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Sunday · 140 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    63A Addison's "___ to Creation"

    58
    523
  2. 2
    ANT

    102A "Giant" in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"

    45
    401
  3. 3
    ECO

    100D Sphere or system starter

    42
    370
  4. 4
    SOS

    115A Message in a bottle

    34
    251
  5. 5
    OLD

    5D Outdated

    30
    247
  6. 6
    ELS

    114A Urban rollers

    29
    333
  7. 7
    ENO

    76A Musician Brian

    29
    285
  8. 8
    ALL

    22A Exclusively

    28
    299
  9. 9
    OAT

    52A Bit of chicken feed

    28
    290
  10. 10
    SRI

    107D Mumbai Mr.

    28
    238
  11. 11
    ADA

    105A Org. that supports water fluoridation

    27
    270
  12. 12
    NIL

    29A One side of a shutout

    27
    249
  13. 13
    TAR

    40A Naval need of old

    26
    351
  14. 14
    TIN

    67A Badge material

    26
    207
  15. 15
    GEL

    111A Many a hand sanitizer

    26
    185
  16. 16
    NEON

    92A Like some highlighter colors

    24
    219
  17. 17
    ARES

    39A Half brother of Athena

    21
    271
  18. 18
    ROT

    98D Cheap booze

    20
    214
  19. 19
    NOD

    73A Whither Cain fled

    20
    158
  20. 20
    URN

    68A Caterer's vessel

    19
    244
  21. 21
    DYE

    118A Batiking need

    18
    162
  22. 22
    PIE

    1A Thanksgiving staple

    17
    183
  23. 23
    IDS

    19A Beer buyers' needs

    17
    181
  24. 24
    NAH

    25D "On second thought, forget it"

    17
    146
  25. 25
    HBO

    62A "True Blood" network

    17
    128
  26. 26
    UPS

    24D Boom markets

    17
    123
  27. 27
    WET

    10D Like some snow

    17
    119
  28. 28
    RATE

    54D Insurance quote

    16
    182
  29. 29
    ALIAS

    20A Low profile maintainer

    14
    115
  30. 30
    SPED

    59D Tore

    13
    154
  31. 31
    GRR

    110D Dog's sound

    12
    78
  32. 32
    ROTE

    101A Repetition

    11
    114
  33. 33
    AMIS

    61A Author in the 1950s "angry young men" movement

    11
    88
  34. 34
    BAIL

    72D Help (out)

    11
    50
  35. 35
    GENE

    69A Part of a code

    10
    158
  36. 36
    OOPS

    31A "I shouldn't have done that"

    10
    104
  37. 37
    INNS

    65D Wayhouses

    9
    144
  38. 38
    ASHEN

    71D Drained of blood

    9
    128
  39. 39
    ERNST

    35D John Steinbeck's middle name

    9
    101
  40. 40
    RODEO

    95D Barrel racing venue

    9
    93
  41. 41
    TAHOE

    96D Chevy S.U.V.

    9
    90
  42. 42
    CASA

    77A ___ Rosada (Argentine presidential manor)

    9
    75
  43. 43
    STOW

    30A Put away

    8
    117
  44. 44
    MEAN

    28A Uncharitable

    8
    89
  45. 45
    TAME

    50D Unexciting

    8
    88
  46. 46
    GLEN

    38A Spot for a stream

    8
    80
  47. 47
    COAL

    91A Unwelcome stocking stuffer

    8
    74
  48. 48
    THY

    106D Your alternative

    8
    71
  49. 49
    TART

    34D Like crab apples

    7
    99
  50. 50
    WEB

    16A Entanglement

    7
    87
  51. 51
    SARAH

    75D ___ Hughes, 2002 Olympic skating gold medalist

    7
    76
  52. 52
    OFF

    11D Vacationing

    7
    72
  53. 53
    SSR

    15D Div. of a former union

    6
    161
  54. 54
    SCENE

    104A All-too-public tiff

    6
    122
  55. 55
    COAT

    103A Layer

    6
    89
  56. 56
    PISA

    42D Home of Galileo Galilei Airport

    6
    86
  57. 57
    ABYSS

    71A "Ghosts of the ___" (James Cameron documentary about the Titanic)

    6
    65
  58. 58
    SNARL

    30D Tie-up

    6
    53
  59. 59
    SOLID

    59A Chock-a-block

    6
    47
  60. 60
    SNARE

    117A Springe

    5
    108
  61. 61
    TRADE

    53A Plumbing, e.g.

    5
    84
  62. 62
    ASKEW

    8D Not straight

    5
    56
  63. 63
    GLARE

    70A Photography problem

    5
    50
  64. 64
    AFROS

    78D "Hair" hairstyles

    5
    49
  65. 65
    SOUL

    51A Music category

    5
    48
  66. 66
    STRATA

    86A Layers

    5
    41
  67. 67
    WATTS

    99D Light figures?

    5
    34
  68. 68
    PARS

    4D Three, four and five, usually

    5
    31
  69. 69
    NRA

    109D Big D.C. lobby

    4
    262
  70. 70
    PAP

    37A Empty words

    4
    58
  71. 71
    FUN

    108D Beer and skittles

    4
    51
  72. 72
    NADIR

    45D Most hopeless moment

    4
    49
  73. 73
    FATAL

    56A Disastrous

    4
    33
  74. 74
    DARNS

    43A Mends

    4
    20
  75. 75
    EBON

    100A Black

    3
    81
  76. 76
    ELIHU

    32D Root of diplomacy

    3
    63
  77. 77
    ELBOW

    17D The radius extends from it

    3
    55
  78. 78
    YENTL

    33D Musical featuring "The Way He Makes Me Feel"

    3
    38
  79. 79
    CINEMA

    91D Industry built around shooting stars?

    3
    33
  80. 80
    ADROIT

    57D Dexterous

    3
    27
  81. 81
    NORMAL

    45A Hardly surprising

    3
    26
  82. 82
    HOMERUN

    112A Undeniable success

    3
    9
  83. 83
    PIA

    6D ___ mater (cranial membrane)

    2
    66
  84. 84
    REELS

    14D Reacts to a shock

    2
    55
  85. 85
    TROI

    66D Half-human counselor on "Star Trek: T.N.G."

    2
    51
  86. 86
    MCI

    93A 2006 Verizon acquisition

    2
    48
  87. 87
    GUM

    55A Sticky sticks

    2
    44
  88. 88
    ICING

    97D Winter windshield problem

    2
    40
  89. 89
    TRINI

    9D Singer Lopez

    2
    34
  90. 90
    FALA

    82D 1940s White House dog

    2
    25
  91. 91
    STONES

    36D Top-grossing concert act of 1989, '94 and '05, with "the"

    2
    23
  92. 92
    CHOPS

    27A Musical virtuosity

    2
    19
  93. 93
    CONEY

    77D Brooklyn's ___ Island

    2
    17
  94. 94
    FINESSE

    89D Savoir-faire

    2
    15
  95. 95
    BRAGS

    94D Talks big

    2
    11
  96. 96
    LEMONS

    47D Nonstarters?

    2
    10
  97. 97
    ENVIES

    13D Begrudges

    2
    7
  98. 98
    TORRE

    113A Major-league manager Joe

    1
    42
  99. 99
    LBO

    26A Certain corp. takeover

    1
    34
  100. 100
    LENDS

    74A Furnishes

    1
    31
  101. 101
    VIC

    90A London's Old ___

    1
    30
  102. 102
    PAIGE

    80D Baseball Hall-of-Famer with the autobiography "Maybe I'll Pitch Forever"

    1
    19
  103. 103
    DIALOG

    43D ___ box (computer screen pop-up)

    1
    13
  104. 104
    GLITCH

    69D Program problem

    1
    7
  105. 105
    ANUBIS

    46D Jackal-headed god

    1
    6
  106. 106
    BLOWS

    18D Explodes

    1
    3
  107. 107
    FOUNTS

    56D Water sources

    1
    3
  108. 108
    SWEE

    104D "Little ___' Pea" (1936 cartoon)

    0
    33
  109. 109
    POPPA

    4A "Big ___," 1995 Notorious B.I.G. hit

    0
    15
  110. 110
    PRAYS

    87A Asks for help, in a way

    0
    14
  111. 111
    TANLINE

    50A Where brown and white meet

    0
    14
  112. 112
    GOGOL

    38D "The Government Inspector" playwright

    0
    13
  113. 113
    TIEPINS

    79A Dandy things?

    0
    9
  114. 114
    KOOP

    49D Reagan-era surgeon general

    0
    5
  115. 115
    PISCOPO

    1D Sinatra portrayer on "S.N.L."

    0
    5
  116. 116
    DIANAS

    60D "___ Story," 1989 best seller

    0
    4
  117. 117
    FIENNES

    12D Voldemort's portrayer in the Harry Potter films

    0
    4
  118. 118
    PAYMENTS

    7D Checks, e.g.

    0
    4
  119. 119
    POSTMEN

    87D They deliver

    0
    4
  120. 120
    ZEENA

    64D Ethan Frome's sickly wife

    0
    4
  121. 121
    ARTILLERY

    44D Big guns

    0
    3
  122. 122
    DONATION

    83D Political caller's request

    0
    3
  123. 123
    ONEPOINT

    41A Like the narrowest of wins

    0
    3
  124. 124
    TIMBERED

    84D Covered with trees

    0
    3
  125. 125
    TWOFERS

    9A Some special deals

    0
    3
  126. 126
    ESTOPPEL

    3D Legal impediment

    0
    2
  127. 127
    IDAHOANS

    2D Residents of Canyon County

    0
    2
  128. 128
    AFRAIDOFHITS debut

    81A Punchophobic?

    0
    1
  129. 129
    BRIGHTISHAIRWAYS debut

    94A Company whose motto is "Our pilots are moderately intelligent"?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    EYEWHITENESSNEWS debut

    32A Contents of the Visine Gazette?

    0
    1
  131. 131
    ONRELIEF debut

    88A Getting help, in a way

    0
    1
  132. 132
    REFINES debut

    21A Purifies

    0
    1
  133. 133
    SATURDAYKNITFEVER debut

    23A Manic desire to make sweaters when the weekend starts?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    SECONDLY debut

    85D "For another thing ..."

    0
    1
  135. 135
    SLIGHTSKIRTS debut

    48A Parts of many cheerleading uniforms?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    TENDERVITALS debut

    58D Easily damaged major organs?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    THEMSFITTINGWORDS debut

    106A "That thar was an appropriate thing to say!"?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    WALTERMIGHTY debut

    16D Cronkite when at the top of the ratings?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    YEANING debut

    116A Bringing forth young, as sheep

    0
    1
  140. 140
    ZIPPOLITTER debut

    64A Cleanup crew's goal?

    0
    1