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Sunday · 170 answers · 21 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ACE

    64A Crackerjack

    57
    493
  2. 2
    LEE

    149A Loser at Gettysburg

    40
    360
  3. 3
    NSA

    151A Org. in Clancy's "Red Storm Rising"

    38
    233
  4. 4
    ARI

    141A ___ Gold, character on "Entourage"

    36
    378
  5. 5
    OAR

    104A Galley figure

    36
    331
  6. 6
    EVE

    91A Wall-E's love in "Wall-E"

    34
    373
  7. 7
    GAS

    131A Windbag's output

    30
    218
  8. 8
    ADA

    86D Drilling grp.

    27
    270
  9. 9
    REN

    98A Cartoon pooch

    27
    198
  10. 10
    EARS

    139D Canal sites

    27
    163
  11. 11
    STEM

    133D What an inflectional ending is added to

    26
    228
  12. 12
    SON

    150A Heir, perhaps

    24
    213
  13. 13
    ETCH

    140D Emulate some of Goya's work

    23
    174
  14. 14
    ESS

    154A Road twist

    22
    413
  15. 15
    AURA

    36D Magical glow

    22
    218
  16. 16
    EVA

    136A Operatic heroine wooed by Beckmesser

    20
    247
  17. 17
    STYE

    135A Certain infection

    20
    162
  18. 18
    TAT

    92A One side of an exchange

    19
    174
  19. 19
    DOS

    11D Things first on the way up?

    18
    175
  20. 20
    INRE

    9D Memo header

    17
    251
  21. 21
    NAH

    34A "Ixnay"

    17
    146
  22. 22
    ORSO

    130D About

    17
    145
  23. 23
    OATH

    49D Words of commitment

    16
    143
  24. 24
    THO

    145A Notwithstanding that, for short

    16
    109
  25. 25
    CAL

    142A Stanford's Big Game rival

    15
    158
  26. 26
    SNO

    52A ___-Caps (candy)

    14
    188
  27. 27
    ULTRA

    75A Fanatic

    14
    92
  28. 28
    RAH

    153A Bit of cheer

    13
    215
  29. 29
    ADIEU

    93A It may be bid

    13
    148
  30. 30
    UGLI

    17D Relative of a grapefruit

    13
    86
  31. 31
    OCEAN

    42D Davy Jones's locker

    12
    147
  32. 32
    ERICA

    50A Longtime Susan Lucci role

    10
    118
  33. 33
    NAG

    55A Subject of a tipster's tip

    10
    115
  34. 34
    AYN

    90D ___ Rand, developer of Objectivism

    10
    98
  35. 35
    CERA debut

    33A Michael of "Juno" and "Superbad"

    10
    38
  36. 36
    NHL

    68A Org. with spring playoffs

    9
    101
  37. 37
    ROTC

    44D Drilling grp.

    9
    97
  38. 38
    SAX

    95A Big band instrument

    9
    76
  39. 39
    ESAI

    94D Lou's "La Bamba" co-star

    8
    128
  40. 40
    MESH

    1D Work together

    8
    115
  41. 41
    LOW

    5D Weathercast figure

    8
    72
  42. 42
    DEFT

    102D Quick

    8
    52
  43. 43
    PODS

    7D Underwater families

    8
    40
  44. 44
    ENAMEL

    118A Crown covering

    7
    89
  45. 45
    YON

    48A Thither

    7
    82
  46. 46
    TEC

    16D Gumshoe

    7
    80
  47. 47
    DORM

    101D Temple structure?

    7
    59
  48. 48
    TSE

    8D Japanese market: Abbr.

    6
    228
  49. 49
    ENRON

    28A 2001 headline maker

    6
    73
  50. 50
    LAN

    31A PC linkup

    6
    67
  51. 51
    MERC

    148A Gun for hire

    6
    46
  52. 52
    ONT

    57A Windsor's home: Abbr.

    5
    144
  53. 53
    HRS

    99A Slugger's stat

    5
    90
  54. 54
    COMA

    106D Result of going out?

    5
    73
  55. 55
    TITAN

    54A Largest moon of Saturn

    5
    73
  56. 56
    LABS

    59D Culture areas?

    5
    67
  57. 57
    KNOB

    35D Aid in finding a station

    5
    46
  58. 58
    YAO

    85A 7'6" Ming

    5
    40
  59. 59
    YESSIR

    73A Boot camp affirmative

    5
    31
  60. 60
    IPSO

    146A ___ jure (legal term)

    4
    69
  61. 61
    NINER

    56A Joe Montana or Jerry Rice, informally

    4
    53
  62. 62
    ONSITE

    27D Kind of inspection

    4
    48
  63. 63
    EXIST

    79A Be more than a dream

    4
    45
  64. 64
    NUB

    45A Center

    4
    41
  65. 65
    IFFY

    138D Up in the air

    4
    38
  66. 66
    MEDAL

    1A Do well in the Olympics

    4
    36
  67. 67
    NILS

    97D Rocker Lofgren

    4
    30
  68. 68
    AMILATE

    120A "Did you start without me?"

    4
    15
  69. 69
    ONENIL

    21A Low soccer score

    4
    15
  70. 70
    IRR

    115A Clothes rack abbr.

    3
    80
  71. 71
    JAVA

    127A Island where Sundanese and Madurese are spoken

    3
    52
  72. 72
    LEDGE

    67D Overhang

    3
    52
  73. 73
    BIZ

    144A Hollywood, with "the"

    3
    35
  74. 74
    ANNI

    43D Years in old Rome

    3
    34
  75. 75
    FOES

    113A Achilles and Hector

    3
    34
  76. 76
    RHINE

    37D River that flows past more than 40 castles

    3
    34
  77. 77
    FRIAR

    147A "The Canterbury Tales" traveler

    3
    24
  78. 78
    OPTIN

    6A Choose to take part

    3
    19
  79. 79
    REVEAL

    77D Magic trick's climax

    3
    18
  80. 80
    EJECTS

    118D Gives the heave-ho

    3
    11
  81. 81
    NIPS

    32A Tweaks

    2
    53
  82. 82
    SYNOD

    39D Bishop's group

    2
    47
  83. 83
    SIRES

    38A Fathers

    2
    39
  84. 84
    IGNORE

    121D Not pick up

    2
    38
  85. 85
    ISAO

    132A Golfer Aoki

    2
    37
  86. 86
    INGOT

    30A It's worth its weight in gold

    2
    34
  87. 87
    ASHCAN

    123D Antisub weapon

    2
    27
  88. 88
    TVSET

    81D Soap box?

    2
    27
  89. 89
    ETUDES

    124A Rachmaninoff's "___-tableaux"

    2
    26
  90. 90
    YASIR

    88D Chairman Arafat

    2
    26
  91. 91
    AESIR

    40A Norse pantheon

    2
    17
  92. 92
    CHICO

    46A A Marx brother

    2
    14
  93. 93
    FGS

    116A Gridiron scores: Abbr.

    2
    14
  94. 94
    VOUS

    112D "Parlez-___ français?"

    2
    14
  95. 95
    AGEISM

    110D AARP concern

    2
    10
  96. 96
    DISKS

    11A Modern storage sites

    2
    10
  97. 97
    LEONORA

    117D Heroine in Verdi's "Il Trovatore"

    2
    9
  98. 98
    LST

    22D W.W. II vessel

    1
    53
  99. 99
    SINO

    15D ___-Japanese

    1
    36
  100. 100
    UVULA

    111A It's found near the tongue

    1
    34
  101. 101
    ANGIE

    40D 1973 Rolling Stones #1 hit

    1
    33
  102. 102
    VIDEO

    82A Clip, e.g.

    1
    33
  103. 103
    SABOT

    107A Cousin of a clog

    1
    31
  104. 104
    ESCROW

    23A Place in trust

    1
    30
  105. 105
    FLOR

    20D Bilbao bloom

    1
    19
  106. 106
    NUANCE

    10D Subtlety

    1
    19
  107. 107
    AOLER

    134D Certain netizen

    1
    18
  108. 108
    CAS

    89A ___ in Charlie

    1
    18
  109. 109
    REHEM

    83A Bring up, perhaps

    1
    16
  110. 110
    CHAIN

    26A Word with mail or letter

    1
    15
  111. 111
    VIXEN

    82D One of Santa's reindeer

    1
    15
  112. 112
    NADINE

    29D ___ Gordimer, Literature Nobelist

    1
    14
  113. 113
    NAVAHO

    119D Arizona native

    1
    14
  114. 114
    NISAN

    60D Passover month

    1
    14
  115. 115
    DESIRED

    101A Popular

    1
    9
  116. 116
    SQIN

    137D Area meas.

    1
    7
  117. 117
    CASSIO

    47D One of Iago's victims

    1
    6
  118. 118
    LRON

    117A Scientologist ___ Hubbard

    0
    37
  119. 119
    ORU

    53A Tulsa sch.

    0
    35
  120. 120
    AMENRA

    78D Supreme Egyptian deity

    0
    27
  121. 121
    OLMOS

    27A Actor Edward James ___

    0
    23
  122. 122
    OTIOSE

    6D Slothful

    0
    23
  123. 123
    STOCK

    105A Bones may be found in it

    0
    21
  124. 124
    ODON

    128A Take too much of, briefly

    0
    19
  125. 125
    ILLE

    63D "Winnie ___ Pu"

    0
    16
  126. 126
    LOFAT

    80A Lite

    0
    15
  127. 127
    NANS

    100A Tandoor flatbreads

    0
    15
  128. 128
    SEENAS

    13D Perceived to be

    0
    14
  129. 129
    NEALS

    109A Oscar winner Patricia and others

    0
    12
  130. 130
    DOGSTAR

    41A Another name for 72-Across

    0
    10
  131. 131
    ICS

    84A Suffix with magnet

    0
    10
  132. 132
    SKEINS

    25A Weaver's supply

    0
    10
  133. 133
    TEXACO

    16A Sky Chief company

    0
    10
  134. 134
    RIBOSE

    51D Five-carbon sugar

    0
    9
  135. 135
    SEIZES

    126D Takes by force

    0
    9
  136. 136
    BRANDT

    108D 1971 Peace Nobelist from Germany

    0
    6
  137. 137
    NOTIF

    60A ___ but when

    0
    6
  138. 138
    SIRIUS

    72A Part of Canis Major

    0
    6
  139. 139
    ENCYC

    96A It comes in volumes: Abbr.

    0
    5
  140. 140
    IONO

    103A Prefix with sphere

    0
    5
  141. 141
    OXCART

    70D Rustic transport

    0
    5
  142. 142
    DOESA

    129D ___ number on

    0
    4
  143. 143
    KEITHS

    69D Conductor Lockhart and others

    0
    4
  144. 144
    BEATIFIC

    62A Blissful

    0
    3
  145. 145
    EXCALIBUR debut

    2D 1981 film in which Helen Mirren plays a sorceress

    0
    3
  146. 146
    EYRIES

    125D Cliff homes: Var.

    0
    3
  147. 147
    GUIDERAIL debut

    24A Stabilizing track

    0
    3
  148. 148
    PUMPSIRON

    18D Does some heavy lifting

    0
    3
  149. 149
    AUFEU

    66D Pot-___ (French stew)

    0
    2
  150. 150
    FLYIN debut

    61D Arrive by air

    0
    2
  151. 151
    KAISERS debut

    35A Bygone leaders

    0
    2
  152. 152
    KOMBU debut

    69A Dried seaweed popular in Japanese cuisine

    0
    2
  153. 153
    SAIDHELLO

    65A Expressed a welcome

    0
    2
  154. 154
    SIRLOINS

    72D Some steaks

    0
    2
  155. 155
    SIROCCOS debut

    74D Hot desert winds

    0
    2
  156. 156
    UPTOSNUFF debut

    17A Satisfactory

    0
    2
  157. 157
    YEANS

    152A Gives birth to a kid

    0
    2
  158. 158
    ACONNECTICUTYANKEE debut

    4D With 12-Down, 1889 Twain novel

    0
    1
  159. 159
    BARLINES debut

    58A Additions to a musical staff

    0
    1
  160. 160
    DARIAS debut

    3D Onetime MTV animated title character and others

    0
    1
  161. 161
    ENVYING debut

    87A Green-eyed

    0
    1
  162. 162
    FIRESIREN debut

    19D Red alert?

    0
    1
  163. 163
    INKINGARTHURSCOURT debut

    12D See 4-Down

    0
    1
  164. 164
    KNIGHTSOF debut

    14D With 76-Down, 1953 Ava Gardner film ... as depicted elsewhere in this puzzle?

    0
    1
  165. 165
    LATRIA debut

    122D Highest worship in Catholicism

    0
    1
  166. 166
    MISTSOFAVALON debut

    71D 2001 Anjelica Huston miniseries, with "The"

    0
    1
  167. 167
    QUESTFORCAMELOT debut

    143A 1998 animated film featuring the voice of Pierce Brosnan

    0
    1
  168. 168
    SLOWUPS debut

    114D Delays

    0
    1
  169. 169
    SWORDINTHESTONE debut

    137A 1963 animated film with the song "Higitus Figitus," with "The"

    0
    1
  170. 170
    THEROUNDTABLE debut

    76D See 14-Down

    0
    1