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Sunday · 136 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    ERR

    71D Bungle

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    522
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    EEL

    6D Unagi, in a sushi restaurant

    53
    487
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    YES

    115D Hoped-for answer to "Will you be my Valentine?"

    50
    365
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    OPEN

    19A Nonexclusive

    26
    217
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    DOT

    117D Speck

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    178
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    ASEA

    118A Having given a slip the slip?

    22
    326
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    SPAS

    76D They may have jets

    15
    163
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    AROSE

    123A ... according to Neil Young

    14
    154
  9. 9
    NONE

    107A Nary a soul

    14
    132
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    KALE

    31A Purple or green vegetable

    14
    91
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    ALIEN

    120A E.T., e.g.

    13
    179
  12. 12
    MSG

    86D Flavor-enhancing additive

    13
    92
  13. 13
    NOW

    1D "I said ___!"

    11
    116
  14. 14
    SPAR

    29D Lock horns (with)

    10
    188
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    TDS

    46A What some bombs lead to, for short

    10
    179
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    TARA

    62D Butler's locale

    10
    154
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    EMIL

    109A Actor Jannings, winner of the first Best Actor Oscar

    10
    131
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    TENOR

    55D Kind of sax

    10
    107
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    OILS

    26A Some Da Vinci pieces

    10
    92
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    OOHS

    75A Responses to pleasure or pain

    10
    46
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    ELMS

    47A Sherwood Forest sights

    9
    115
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    OLIN

    22A Lena of "Chocolat"

    9
    112
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    SELL

    122A What bears do

    9
    103
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    EDITS

    105D Manuscript changes

    9
    101
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    AETNA

    5A Cigna competitor

    9
    93
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    TUNE

    27A It's whistleable

    9
    84
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    BORE

    72A One who's easier to pray for than to visit, according to C. S. Lewis

    9
    77
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    ITALY

    79D Land of amore

    9
    75
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    ALFA

    43D ___ Romeo

    8
    108
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    HUG

    53D Warm welcome

    8
    38
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    UHOH

    61D "This isn't good!"

    7
    95
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    INEPT

    24D Bungling

    7
    76
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    RERAN

    20A Showed over

    7
    66
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    GYM

    84A Rep center?

    7
    49
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    TSE

    113D Lao-___

    6
    228
  36. 36
    SIDE

    91D Hash browns, e.g., typically

    6
    94
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    ELLIE

    106D Carl's lifelong companion in "Up"

    6
    72
  38. 38
    LOTTO

    104D Jackpot producer

    6
    56
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    ASSN

    45A A.A.A. part: Abbr.

    5
    137
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    RING

    98A Telephone

    5
    77
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    EEG

    116D Hosp. test

    5
    75
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    ORELSE

    77A "And you'd better listen!"

    5
    75
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    MILE

    63A It may be marked on a racetrack

    5
    66
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    SULU

    49D "Star Trek" role

    5
    54
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    FEED

    32D Audio ___

    5
    46
  46. 46
    IDIOT

    12D Teller of a tale "full of sound and fury," per Macbeth

    4
    84
  47. 47
    TONER

    52D Kind of cartridge

    4
    63
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    ORZO

    65A Literally, "barley"

    4
    58
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    ETERNE

    54D Forever, to a bard

    4
    43
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    OPAH

    83A Sunfish or moonfish

    4
    41
  51. 51
    VEGA

    87A Star in the Summer Triangle

    4
    32
  52. 52
    TAMS

    28A Kilt accompaniers

    4
    31
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    ASTHMA

    97D Cause of wheezing

    4
    29
  54. 54
    OREL

    57D Pitcher Hershiser

    3
    115
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    LONE

    59D Solo

    3
    105
  56. 56
    NEHI

    1A It was once advertised as "Your favorite drink in your favorite flavor"

    3
    96
  57. 57
    TROD

    108A Put one's foot down

    3
    90
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    NEHRU

    94D ___ jacket

    3
    71
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    SCIFI

    25A "E.T.," e.g.

    3
    35
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    STONY

    34D Like poker faces

    3
    30
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    TROTS

    7D Brings (out)

    3
    30
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    HAJI

    15A Mecca trekker

    3
    22
  63. 63
    LAIC

    64A Not clerical

    2
    74
  64. 64
    ELEM

    40D B or C, but not A or D: Abbr.

    2
    70
  65. 65
    HYPE

    74D Some hot air

    2
    51
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    MEESE

    124A Reagan attorney general

    2
    49
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    YANG

    85D The bright side?

    2
    45
  68. 68
    SUGAR

    67D Honeybunch

    2
    43
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    UTURN

    80D One-eighty

    2
    41
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    DENEB

    33D Star in the Summer Triangle

    2
    34
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    HITIT

    112A What's said before some numbers

    2
    33
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    SODOM

    21A Sin city

    2
    29
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    TEAPOT

    82A Where some leaves settle

    2
    28
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    ANEMIC

    9D Lacking vitality

    2
    24
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    INSECT

    18D It may have an antenna

    2
    19
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    TREO

    121A Early smartphone

    2
    17
  77. 77
    CHILD

    81D Kindergartner

    2
    16
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    MOTTS

    119A Apple juice brand

    2
    16
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    NOMAAM

    99D Frequent Sgt. Friday rejoinder

    2
    16
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    KOAN

    30A "What is the sound of one hand clapping?," say

    2
    10
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    DOUR

    111A Sullen

    1
    43
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    DRED

    110A Great Scott?

    1
    41
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    MEADE

    35D Maryland fort name

    1
    39
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    UZIS

    58D Weapons with telescoping bolts

    1
    37
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    SSGT

    125A U.S.A.F. noncom

    1
    31
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    NOTIT

    44D Untagged

    1
    28
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    PRIOR

    103D Record listing

    1
    27
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    SOREN

    56D Philosopher Kierkegaard

    1
    27
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    PCBS

    60D Chemicals banned by Congress in '76

    1
    22
  90. 90
    LOCKE

    11D John who wrote "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding"

    1
    20
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    PAMELA

    96A Pioneering 1740 novel subtitled "Virtue Rewarded"

    1
    20
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    REPEAT

    38A End of shampoo instructions, often

    1
    19
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    ARSENIO

    5D Hall of "Coming to America"

    1
    17
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    BLIND

    10A 23-Across ... according to Shakespeare

    1
    17
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    NAVAHO

    8D Old cruise missile

    1
    14
  96. 96
    BSS

    10D M.I.T. degs.

    1
    13
  97. 97
    EMANUEL

    88D Chief of staff under Obama

    1
    13
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    GENERAL

    89D Blanket

    1
    13
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    VAMOOSE

    87D "Scram!"

    1
    12
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    MEATPIE

    36A Secret dish in "Sweeney Todd"

    1
    6
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    CHANGES

    66A Fresh sets of clothes

    1
    3
  102. 102
    WHATISLOVE

    23A 1993 dance hit, and a question answered seven times in this puzzle

    1
    3
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    SIGNORAS debut

    92A Milanese madames

    1
    2
  104. 104
    RUHR

    73A German region occupied by France and Belgium from 1923-25

    0
    49
  105. 105
    ALIASES

    16D Ayn Rand and Anne Rice, e.g.

    0
    28
  106. 106
    ORIENTS

    95D Sets right

    0
    23
  107. 107
    REMUS

    90A Slain twin

    0
    23
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    EPH

    2D New Testament book called the "Queen of the Epistles": Abbr.

    0
    21
  109. 109
    GRILLE

    100D Car part

    0
    21
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    OCAT

    37A One ___ (baseball variant)

    0
    20
  111. 111
    NOFAT

    13D Jack Sprat's requirement

    0
    19
  112. 112
    TOPO

    69D Hiker's map, briefly

    0
    15
  113. 113
    PANDAS

    96D Animals with eye patches

    0
    13
  114. 114
    ROWAN

    41A Martin's partner in 1960s-'70s TV

    0
    11
  115. 115
    AHCHOO

    51D Blessing preceder?

    0
    8
  116. 116
    DMINOR

    14D The saddest key, supposedly

    0
    8
  117. 117
    NOLOAD

    50A Like some mutual funds

    0
    6
  118. 118
    THEREIN

    70A Regarding that matter

    0
    5
  119. 119
    LEERING

    101A Un-PC behavior

    0
    4
  120. 120
    MKT

    36D Nasdaq, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    4
  121. 121
    PUTOUT debut

    60A Irritated

    0
    4
  122. 122
    GETDONE

    93D Execute

    0
    3
  123. 123
    INTUITS

    4D Senses

    0
    3
  124. 124
    MAILROOM

    48D Stereotypical starting job assignment at a corporation

    0
    3
  125. 125
    HOOKUPS

    15D Assignations, slangily

    0
    2
  126. 126
    KEYSTONE

    39A Linchpin

    0
    2
  127. 127
    ALLYOUNEED debut

    114A ... according to the Beatles

    0
    1
  128. 128
    AMANYSPLENDOREDTHING debut

    102A ... according to Frank Sinatra

    0
    1
  129. 129
    FRIENDSHIPSETTOMUSIC debut

    32A ... according to Joseph Campbell

    0
    1
  130. 130
    GRINDERS debut

    84D Heros

    0
    1
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    HEATRAYS debut

    3D Weapons in Wells's "The War of the Worlds"

    0
    1
  132. 132
    JILLIAN debut

    17D Actress Ann

    0
    1
  133. 133
    LUNTS debut

    68A Lynn Fontanne and her husband

    0
    1
  134. 134
    SHARINGYOURPOPCORN debut

    78A ... according to Charles Schulz

    0
    1
  135. 135
    THEBEAUTYOFTHESOUL debut

    52A ... according to St. Augustine

    0
    1
  136. 136
    WOOLSHOP debut

    42D Edinburgh tourist attraction

    0
    1