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Sunday · 170 answers · 28 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    SPA

    98A Four-star hotel amenity

    59
    475
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    ALI

    43D Son-in-law of Muhammad

    49
    518
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    ORAL

    18D Read aloud

    42
    367
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    NSA

    78D Cipher org.

    38
    233
  5. 5
    STAN

    98D Pal of Kenny and Kyle

    31
    228
  6. 6
    EMIT

    146A Issue

    30
    262
  7. 7
    ATLAS

    152A Africa's ___ Mountains

    25
    195
  8. 8
    INCA

    4D One of a people conquered in 1533

    23
    212
  9. 9
    ELF

    33D Will Ferrell title role

    21
    197
  10. 10
    NOD

    44D Go-ahead

    20
    158
  11. 11
    ELSA

    139D "Bridal Chorus" bride

    19
    220
  12. 12
    IOS

    12D Cyclades island

    19
    94
  13. 13
    ABEL

    145A Genesis son

    18
    194
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    INA

    74A ___ rut

    17
    178
  15. 15
    NAH

    115D "I'll pass"

    17
    146
  16. 16
    NEMO

    151A Pixar fish

    16
    156
  17. 17
    NINE

    94A Ball with a yellow stripe

    15
    155
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    TENET

    97D Precept

    15
    147
  19. 19
    TOM

    147D Cartoon feline

    15
    144
  20. 20
    SORT

    76A Ilk

    15
    116
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    LEND

    135D Impart

    15
    88
  22. 22
    REAR

    138D Behind

    14
    184
  23. 23
    TIME

    136D Player's call

    14
    92
  24. 24
    EDDY

    154A Result of pulling the plug?

    12
    154
  25. 25
    AFT

    112D Behind

    12
    144
  26. 26
    EMUS

    2D Birds that can sprint at 30 m.p.h.

    12
    103
  27. 27
    SASSY

    26A Flip

    12
    95
  28. 28
    SEDAN

    77A It may have two doors

    12
    93
  29. 29
    EENY

    143D Choice word

    12
    83
  30. 30
    AQUA

    128A Shade of blue

    11
    151
  31. 31
    EDT

    108A Summer Mass. setting

    11
    131
  32. 32
    LIEU

    116A Stead

    11
    113
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    NAST

    64A Creator of the Tammany Hall tiger

    11
    98
  34. 34
    TERI

    24A Actress Polo

    10
    210
  35. 35
    SHES

    65D Misses, e.g.

    10
    92
  36. 36
    ERNIE

    96D TV puppet

    9
    163
  37. 37
    TEEM

    155A Overflow

    9
    104
  38. 38
    LASS

    7D Miss

    9
    103
  39. 39
    AFOOT

    22A Brewing

    9
    52
  40. 40
    FIDO

    59A Spot alternative

    9
    47
  41. 41
    MAGI

    111A Nativity scene figures

    8
    102
  42. 42
    RPM

    100D Tach reading

    8
    79
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    BEET

    17D Sugar source

    7
    83
  44. 44
    IPOD

    12A It's found in many pockets nowadays

    7
    79
  45. 45
    EXERT

    50D Put forth

    7
    71
  46. 46
    CHO

    132A Comedian Margaret

    7
    49
  47. 47
    IRONS

    35A Dungeon items

    6
    85
  48. 48
    TARP

    141D Ground cover

    6
    78
  49. 49
    LEAVE

    62A Split

    6
    68
  50. 50
    DONE

    86D Over

    6
    66
  51. 51
    SPADE

    91A Club alternative

    6
    63
  52. 52
    STALL

    95D Hold off

    6
    54
  53. 53
    ONEONE

    46D Common hockey score

    6
    28
  54. 54
    HEAP

    28A Bunch

    5
    59
  55. 55
    RATED

    121A Having stars, say

    5
    52
  56. 56
    VAST

    3D Extensive

    5
    45
  57. 57
    UMAMI debut

    48D Proposed "fifth taste," which means "savory" in Japanese

    5
    34
  58. 58
    OSSA

    55D Tasmania's highest peak

    4
    88
  59. 59
    AIMEE

    129D Singer Mann

    4
    71
  60. 60
    IMAX

    56A "Think big" sloganeer

    4
    69
  61. 61
    ORZO

    23A Pasta used in soups

    4
    58
  62. 62
    NESTED

    57A One inside another

    4
    27
  63. 63
    ARR

    99A J.F.K. info: Abbr.

    3
    133
  64. 64
    ATO

    45A From ___ Z

    3
    102
  65. 65
    ANS

    80D T or F, e.g.: Abbr.

    3
    91
  66. 66
    IQS

    123D Head counts?

    3
    61
  67. 67
    ODIST

    75A Keats, e.g.

    3
    45
  68. 68
    ANNOY

    109A Bug

    3
    42
  69. 69
    FOCI

    119A A hyperbola has two

    3
    33
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    FIRS

    107D Alpine sights

    3
    29
  71. 71
    TMEN

    42D Bootleggers' bane

    2
    104
  72. 72
    NUS

    34A Fraternity letters

    2
    39
  73. 73
    OZAWA

    14D Longtime Boston Symphony conductor

    2
    29
  74. 74
    OXY

    60D International oil and gas giant, informally

    2
    26
  75. 75
    IDAHOS

    85D Some taters

    2
    22
  76. 76
    DAMUP

    1D Block

    2
    21
  77. 77
    LEIF

    106A Viking Ericson

    2
    18
  78. 78
    PETRA

    156A Unesco World Heritage Site in Jordan

    2
    14
  79. 79
    TEATS

    130A Kids drink from them

    2
    14
  80. 80
    ELMER

    68A Warner Brothers shotgun toter

    1
    72
  81. 81
    IBID

    134D Footnote abbr.

    1
    50
  82. 82
    YUL

    73A Actor Brynner

    1
    42
  83. 83
    YIPE

    19D Exclamation of surprise

    1
    39
  84. 84
    GAZE

    133D Look

    1
    38
  85. 85
    STERNO

    6D Camper's aid

    1
    30
  86. 86
    TREYS

    103A Deuce beaters

    1
    29
  87. 87
    HONES

    61A Fine-tunes

    1
    26
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    MOSAIC

    9D Arrangement of 40-Downs

    1
    19
  89. 89
    NOSIREE

    10D "Ain't gonna happen"

    1
    19
  90. 90
    SAVES

    49D Keeps

    1
    17
  91. 91
    ONADIET

    88D Shrinking, perhaps

    1
    15
  92. 92
    SNAPON

    31D Fasten with a pop

    1
    15
  93. 93
    HSIA

    142D Early Chinese dynasty

    1
    14
  94. 94
    EFFUSE

    47A Radiate

    1
    11
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    BRS

    63A Abbr. in a real-estate listing

    1
    9
  96. 96
    CREASES

    149A Wrinkles

    1
    9
  97. 97
    ESTHETE

    118D Connoisseur

    1
    9
  98. 98
    LETRIP debut

    122A Deliver, as a harsh criticism

    1
    6
  99. 99
    GINNIE debut

    114A ___ Mae

    1
    4
  100. 100
    SUBZERO debut

    67D Negative

    1
    3
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    DOWNBOY debut

    16A Command to an overfriendly canine

    1
    2
  102. 102
    LILI

    5D French orphan of film

    0
    60
  103. 103
    HILO

    52A City that overlooks a bay of the same name

    0
    57
  104. 104
    ONEAM

    51A When a second-shift employee may get home

    0
    47
  105. 105
    IFAT

    8D "___ first ..."

    0
    29
  106. 106
    INERROR

    39D Off

    0
    24
  107. 107
    BIL

    81A Cartoonist Keane

    0
    21
  108. 108
    TESSERA

    40D See 9-Down

    0
    21
  109. 109
    ZINE

    150A Fan mag

    0
    21
  110. 110
    MOSSY

    83D Sphagnous

    0
    20
  111. 111
    ESPANOL

    53A Opening screen option on many an A.T.M.

    0
    18
  112. 112
    OPULENT

    117D Plush

    0
    16
  113. 113
    ERASMUS

    82A "The Praise of Folly" writer

    0
    13
  114. 114
    MSGS

    144D E-mail, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    13
  115. 115
    SEAU

    27A Junior in the N.F.L.

    0
    12
  116. 116
    AIMTO

    110A "We ___ please"

    0
    11
  117. 117
    ASSUCH

    21D In itself

    0
    11
  118. 118
    PREV

    13D Before: Abbr.

    0
    11
  119. 119
    TNG

    124A "Star Trek" TV series, to fans

    0
    11
  120. 120
    XSANDOS

    66A Tic-tac-toe plays

    0
    11
  121. 121
    DATSUN

    58D Z-car brand

    0
    8
  122. 122
    MUSCLES

    25A Nickname for a bodybuilder

    0
    8
  123. 123
    SETUPS

    95A Arrangements

    0
    8
  124. 124
    UPAT

    41D Awake by

    0
    8
  125. 125
    AWRAP

    131D "That's ___!"

    0
    7
  126. 126
    DEVILS

    1A 2003 Stanley Cup champions

    0
    7
  127. 127
    ALLRIGHT

    37A "Now you're talking!"

    0
    6
  128. 128
    LEOIV

    62D Benedict III's predecessor

    0
    6
  129. 129
    REPAYS

    157A Gives in return

    0
    6
  130. 130
    SPOILT

    91D Gone bad

    0
    6
  131. 131
    STYRO

    11D Commercial prefix with foam

    0
    6
  132. 132
    THELEFT

    71A Liberals

    0
    6
  133. 133
    TOYSHOP debut

    104A Where to pick up pick-up sticks

    0
    6
  134. 134
    GODOWN

    113D Happen, slangily

    0
    5
  135. 135
    ISEULT

    126D Tristram's love

    0
    5
  136. 136
    LIMNS

    7A Portrays

    0
    5
  137. 137
    RIGHTON

    90A "Amen!"

    0
    5
  138. 138
    SHALLI

    54D "Do you want me to?"

    0
    5
  139. 139
    AREI

    69A "Whose woods these ___ think I know": Frost

    0
    4
  140. 140
    ELAS

    102A Old musical high notes

    0
    4
  141. 141
    LEFTEYE debut

    140D Bazooka Joe's working peeper

    0
    4
  142. 142
    SILENTU

    87D Building component?

    0
    4
  143. 143
    DELICACY

    93D Frog legs, to some

    0
    3
  144. 144
    DOURER

    127D More gloomy

    0
    3
  145. 145
    ONLEASE

    117A Like most apartments

    0
    3
  146. 146
    REUEL debut

    148A The second "R" in J. R. R. Tolkien

    0
    3
  147. 147
    BIGDIG debut

    81D Construction project that gave rise to the Ted Williams Tunnel

    0
    2
  148. 148
    BLANE

    79A Ralph who co-wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    0
    2
  149. 149
    DIVISOR debut

    86A It might follow a slash mark

    0
    2
  150. 150
    DOWNSIZING debut

    84A Cause of unemployment

    0
    2
  151. 151
    INHOCK

    120D Pawned

    0
    2
  152. 152
    KEYRING

    153A A super's may be supersized

    0
    2
  153. 153
    LEFTONBASE

    38D Not brought home

    0
    2
  154. 154
    UPSTAIRSDOWNSTAIRS debut

    29A Popular 1970s British TV series

    0
    2
  155. 155
    VWBEETLE debut

    32A Bug

    0
    2
  156. 156
    AMANITA debut

    20A Genus of poisonous mushrooms

    0
    1
  157. 157
    DOUBLEL debut

    15D Hollow center?

    0
    1
  158. 158
    DOWNSHIFTED debut

    30D Went from second to first, say

    0
    1
  159. 159
    DOWNTHERIGHTFIELDLINE debut

    16D Barely fair, maybe

    0
    1
  160. 160
    GILLSLIT debut

    133A Part of a shark's respiratory system

    0
    1
  161. 161
    ITSRIGHTUPYOURALLEY debut

    70D Sentiment suggesting "Try this!"

    0
    1
  162. 162
    LEFTADOWNPAYMENT debut

    72D Secured, in a way, with "on"

    0
    1
  163. 163
    LEFTITUPTOCHANCE debut

    38A Took the risk

    0
    1
  164. 164
    RESTEDUP debut

    89D Took it easy

    0
    1
  165. 165
    RIGHTEND debut

    101A Football defensive line position

    0
    1
  166. 166
    RIGHTWHEREYOULEFTTHEM debut

    137A Missing glasses' location, usually

    0
    1
  167. 167
    SITDOWNANDSHUTUP debut

    125A Exasperated teacher's cry

    0
    1
  168. 168
    STAGERIGHT debut

    105D Common entry point

    0
    1
  169. 169
    STANDINGUPRIGHT debut

    36D Erect

    0
    1
  170. 170
    SUPDOG debut

    92A Slangy street greeting

    0
    1