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Sunday · 140 answers · 17 debuts

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

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    ASH

    38A The mythical tree Yggdrasil, for one

    50
    458
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    USE

    88A Helpfulness

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    356
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    OREO

    125A ___ Cakesters (Nabisco offering)

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    408
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    EASE

    113D What lotus-eaters enjoy

    40
    334
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    EAT

    89A Lunch, e.g.

    33
    399
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    TEA

    33D Afternoon meal, across the pond

    30
    374
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    NTH

    123D Last in a series

    30
    251
  8. 8
    EYE

    101A Center of a daisy, e.g.

    28
    283
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    UNIT

    75A Army division

    28
    230
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    ADA

    9D 1969 literary heroine who says "I like the words damozel, eglantine, elegant. I love when you kiss my elongated white hand"

    27
    270
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    LSAT

    42D Exam for would-be attys.

    25
    172
  12. 12
    OTIS

    36A ___ Day & the Knights (band in "Animal House")

    20
    251
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    SAN

    92A California city name starter

    19
    182
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    ADDS

    9A Throws in

    19
    179
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    DYE

    96D Indian mulberry product

    18
    162
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    HOT

    122D Wanting to be near one's fans?

    18
    134
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    RCA

    48A David Sarnoff's company

    17
    227
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    TALE

    104A Recitation by Scheherazade

    17
    178
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    WAS

    106A "Time ___ ..."

    17
    128
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    SCAM

    85D Hustle

    16
    168
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    NEMO

    103A Pixar title character

    16
    156
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    HES

    34A 1942 Harry James hit "___ My Guy"

    16
    122
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    IVE

    54A The Beatles' "___ Got a Feeling"

    15
    158
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    SETH

    32A TV producer MacFarlane

    15
    142
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    OLAF

    36D Count ___ (2004 Jim Carrey role)

    15
    110
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    SAL

    82D ___ volatile

    14
    221
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    CHE

    53A "Evita" narrator

    14
    162
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    LANE

    35A Bowler's assignment

    14
    142
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    CUE

    102A Shuffleboard stick

    14
    140
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    CAB

    61D Flagged vehicle

    14
    129
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    SURE

    114D "I'd be glad to!"

    14
    84
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    PAPA

    1A "Come to ___!"

    13
    134
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    GAP

    98A Continuity problem

    13
    131
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    ENOLA

    68D ___ Gay

    13
    121
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    IBM

    5D Maker of the Roadrunner supercomputer

    13
    106
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    TOTAL

    104D Unqualified

    13
    85
  37. 37
    AVON

    118D Major publisher of romance novels

    12
    179
  38. 38
    SASH

    129A Weather-stripped item

    12
    125
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    AVOW

    14D Acknowledge

    12
    112
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    TIC

    90D Personal quirk

    11
    134
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    ASSES

    50D Beasts of burden

    11
    103
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    NEST

    128A Home in the sticks?

    10
    242
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    SLUR

    76A "Lying thief," e.g.

    10
    100
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    TOIL

    115A Work like a dog

    9
    90
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    LOP

    43A Cut off

    8
    99
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    RELIC

    41A Museum piece

    8
    78
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    TORI

    37D Singer/songwriter Amos

    7
    104
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    AVERSE

    124A Antipathetic

    7
    62
  49. 49
    TYPO

    86D Paper slip?

    7
    51
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    IMDB

    111D Web site for cinephiles

    7
    24
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    ALIVE

    105D Registering a pulse

    6
    70
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    ELLIS

    8D Novelist Bret Easton ___

    6
    65
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    NOTRE

    77A ___ Dame

    6
    46
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    MOD

    72D Hip 1960s teen

    5
    64
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    NIB

    58D Sharpie tip

    5
    58
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    TRIES

    110A Makes an effort

    5
    39
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    SIMON

    107D Electronic game fad of the 1980s

    5
    34
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    ESME

    79D Carlisle Cullen's wife in "Twilight"

    4
    87
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    LEDA

    119D Helen of Troy's mother

    4
    67
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    ROSIE

    78A Actress Perez

    4
    62
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    ARIAS

    55A Some solos

    4
    54
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    PATS

    1D Gentle touches

    4
    51
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    BRIO

    27A Vivacity

    4
    48
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    NUB

    71D Central point

    4
    41
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    DOLE

    11D Founder of an Oahu plantation

    3
    73
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    ASSISI

    64D St. Clare's home

    3
    69
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    AGHA

    2D Turkish title

    3
    66
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    METAL

    117A Rhenium or rhodium

    3
    58
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    DOOM

    21A Mount ___ (volcano in Mordor)

    3
    53
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    PESCI

    30A "Casino" actor Joe

    3
    33
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    TINEAR

    120A Inability to appreciate music

    3
    26
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    ANGLES

    4D What intersecting lines create

    3
    12
  73. 73
    ANDRE

    60D Author Malraux

    2
    71
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    ILIA

    116D Russian figure skater Kulik

    2
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    ALBEE

    70D "The Sandbox" playwright

    2
    57
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    NEEDLE

    103D Conifer leaf

    2
    50
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    TRALA

    74D Song syllables

    2
    48
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    AVALON

    47D Where Excalibur was forged

    2
    35
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    HOC

    39D Ad ___

    2
    35
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    SEI

    40A Finback whale

    2
    32
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    LESSEE

    127A Tenant

    2
    27
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    GUYS

    20D Fellas

    2
    19
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    ADMIN

    44D Univ. overseers

    2
    17
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    SADLY

    26A As bad luck would have it

    2
    13
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    OVERLY

    22A Too

    2
    10
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    DITTO

    46D "What he said"

    1
    40
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    NATL

    65A Part of N.F.L.: Abbr.

    1
    39
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    TITUS

    62A The Colosseum was completed during his reign

    1
    25
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    PLIES

    87A Practices, as a trade

    1
    21
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    HANDEL

    13A "La Resurrezione" composer

    1
    15
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    LOESSER

    24D "Baby, It's Cold Outside" composer

    1
    12
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    RIVIERA

    56D "To Catch a Thief" setting

    1
    10
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    NETTLES

    95D Plants with stinging hairs

    1
    8
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    DOLPHIN

    10D Intelligent swimmer

    1
    6
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    DIARIST

    83A Record keeper

    1
    5
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    ROLFS debut

    109D Gives deep massage therapy

    1
    3
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    IRAE

    5A Of wrath, in a Latin hymn

    0
    117
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    ALAR

    7D Wing-shaped

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    109
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    TERR

    108A Yukon, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
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    VILE

    66A Base

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    ENNA

    130A Sicilian province

    0
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    CILIA

    63A Paramecium's propellers

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    ELIAN

    17D Name in 2000 newspapers

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    UHF

    45D Part of a TV dial

    0
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    NECKTIE

    52D Upscale restaurant requirement, maybe

    0
    16
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    CAULK

    49D Make watertight

    0
    11
  107. 107
    LYNNE

    18D Country singer Shelby

    0
    10
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    ARENDT

    51A Political theorist Hannah

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    9
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    TERCEL

    29D Bygone Toyota

    0
    8
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    BURPS

    67D Consumer reports?

    0
    6
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    CLEEF

    99A Western star Lee Van ___

    0
    6
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    CUTLASS

    97D Sailor's sword

    0
    6
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    FRACTAL

    59A Geometric shape whose perimeter has infinite length

    0
    6
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    HOLYSEE

    13D Papal office

    0
    6
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    FIREMAN

    57A One who keeps things from going up?

    0
    5
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    CLANCY

    91A "Rainbow Six" author

    0
    4
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    PIEDPIPER

    3D One whose music is easy to follow?

    0
    4
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    REFERTO

    81D Mention

    0
    4
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    STICKER

    73D "New and Improved!" might appear on one

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    4
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    YEWTREE

    94D English churchyard sight

    0
    4
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    GUFFAW debut

    80D Boisterous laugh

    0
    3
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    LORAIN

    25A Lake Erie city west of Cleveland

    0
    3
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    NEROLI debut

    15D ___ oil (perfumery ingredient)

    0
    3
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    RUBBISH

    6D "What nonsense!"

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    3
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    SMYTH

    12D Tommy of ESPN

    0
    3
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    CATTALO debut

    31D Hybrid farm animal

    0
    2
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    LEVERS

    100D Hand brakes, e.g.

    0
    2
  128. 128
    AGINGBULL debut

    19A Film about a corrida participant put to pasture?

    0
    1
  129. 129
    ATHOUSANDACES debut

    44A ... an embarrassingly one-sided tennis match?

    0
    1
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    BEDKNOBSANDBOOMSTICKS debut

    67A ... decorative furniture elements being blown off with dynamite?

    0
    1
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    DISINCLINES debut

    69D Renders reluctant

    0
    1
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    DRAMACRITIC debut

    16D Bomb detector?

    0
    1
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    FISTBLOOD debut

    126A ... skinned knuckles?

    0
    1
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    GIBBERS debut

    80A Speaks nonsense

    0
    1
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    INGESTION debut

    84D Swallowing of food, e.g.

    0
    1
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    MULHOLLANDDIVE debut

    121A ... a seedy Hollywood bar?

    0
    1
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    MYFIENDFLICKA debut

    93A ... a demonic horse?

    0
    1
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    OLIVETWIST debut

    112A ... drink garnishes?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    PETTYWOMAN debut

    28A ... a small-minded lady?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    THEGUMBALLALLY debut

    23A ... a candy-sharing confederate?

    0
    1