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Sunday · 170 answers · 14 debuts

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

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    ARE

    49A Exist

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    533
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    EEL

    6D Fish with toxic blood

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    487
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    ALI

    62A "Heroes" actress Larter

    49
    518
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    AHA

    84D "The light has dawned!"

    40
    379
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    ASAP

    2D "Quickly," quickly

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    300
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    ADE

    38D Humorist George

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    277
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    LED

    141D Played a heart, say

    34
    222
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    ACT

    65D Fill in (for)

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    302
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    IDLE

    60D Going nowhere

    30
    259
  10. 10
    ISH

    51D -like, alternatively

    30
    193
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    NEE

    61A Once known as

    29
    407
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    SRI

    59A Hindu honorific

    28
    238
  13. 13
    ITEM

    23A Particular

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    274
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    ADA

    100D Mathematician Lovelace

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    270
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    ETAS

    122D Airport monitor info, for short

    26
    214
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    ION

    103A It may be radical

    23
    258
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    INCA

    26D Viracocha worshiper

    23
    212
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    ETCH

    81D Clearly impress

    23
    174
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    ASHE

    20A Eponym of a North Carolina "-ville"

    22
    275
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    APP

    112A Piece of software, for short

    19
    133
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    RNS

    29D Bedside workers, often: Abbr.

    19
    126
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    DARE

    16A Be bold enough

    19
    116
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    ESTEE

    94D Cosmetics magnate Lauder

    18
    185
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    SEAL

    15D It's on the back of the $1 bill

    18
    151
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    CEL

    79A Funny frame

    18
    141
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    AKIN

    152A Having similar genetics

    18
    138
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    SEEP

    143A Trickle

    18
    128
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    HAD

    104A Duped

    18
    114
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    EOS

    40A Volkswagen coupe convertible

    17
    173
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    ENG

    10D Official lang. of Mauritius

    17
    160
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    URL

    44A Google search result

    17
    148
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    OATS

    132D Trotter fodder

    17
    133
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    SEEN

    149A Spotted

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    170
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    EASEL

    54D Tripod, sometimes

    16
    144
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    DEMO

    145A ___ tape

    16
    105
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    SSE

    45A Delhi-to-Madras dir.

    15
    262
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    ECRU

    148A Light brown

    15
    196
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    ASST

    36D P.D.A. part: Abbr.

    15
    193
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    CDS

    139D Contents of jewel cases

    14
    147
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    SCI

    30A Zool. or ecol.

    13
    179
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    RISE

    98D Levitate

    13
    150
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    IDA

    126A Gilbert and Sullivan princess

    12
    251
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    AVON

    108D ___ lady

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    179
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    ALTAR

    86A The rite place?

    11
    125
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    STONE

    89D "W." director

    11
    110
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    ONME

    53D "Take a Chance ___" (Abba song)

    11
    102
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    NIH

    13D Agcy. with the Office of Disease Prevention

    11
    54
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    ENS

    64D Half 19-Down

    10
    270
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    TERI

    138D Actress Polo

    10
    210
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    INE

    58A Carol ending?

    9
    155
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    OHNO

    90D "This can't be!"

    9
    149
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    SILL

    43A Sunlit ledge

    9
    65
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    PUN

    144D 86-Across, e.g.

    9
    64
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    PECAN

    129D State tree of Texas

    9
    55
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    WAG

    1D Boxer's approval

    9
    54
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    ILSA

    27D Rick's love, in film

    7
    116
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    VEE

    116A Sign of a champ

    7
    113
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    SOIL

    97D Dirty

    7
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    SEEK

    46D Try to unearth

    7
    54
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    HALE

    119A Sound

    6
    98
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    RAISE

    146A Don't fold or call

    6
    93
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    REGAL

    80A Largest U.S. movie theater chain

    6
    64
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    WATT

    1A Small amount of power

    6
    53
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    EMS

    19D Typography units

    5
    149
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    SANTA

    37A Northern star?

    5
    119
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    ASIN

    48D Spelling clarification

    5
    87
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    TODD

    109D Sarah Palin's husband

    5
    61
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    ONSALE

    133A More affordable

    5
    51
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    OPE

    117A Unwrap, in verse

    4
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    NOH

    31A Drama that uses masks

    4
    61
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    MTS

    83D Parts of a range: Abbr.

    4
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    SLIER

    73A More furtive

    4
    34
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    EFILE

    22A Use TurboTax, perhaps

    4
    33
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    GREET

    128A Kiss on the cheek, perhaps

    4
    32
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    TENORS

    11D Roy Orbison and Marvin Gaye, e.g.

    4
    28
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    SOOTY

    89A Black, in a way

    4
    27
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    IREPEAT

    63A It's said for stress

    4
    19
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    LOLL

    34D Relax

    3
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    TIO

    140D Uncle, in Uruguay

    3
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    ATLANTA

    17D Home of the world's largest aquarium

    3
    50
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    BASES

    41A Runners may round them

    3
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    KNOTS

    150A Nautical measure

    3
    25
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    SKIRT

    42D Sidestep

    3
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    DREAMON

    21A Skeptical response

    3
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    BIBS

    39A Drool catchers

    3
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    GLEAM

    14D Scintillate

    3
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    TONIC

    9D Mixer

    2
    51
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    LARK

    134D Brownish songbird

    2
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    SWISS

    43D Cheese with eyes

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    VAR

    102A Dict. tag on "tzar"

    2
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    CIT

    105A Op. ___

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    ECHOES

    124D Comes back the same

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    GAEA

    24A Mother of Cronus

    2
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    MARCO

    83A "___ Millions" (Eugene O'Neill play)

    2
    25
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    TEY

    66D "The Daughter of Time" author

    2
    25
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    KOOL

    107D The Gang's leader

    2
    23
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    DINS

    127A Tinnitus causes

    2
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    REENTER

    18D What a stamped hand may allow you to do

    2
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    VERGE

    75A Threshold

    2
    19
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    DEV

    127D Part of R&D: Abbr.

    2
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    DERMA

    56D Skin layer

    2
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    DISMAL

    16D Bleak

    2
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    TACKLE

    110A Take on

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    CRATERS

    99A Astronomical collision results

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    REL

    85D Seminary subj.

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    133
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    ELOI

    115A Patron saint of goldsmiths

    1
    111
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    DREI

    21D Cologne trio

    1
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    URE

    136A Suffix with fail

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    SWEAR

    45D Say "#@%!"

    1
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    AVG

    112D Mean: Abbr.

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    EPAULET

    57D Shoulder frill

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    LESSON

    121D Teacher's teaching

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    APTER

    77A Better-suited

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    SALERNO

    101A Tyrrhenian Sea port

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    TRACHEA

    68D Choking spot

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    TFAL debut

    88D Brand of nonstick cookware

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    9
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    UNLET

    96D Available, in a way

    1
    9
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    GUANO

    130D Organic fertilizer

    1
    7
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    GYRATE

    82D Take turns?

    1
    6
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    VANILLAICECREAM

    33A Treat for Damone?

    1
    3
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    EERO

    71D Tulip chair designer Saarinen

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    132
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    IRAE

    74D "Dies ___"

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    ALAR

    55D Banned chemical

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    ULE

    142D Little: Suffix

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    ISAK

    47A Author Dinesen

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    ONETO

    123A ___ a customer

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    TONGS

    11A Fireplace tool

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    INESSE

    126D Really existing

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    ENDE

    91A "The Neverending Story" author

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    SADR

    72A Baghdad's ___ City

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    ERWIN

    131D Physicist Schrödinger

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    MHO

    135A Conductance unit

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    PAROLEE

    113D One just out

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    SALTED

    42A Like fries, typically

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  135. 135
    UNREST

    44D Turmoil

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    AMICI

    8D ___ curiae (friends of the court)

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    SAVANT

    137A Person of learning

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    CAMRY

    79D Accord rival

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    DEBATE

    5A Where opposite sides meet

    0
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    PETREL

    28A "Stormy" seabird

    0
    10
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    DRILLS

    93D Boring things

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    9
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    BIANCA

    39D Woman in "Othello"

    0
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    POORS

    78D Standard partner

    0
    8
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    CHINASEA

    111D Taiwan's setting

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    7
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    TION

    125D Common noun ending

    0
    7
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    ALLMAN

    32A Supremely macho

    0
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    DONEES

    151A Recipients

    0
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    EVERI

    70D "... if ___ saw one!"

    0
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    MUSTY

    76A Needing air freshener

    0
    5
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    WADEIN

    50A Attack vigorously

    0
    5
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    TEATABLE

    4D It holds a service

    0
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    VARLET

    120A Knave

    0
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    PATSIES

    118D Dupes

    0
    3
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    PRENAME

    114D Georgia or Virginia, e.g.

    0
    3
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    SCATHED

    67A Chewed out

    0
    3
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    BALSAS debut

    7D Trees with soft wood

    0
    2
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    ENISLES

    147A Banishes to Elba, e.g.

    0
    2
  158. 158
    MAKESANENTRANCE debut

    69A Comes in dramatically, like West?

    0
    2
  159. 159
    OFTHEEISING

    12D Musical that inspired Redding?

    0
    2
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    ASLIKELYASNOT debut

    106A Odds of Alda winning an Oscar?

    0
    1
  161. 161
    CLASSACTIONLAWSUIT debut

    139A Court case where Ripken is one of many plaintiffs?

    0
    1
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    DROLLER debut

    5D More whimsical

    0
    1
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    EBER debut

    35D Hairstylist José

    0
    1
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    LOVEINAMIST debut

    87D Flower typically given to Neeson?

    0
    1
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    LOWEREASTSIDE debut

    52A Where Paul stays when performing in New York?

    0
    1
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    NECKANDNECK debut

    92D How Goldin and her rivals finish in photography competitions?

    0
    1
  167. 167
    PLACINGENDTOEND debut

    129A Putting in a row, like Sampras's rackets?

    0
    1
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    ROLLINGINTHEAISLES debut

    25A Like Rudner's audiences after a good joke?

    0
    1
  169. 169
    THEEVILDEAD debut

    3D Horror film enjoyed by Turner?

    0
    1
  170. 170
    THEHOUSEOFMIRTH debut

    95A McAn's favorite novel?

    0
    1