substitute?

    15
    121
  25. 25
    SAL

    39A ___ volatile

    14
    221
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    ALIEN

    97D Not at all familiar

    14
    180
  27. 27
    SCAT

    39D Sing like Fitzgerald

    14
    141
  28. 28
    RANT

    18D Go into hysterics

    14
    133
  29. 29
    RISE

    54A Stand

    13
    150
  30. 30
    NONO

    3D Off-limits item

    13
    116
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    OMAR

    2D "A Jug of Wine ..." poet

    12
    252
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    MESA

    114A Badlands sight

    11
    151
  33. 33
    TELL

    59A Rossini subject

    11
    100
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    SOU

    27D Insignificant amount

    11
    87
  35. 35
    AROAR

    40A Bellowing

    10
    88
  36. 36
    ERNIE

    85A "Sesame Street" regular

    9
    163
  37. 37
    SPAM

    99D E-mail annoyance

    9
    125
  38. 38
    PANE

    96A Italian bread

    9
    90
  39. 39
    EMOTE

    19A Try to steal the scene, maybe

    8
    152
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    RITE

    84A Altar procedure

    8
    117
  41. 41
    MAGI

    6A Crèche figures

    8
    102
  42. 42
    SLAM

    74D Criticize

    8
    101
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    DERN

    78D Laura of "Blue Velvet"

    8
    67
  44. 44
    VEE

    89A Flight formation

    7
    113
  45. 45
    ECOLI

    62D Theodor Escherich's discovery

    7
    103
  46. 46
    ARROW

    46D Helpful pointer

    7
    75
  47. 47
    ALEVE

    64D Anacin alternative

    7
    65
  48. 48
    RISK

    70A Lay on the line

    7
    59
  49. 49
    OGLE

    81D Give the once-over

    6
    200
  50. 50
    LULU

    100A Doozy

    6
    77
  51. 51
    LEAVE

    16D Permission

    6
    68
  52. 52
    GALE

    86A Beaufort scale category

    6
    67
  53. 53
    SILT

    74A Bank deposit?

    6
    63
  54. 54
    JEST

    1D Witty remark

    6
    45
  55. 55
    SANTA

    23A Nick name?

    5
    119
  56. 56
    LARD

    22D ___ Lad, doughnut shop on "The Simpsons"

    5
    74
  57. 57
    SCONE

    10D Teatime treat

    5
    51
  58. 58
    PICO

    58A One trillionth: Prefix

    5
    19
  59. 59
    ARIES

    17D Sign of spring

    4
    121
  60. 60
    DUET

    104D Something one can never do

    4
    59
  61. 61
    MAIM

    112A Hurt badly

    4
    55
  62. 62
    IDE

    9D Chemical suffix

    4
    54
  63. 63
    COLOR

    61D Play-by-play partner

    4
    53
  64. 64
    PROSE

    58D Purple stuff, perhaps

    4
    40
  65. 65
    DEMON

    115A Exorcist's enemy

    4
    34
  66. 66
    EVIE

    31D "A Letter for ___" (Hume Cronyn film)

    4
    30
  67. 67
    GOGO

    76D Energetic

    4
    30
  68. 68
    RVER

    103D Camper driver

    4
    19
  69. 69
    LIAM

    100D "The Informer" author O'Flaherty

    3
    61
  70. 70
    OCELOT

    68A It's spotted in the wild

    3
    60
  71. 71
    YAMS

    36D Thanksgiving serving

    3
    55
  72. 72
    GURU

    8D Ashram leader

    3
    48
  73. 73
    SHEET

    10A Impromptu Halloween costume

    3
    46
  74. 74
    NIGER

    88A Neighbor of Chad

    3
    39
  75. 75
    HOUSE

    11D Theater audience

    3
    34
  76. 76
    DEBIT

    63D Ledger entry

    3
    28
  77. 77
    SIMONE

    82A Jazzy Nina

    3
    27
  78. 78
    UBOLT

    43D Nut holder

    3
    26
  79. 79
    SEASHORE

    5D Strand

    3
    11
  80. 80
    YOGI

    41A Nirvana seeker

    2
    54
  81. 81
    BASRA

    57A Port of Iraq

    2
    39
  82. 82
    COREA

    72D Chick on the piano

    2
    32
  83. 83
    CISCO

    45D ___ Systems, networking giant

    2
    28
  84. 84
    PEELE

    113A 16th-century English dramatist George

    2
    28
  85. 85
    JONES

    1A Craving, slangily

    2
    24
  86. 86
    ENUF

    90D Sufficient, informally

    2
    23
  87. 87
    TYRONE

    59D Power of film

    2
    18
  88. 88
    STOLID

    42D Impassive

    2
    15
  89. 89
    FALCON debut

    60A Air Force athlete

    2
    8
  90. 90
    LOGSON

    37D Enters cyberspace

    2
    6
  91. 91
    YIPE

    25D Cry of dismay

    1
    39
  92. 92
    INSO

    28A Not ___ many words

    1
    37
  93. 93
    ALGER

    15D "Sink or Swim" author

    1
    36
  94. 94
    UVULA

    110A Palate part

    1
    34
  95. 95
    STAPLE

    99A Sugar or flour

    1
    33
  96. 96
    ROOD

    35D Cross

    1
    28
  97. 97
    CRUD

    20A "Darn it!"

    1
    24
  98. 98
    TOOTS

    56A Rush hour sounds

    1
    22
  99. 99
    ESTEEMS

    87D Prizes

    1
    21
  100. 100
    ATELIER

    51D Place for an easel

    1
    19
  101. 101
    LEANN

    47D Musical Rimes

    1
    16
  102. 102
    ICAL

    44A Suffix with myth

    1
    13
  103. 103
    DRIFT

    49D Underlying meaning

    1
    11
  104. 104
    BLAT debut

    95D Be noisy

    1
    10
  105. 105
    CADRES

    32A Inner circles

    1
    8
  106. 106
    FESTS

    60D Happy gatherings

    1
    8
  107. 107
    ALAR

    15A Spray withdrawn in 1989

    0
    109
  108. 108
    ARABIA

    92A Source of some coffee

    0
    38
  109. 109
    ATALE

    92D Dickens title starter

    0
    36
  110. 110
    SRTAS

    117A Sp. misses

    0
    31
  111. 111
    ABACK

    52D One way to be taken

    0
    28
  112. 112
    FAZE

    33D Discombobulate

    0
    26
  113. 113
    SUCRE

    42A World capital, founded in 1538, formerly known as Chuquisaca

    0
    21
  114. 114
    RAES

    106D Actress Charlotte and explorer John

    0
    20
  115. 115
    RAWLS

    93D Soul singer Lou

    0
    18
  116. 116
    LOBES

    71A Brain parts

    0
    16
  117. 117
    KLAN

    101D Kind of meeting in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

    0
    14
  118. 118
    IFALL

    44D "___ else fails ..."

    0
    5
  119. 119
    ZOOMED

    48A Went like a shot

    0
    4
  120. 120
    ALLITERATE

    111A Sing "Bye Bye Birdie," e.g.

    0
    3
  121. 121
    CARLS

    32D ___ Jr., West Coast hamburger chain

    0
    3
  122. 122
    PUTTO

    96D Words before bed or rest

    0
    3
  123. 123
    TRILLO

    66D 1970s-'80s baseball All-Star Manny

    0
    3
  124. 124
    NANKI debut

    65D ___-Poo of "The Mikado"

    0
    2
  125. 125
    REVIEWED

    80D Ran through again

    0
    2
  126. 126
    TROUSSEAU debut

    26A Bridal collection

    0
    2
  127. 127
    APPIA debut

    94D Via ___ (Roman road)

    0
    1
  128. 128
    BREVET debut

    29A Nominal promotion of a military officer

    0
    1
  129. 129
    CEDARFUNNYLITTLECLOWN debut

    61A 1964 Bobby Goldsboro song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    CORDILLERA debut

    21A Mountain chain

    0
    1
  131. 131
    ELMOSTGROWN debut

    90A 1959 Chuck Berry song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    FIRYOURLOVE debut

    33A 1965 Yardbirds song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    GREATBALSAFIRE debut

    50A 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    HEREYOUGUMAGAIN debut

    24A 1977 Dolly Parton song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    INGROUPS debut

    83D Cliques

    0
    1
  136. 136
    KEEPORDER debut

    101A Do police work

    0
    1
  137. 137
    MCHENRY debut

    6D Key fort?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    OLIVEROCKNROLL debut

    79A 1982 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    PAWPAWPITIFULME debut

    107A 1978 Linda Ronstadt song for tree fanciers?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    TIMBALES debut

    14D Tito Puente played them

    0
    1