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Sunday · 140 answers · 10 debuts

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

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    ERA

    105A Noted period

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    791
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    ALOE

    81D Rash soother

    46
    497
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    ORAL

    12D Spoken

    42
    367
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    TRI

    116D Not quite quadri-

    41
    237
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    TNT

    69D "Southland" airer

    38
    338
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    ORCA

    11D Deep-sea predator

    34
    234
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    ANA

    78A Santa ___

    33
    367
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    AIR

    59A "Hair" song with the lyric "Hello, carbon monoxide"

    33
    304
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    ANTS

    4D Certain soldiers

    33
    247
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    EWE

    14D Woolly one

    31
    302
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    ACHE

    110D Workout aftereffect

    28
    282
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    OMEN

    86D Sign

    28
    257
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    PTA

    48A Fund-raising grp.

    25
    240
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    PAR

    72D Target for certain athletes

    25
    218
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    AGRA

    1A City SE of New Delhi

    24
    197
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    ELLA

    65D "Enchanted" girl of children's lit

    23
    262
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    REST

    56D Others

    22
    256
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    APSE

    104A Church recess

    21
    243
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    SODA

    87A Egg cream component

    21
    163
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    TIA

    88A Argentine aunt

    20
    144
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    IRON

    108D Monopoly token

    18
    284
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    RCA

    111A HDTV brand

    17
    227
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    TALC

    80D Rash soother

    17
    145
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    NYE

    77D Scientist with multiple Emmys

    17
    125
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    ETTU

    68A Accusatory words

    16
    191
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    SSE

    89A Edinburgh-to-London dir.

    15
    262
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    RIOT

    29A Laugh ___

    15
    191
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    OFT

    45D Many times, in verse

    15
    113
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    SRA

    54D Mexican Mrs.

    14
    186
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    LEG

    123A Standing need

    13
    126
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    LAY

    9D Not ecclesiastical

    13
    90
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    HEP

    57D In the know, in old slang

    11
    82
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    LEST

    66A Out of concern that

    10
    104
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    CAME

    112D Arrived

    10
    61
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    ESO

    31A Tijuana "that"

    9
    141
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    SPAT

    67A Little argument

    9
    134
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    TILE

    30A Word game component, sometimes

    9
    114
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    TRESS

    102D Long lock

    9
    101
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    SAND

    126A Smooth

    9
    86
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    SEEPS

    87D Gets through slowly

    9
    30
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    ETAT

    79A ___ de malaise

    8
    143
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    REALM

    28A Domain

    8
    54
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    IVAN

    49A Scientist Pavlov

    7
    135
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    ARROW

    20A Instructional tool

    7
    75
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    VOL

    15A iPod control: Abbr.

    7
    55
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    RECON

    28D Scout's job, briefly

    7
    53
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    APS debut

    27A Tests for college credit, briefly

    6
    11
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    ONT

    45A Que. neighbor

    5
    144
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    NORM

    13D Usual

    5
    92
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    DONT

    40D Word of warning

    5
    50
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    COMIC

    121A "Pearls Before Swine," e.g.

    5
    31
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    ACORNS

    75D They're nuts

    5
    29
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    BCE

    118D Letters in an old date

    5
    28
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    ALBERTA

    94D Neighbor of Montana

    5
    19
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    UNION

    103A Bargaining group

    4
    69
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    CRETE

    125A "Zorba the Greek" setting

    4
    65
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    FLAP

    35D To-do

    4
    50
  58. 58
    SVU

    5D "Law & Order" spinoff, for short

    4
    23
  59. 59
    TEENIE

    113A Adjective for a bikini, in a 1960 song

    4
    18
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    AYESIR

    8D "O.K., captain!"

    4
    16
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    ERGS

    107A Physics units

    3
    84
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    OTOOLE

    16D Peter with four Golden Globes

    3
    70
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    INKED

    124A Signed

    3
    33
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    FELLA

    35A Guy

    3
    31
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    IMEANIT

    93D "Honest!"

    3
    28
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    FROTH

    18D Latte topper

    3
    14
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    IONIAN

    100D Sea between Italy and Greece

    3
    12
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    UPI

    119A Wire service inits.

    2
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    SKOAL

    5A "To your health!"

    2
    42
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    BOONE

    10A Cumberland Gap explorer

    2
    40
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    IMACS

    108A Certain Apples

    2
    37
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    TWEEN

    60A Many a Miley Cyrus fan

    2
    29
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    CCC

    117D XXX x X

    2
    27
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    CREASE

    25D Hockey goalie's area

    2
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    REGALE

    34D Entertain

    2
    22
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    LEVAR

    73D Actor Burton

    2
    20
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    PLASM

    41D Ending with proto-

    2
    19
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    PISTOL

    72A Vivacious person

    2
    16
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    ETO

    21A W.W. II command

    1
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  80. 80
    OLEG

    71A ___ Kalugin, former K.G.B. general with the 1994 book "Spymaster"

    1
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    ERIS

    114D She threw the apple of discord

    1
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    IRED

    33A Seeing red

    1
    48
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    RDAS

    39D Nutritional stds.

    1
    42
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    BOHR

    106A 1922 Physics Nobelist

    1
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    ONKP

    7D Being punished, military-style

    1
    30
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    FELON

    18A Supermax resident

    1
    18
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    KARAOKE

    6D Draw of some bars

    1
    16
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    ROCHE

    120A Drug company behind Valium

    1
    16
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    UNRIPE

    96D Green, say

    1
    16
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    LIOTTA

    92A "No Escape" star, 1994

    1
    13
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    USOTOUR

    70D Shows near the front?

    1
    9
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    SCARECROW

    24A With 36-Across, two things on a farm

    1
    6
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    TREESAP

    47D Source of some resins

    1
    6
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    COTTONCANDY

    82A With 95-Across, two things that are sticky

    1
    5
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    MURALIST

    99A With 115-Across, two things with ladders

    1
    4
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    RUEFUL

    95D Very sorry

    1
    4
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    SMACKED debut

    91D Kissed noisily

    1
    3
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    TERROR

    98D Real brat

    0
    38
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    RESOD

    62D Put new turf on

    0
    30
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    ISTS

    58A Believers

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    MTETNA

    63A Sicilian tourist attraction

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    SHIELD

    101D Protect

    0
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    VETTE

    50D American sports car, for short

    0
    16
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    SEASONS

    74A Annual foursome

    0
    14
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    TARRED

    42A Like some roofs and roads

    0
    12
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    LECTERN

    61A Speaker's spot

    0
    11
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    VANYA

    19A Chekhov's "Uncle ___"

    0
    11
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    TAPINTO

    37D Use as a resource

    0
    10
  109. 109
    TOCCATA

    64D Improvisatory piece of classical music

    0
    10
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    OLDISH

    26A Getting up there in years

    0
    9
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    RIBOSE

    85D Biochemical sugar

    0
    9
  112. 112
    INTOTAL

    58D Counting everything

    0
    8
  113. 113
    SATEENS

    52D Shiny fabrics

    0
    8
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    DIECAST

    43D Like some metal toys

    0
    7
  115. 115
    SCRAWLS

    32D Hasty signatures

    0
    7
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    CLEON

    76A Opponent of Pericles

    0
    6
  117. 117
    ITALS

    122A What some titles are written in, briefly

    0
    6
  118. 118
    THEARTS

    23D Juilliard's focus

    0
    6
  119. 119
    AEOLIA

    1D Region in ancient Asia Minor

    0
    5
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    IMALOSER

    90A Second track on "Beatles '65"

    0
    5
  121. 121
    MUCK

    109D Gooey dirt

    0
    5
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    NITRATE

    83D Fertilizer ingredient

    0
    5
  123. 123
    ROSIEST

    3D Most promising

    0
    5
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    GLADLY debut

    2D With a smile

    0
    4
  125. 125
    ROASTTURKEY

    22A With 24-Across, two things that are stuffed

    0
    4
  126. 126
    ANAPESTS

    51A Some poetic feet

    0
    3
  127. 127
    BASEDON

    10D Inspired by

    0
    3
  128. 128
    BIGRIG

    97D 18-wheeler

    0
    3
  129. 129
    FERRISWHEEL debut

    55A With 82-Across, two things at an amusement park

    0
    3
  130. 130
    TINGODS

    53D Small-time tyrants

    0
    3
  131. 131
    FIRETRUCK debut

    115A With 117-Across, two things that are red

    0
    2
  132. 132
    GONDOLAS debut

    44A Balloonists' baskets

    0
    2
  133. 133
    HAYSTACK

    36A With 38-Across, two things associated with needles

    0
    2
  134. 134
    LOWTAR debut

    17D Claim in a cigarette ad

    0
    2
  135. 135
    NEWLINE

    46D Studio that produced the Austin Powers movies

    0
    2
  136. 136
    REPROVAL

    84A Admonishment

    0
    2
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    VERILY

    15D In truth, in Shakespeare

    0
    2
  138. 138
    CRANBERRIES debut

    117A With 22-Across, two things associated with Thanksgiving

    0
    1
  139. 139
    RECORDPLAYER debut

    38A With 55-Across, two things that spin

    0
    1
  140. 140
    RUBBERCEMENT debut

    95A With 99-Across, two things with brushes

    0
    1