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Sunday · 140 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONO

    34D Lennon's mate

    49
    326
  2. 2
    EGO

    57D It can be fragile

    42
    393
  3. 3
    ARI

    5D "Exodus" hero

    36
    378
  4. 4
    SIR

    33D Title for 48-Across and 3-Down

    35
    271
  5. 5
    LED

    44D Spearheaded

    34
    222
  6. 6
    ERASE

    121A Name-drop, maybe?

    24
    295
  7. 7
    SLY

    76A Sneaky

    24
    264
  8. 8
    STU

    120D Disco guy on "The Simpsons"

    24
    190
  9. 9
    OPAL

    111D Autumn birthstone

    23
    253
  10. 10
    IGOR

    40D Kurchatov who oversaw the Soviet atomic bomb project

    20
    207
  11. 11
    STYE

    17D Eye doctor's concern

    20
    162
  12. 12
    MENU

    79D Plan for dinner

    19
    184
  13. 13
    ADAM

    64A First mate

    18
    265
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    OAHU

    105A "Lost" filming locale

    18
    185
  15. 15
    ESL

    52A Subj. for bilinguals

    18
    153
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    CEL

    116D Hanna-Barbera art

    18
    141
  17. 17
    AMA

    60D Drs.' org.

    15
    262
  18. 18
    EGGS

    7D Deviled things

    15
    116
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    TBS

    69D Cable TV inits.

    15
    116
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    EWES

    56A Lambs' kin

    14
    134
  21. 21
    ICES

    114D Clinches

    14
    120
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    APR

    9D Natl. Poetry Mo.

    13
    170
  23. 23
    AHOY

    64D Ship-to-ship communication

    13
    108
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    CASE

    29A Law assignment

    13
    108
  25. 25
    LSU

    70D Baton Rouge sch.

    13
    107
  26. 26
    APART

    58A Aside (from)

    12
    110
  27. 27
    OPEC

    37A Ecuador and Venezuela are in it

    11
    143
  28. 28
    SNAG

    94D Sweater flaw

    11
    112
  29. 29
    NANO

    112D Second start?

    11
    95
  30. 30
    TOAD

    42D Lowly one

    10
    122
  31. 31
    SLEDS

    73D Runners' locales

    10
    86
  32. 32
    LUNA

    6D ___ 9, first spacecraft to land softly on the moon

    10
    74
  33. 33
    HEAD

    78D Commander

    10
    66
  34. 34
    OSSO

    100A ___ buco

    10
    64
  35. 35
    ORCAS

    2D Ocean menaces

    9
    58
  36. 36
    PLY

    67A Layer

    8
    74
  37. 37
    NSC

    91D Homeland protection org.

    8
    59
  38. 38
    FRAT

    109D Univ. house

    7
    78
  39. 39
    FIE

    84D Disapproving cry

    7
    60
  40. 40
    EASYA

    80A Gut course

    7
    54
  41. 41
    DJS

    71A Figures at many a wedding reception, briefly

    7
    53
  42. 42
    REPEL

    124A Ward off

    7
    50
  43. 43
    ITE

    47A Suffix with urban

    6
    149
  44. 44
    SHA

    118D ___ Na Na

    6
    107
  45. 45
    SADE

    61A "Smooth Operator" singer

    6
    84
  46. 46
    BEEB

    11D Programme airer, with "the"

    6
    29
  47. 47
    WERE

    31D "___ #1!"

    5
    91
  48. 48
    DAHL

    99A Willy Wonka's creator

    5
    73
  49. 49
    SCOW

    30A Garbage hauler

    5
    62
  50. 50
    SANG

    25A Auditioned for "American Idol"

    5
    60
  51. 51
    HEAP

    107D Jalopy

    5
    59
  52. 52
    PADS

    59D Residences, in slang

    5
    54
  53. 53
    YAO

    86A N.B.A.'s ___ Ming

    5
    40
  54. 54
    NOHO

    35A Neighborhood next to N.Y.C.'s East Village

    5
    35
  55. 55
    MUCH

    103A A great deal

    5
    22
  56. 56
    LOAM

    89D Rich soil

    4
    73
  57. 57
    WIG

    63A Powder site, maybe

    4
    53
  58. 58
    UMS

    93A Speech pauses

    4
    34
  59. 59
    GUST

    74A Kite flier's wish

    4
    23
  60. 60
    MARTINI

    39A [See instructions in Notepad]

    4
    18
  61. 61
    ASSISI

    26A Italian town known for its embroidery

    3
    69
  62. 62
    ADZ

    13D Wood shaper

    3
    63
  63. 63
    OPER

    105D Phone co. employee

    3
    59
  64. 64
    BOB

    28A End of a plumb line

    3
    54
  65. 65
    HMOS

    78A Med. plans

    3
    52
  66. 66
    HANA

    15D Tennis star Mandlikova

    3
    40
  67. 67
    IMF

    108A Global currency org.

    3
    38
  68. 68
    ANTOINE

    123A Artist Watteau

    3
    18
  69. 69
    OMBRE

    101D Game played with a 40-card deck

    3
    12
  70. 70
    ORLON

    12D Knee sock material

    2
    50
  71. 71
    DUEL

    82A Alexander Hamilton's last act

    2
    48
  72. 72
    ADIA

    81D 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit

    2
    42
  73. 73
    AREARUG

    18A Foyer item

    2
    26
  74. 74
    NOLESS

    95A Surprisingly

    2
    23
  75. 75
    CORONA

    102A Mexican beer

    2
    18
  76. 76
    ADAPTER

    19A Plug in a travel kit

    2
    10
  77. 77
    SONARS

    45A Sub systems

    2
    8
  78. 78
    ARNE

    43D Composer of "Dido and Aeneas"

    1
    93
  79. 79
    TASS

    1D Old propaganda propagator

    1
    58
  80. 80
    DREI

    113A Beethoven's third?

    1
    53
  81. 81
    STAMP

    45D Sign of approval

    1
    50
  82. 82
    OST

    117D German direction

    1
    41
  83. 83
    ABOARD

    24D On

    1
    22
  84. 84
    ITISSO

    32A "True"

    1
    21
  85. 85
    IRENES

    98D Castle and Cara

    1
    15
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    BODS

    75A Muscle mag displays

    1
    14
  87. 87
    DRAFT

    21A It may give you a cold shoulder

    1
    12
  88. 88
    AORTAL

    41A Relating to a blood line

    1
    10
  89. 89
    DESIRES

    20D Hungers

    1
    10
  90. 90
    SEANCONNERY

    3D *1962-67, 1971

    1
    6
  91. 91
    CARGOPANTS

    4D Attire with supersized pockets

    1
    4
  92. 92
    AIRE

    106D Suffix with billion

    0
    76
  93. 93
    SIMI

    27D California's ___ Valley

    0
    42
  94. 94
    BAAL

    77A Semitic deity

    0
    38
  95. 95
    ITIN

    65A "Put ___ writing!"

    0
    33
  96. 96
    ASET

    55A Warhol's "___ of Six Self-Portraits"

    0
    22
  97. 97
    ETTAS

    125A Singer Jones and others

    0
    20
  98. 98
    JAMES

    72D Bond common to the answers to the six starred clues

    0
    20
  99. 99
    MERS

    62A French seas

    0
    17
  100. 100
    GPO

    92D Main mailbox locale: Abbr.

    0
    16
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    MTG

    10D Brief encounter?

    0
    16
  102. 102
    AGHAS

    13A Ottoman V.I.P.'s

    0
    15
  103. 103
    HEINE

    104D "Romanzero" poet

    0
    15
  104. 104
    ASPIRIN

    97A Offering from St. Joseph

    0
    14
  105. 105
    EDUCES

    96A Brings out

    0
    14
  106. 106
    MAMBO

    8A Lou Bega's "___ No. 5"

    0
    14
  107. 107
    CSLEWIS

    38D "The Allegory of Love" writer, 1936

    0
    11
  108. 108
    INME

    83A "By the power vested ___ ..."

    0
    11
  109. 109
    AURORAS

    87D Night lights

    0
    10
  110. 110
    AFBS

    16D Edwards and others: Abbr.

    0
    9
  111. 111
    BESSIE

    85D Bluesy Smith

    0
    7
  112. 112
    ERAGON debut

    110A 2003 best-selling fantasy novel by teen author Christopher Paolini

    0
    7
  113. 113
    TOSCALE

    1A How architects' models are built

    0
    7
  114. 114
    ENTITLES

    49D Authorizes

    0
    6
  115. 115
    ONDEMAND

    54A Like some video, to cable customers

    0
    6
  116. 116
    GOLFCOURSE

    74D It's full of holes

    0
    5
  117. 117
    IANFLEMING

    90A Writer born May 28, 1908

    0
    5
  118. 118
    MAOIST

    8D Chairman's supporter?

    0
    5
  119. 119
    PIERCEBROSNAN

    115A *1995-2002

    0
    5
  120. 120
    SCARING

    22A Alarming

    0
    5
  121. 121
    AGITATES

    19D Shakes up

    0
    4
  122. 122
    DANIELCRAIG debut

    71D *2006-

    0
    4
  123. 123
    TUNNELS

    50A Moles' production

    0
    4
  124. 124
    DOMINANT

    82D Alpha

    0
    3
  125. 125
    GRECOROMAN debut

    14D Like some wrestling

    0
    3
  126. 126
    PASSAIC

    119A New Jersey city, county or river

    0
    3
  127. 127
    RASHEST

    122A Least restrained

    0
    3
  128. 128
    SALLIED

    88A Ventured (forth)

    0
    3
  129. 129
    TIMOTHYDALTON

    68A *1987-89

    0
    3
  130. 130
    TUSSLES

    68D Fights

    0
    3
  131. 131
    HOMESIN debut

    36D Nears, with "on"

    0
    2
  132. 132
    LADYDAY

    53D March 25, in the Christian calendar

    0
    2
  133. 133
    LOUNGES debut

    126A Piano players' hangouts

    0
    2
  134. 134
    TOYLAND debut

    66D In song, "Once you pass its borders, you can ne'er return again"

    0
    2
  135. 135
    BILLHUDSON debut

    77D Rock guitarist once married to Goldie Hawn

    0
    1
  136. 136
    FEELSBAD debut

    84A Aches

    0
    1
  137. 137
    GEORGELAZENBY debut

    23A *1969

    0
    1
  138. 138
    OUSEL debut

    46D White-collared thrush: Var.

    0
    1
  139. 139
    ROGERMOORE debut

    48A *1973-85

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SWIMTEAM debut

    51D Butterfly experts, perhaps

    0
    1