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Sunday · 140 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SET

    71A ___ for life

    68
    402
  2. 2
    ODE

    43D Metered praise

    58
    523
  3. 3
    ACE

    1A Crackerjack

    57
    493
  4. 4
    ALOE

    50D Skin cream ingredient

    46
    496
  5. 5
    ICE

    61A "Rocks"

    40
    391
  6. 6
    ODOR

    76A It comes out in the wash

    39
    344
  7. 7
    TIE

    117A Bind

    34
    284
  8. 8
    RED

    42D Side in checkers

    32
    278
  9. 9
    LIE

    86D See 102-Down

    28
    318
  10. 10
    STEP

    38A Instruction part

    25
    229
  11. 11
    SOB

    69D Kind of story

    20
    149
  12. 12
    PLEA

    103A Courtroom entry

    18
    154
  13. 13
    LIP

    32D Pitcher part

    17
    136
  14. 14
    INANE

    36A Empty

    16
    192
  15. 15
    PDA

    70D Hi-tech organizer

    16
    91
  16. 16
    CEO

    97A Top of a ladder?: Abbr.

    15
    177
  17. 17
    NAPA

    74D Sonoma neighbor

    13
    112
  18. 18
    FOR

    79D "What ___?"

    13
    103
  19. 19
    EIN

    81A Freud's one

    12
    159
  20. 20
    REED

    65D Stalk by a stream

    11
    187
  21. 21
    INK

    73A Press

    11
    166
  22. 22
    MAO

    55A Leader who said "All reactionaries are paper tigers"

    11
    141
  23. 23
    PIT

    59D Stomach area

    11
    102
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    APB

    35D Urgent transmission, for short

    11
    94
  25. 25
    DOOR

    87A Way out

    11
    87
  26. 26
    STAG

    82A Antlered animal

    10
    168
  27. 27
    SALE

    38D Result of a pitch, perhaps

    10
    163
  28. 28
    ASTER

    106D Late bloomer

    10
    109
  29. 29
    ANTSY

    119A Not settled

    10
    78
  30. 30
    CAPE

    40A Beach site, maybe

    10
    66
  31. 31
    ALOOF

    41D Distant

    10
    64
  32. 32
    NEA

    53D Cultural org.

    9
    217
  33. 33
    ERNIE

    105D Banks who was known as Mr. Cub

    9
    163
  34. 34
    ELMS

    54A State symbols of North Dakota and Massachusetts

    9
    115
  35. 35
    ROPE

    42A It might be skipped

    8
    100
  36. 36
    LILAC

    72A Purple shade

    8
    92
  37. 37
    SMART

    20A Stylish

    8
    81
  38. 38
    ASTOR

    94A New York's historic ___ Library

    8
    70
  39. 39
    SER

    121A Rev.'s address

    7
    100
  40. 40
    OPRAH

    22A Hit TV show that ended in 2011

    7
    92
  41. 41
    ATLAST

    94D Finally

    7
    58
  42. 42
    SPLAT

    69A Cousin of kerplunk

    7
    46
  43. 43
    ELIOT

    67D Ex-governor Spitzer of New York

    6
    131
  44. 44
    ZEE

    58A Arizona is the only state to have one

    6
    93
  45. 45
    ONEAL

    29A 7'1" former N.B.A. star

    5
    140
  46. 46
    TETRA

    26A Prefix with meter or methylene

    5
    106
  47. 47
    IONA

    90A Isle of the Inner Hebrides

    5
    100
  48. 48
    PTS

    8D Game tally: Abbr.

    5
    89
  49. 49
    ATEAT

    12D Really bugged

    5
    66
  50. 50
    STATS

    120A Hits and runs

    5
    59
  51. 51
    NGO

    78D Vietnam's ___ Dinh Diem

    5
    46
  52. 52
    OBAMA

    99D Noted 1991 Harvard Law grad

    4
    89
  53. 53
    NOSIR

    60D Deferential denial

    4
    49
  54. 54
    CORAL

    9A Pink shade

    4
    45
  55. 55
    AMBLE

    1D Mosey

    4
    41
  56. 56
    KNEEL

    49D Queen's request, maybe

    4
    41
  57. 57
    REORG

    107A Corporate shake-up, for short

    4
    18
  58. 58
    OTOOLE

    92D 1972 Best Actor nominee for "The Ruling Class"

    3
    70
  59. 59
    AREEL

    7D Staggering

    3
    45
  60. 60
    TAPIR

    33D Animal with a snout

    3
    38
  61. 61
    CANADA

    9D It was invaded in the War of 1812

    3
    37
  62. 62
    CROON

    2D Perform Hawaiian music, say

    3
    32
  63. 63
    ARTERY

    16D I-5 through Los Angeles, e.g.

    3
    25
  64. 64
    MISTS

    115A Effects of many waterfalls

    3
    21
  65. 65
    STRIDE

    93D Winning length in a horse race

    3
    19
  66. 66
    KGS

    75D Metric wts.

    3
    12
  67. 67
    ENNE

    30A Feminine suffix

    2
    65
  68. 68
    WAH

    34A Nursery noise

    2
    51
  69. 69
    WART

    64D Something on a hog?

    2
    40
  70. 70
    AILED

    116A Felt bad

    2
    38
  71. 71
    ASCH

    4D "Uncle Moses" novelist Sholem

    2
    36
  72. 72
    TEENSY

    96D Minute

    2
    34
  73. 73
    RASCAL

    28A Heel

    2
    32
  74. 74
    CCC

    62D Junk bond rating

    2
    27
  75. 75
    SHALT

    18D Thou follower?

    2
    24
  76. 76
    CLANG

    40D Trolley sound

    2
    21
  77. 77
    FRUIT

    101D Slot machine symbols, often

    2
    16
  78. 78
    SMOOCH

    5D Smack

    2
    8
  79. 79
    AMIN

    45D Leader exiled in 1979

    1
    51
  80. 80
    COBRA

    62A Certain helicopter

    1
    46
  81. 81
    LUKE

    57A "Use the Force, ___"

    1
    33
  82. 82
    LEILA

    13D Orphan girl in Byron's "Don Juan"

    1
    32
  83. 83
    NISEI

    25A American-born Japanese

    1
    25
  84. 84
    FAS

    113D Fourth notes

    1
    23
  85. 85
    LCDS

    110D Some notebook screens, for short

    1
    22
  86. 86
    OPENIT

    15D Urging at a birthday party

    1
    16
  87. 87
    CHALET

    97D Swiss quarters?

    1
    15
  88. 88
    RESCUE

    11D Airlift, maybe

    1
    15
  89. 89
    UKR

    52D Land on the Sea of Azov: Abbr.

    1
    15
  90. 90
    BRAGG

    98D Confederate general who won at Chickamauga

    1
    13
  91. 91
    ALITTLE

    47D Not much

    1
    12
  92. 92
    GILDA

    114A Rita Hayworth's femme fatale title role of 1946

    1
    12
  93. 93
    EXXON

    3D Shell alternative

    1
    11
  94. 94
    STOOPTO

    82D Reach at a lower level

    1
    7
  95. 95
    FEDIN

    100D Supplied, as data

    1
    4
  96. 96
    FIEFS

    66D Feudal lands

    1
    4
  97. 97
    ERI

    89D "___ tu" (Verdi aria)

    0
    76
  98. 98
    ASCAP

    4A Org. fighting pirates?

    0
    61
  99. 99
    ARETE

    21A Mountain ridge

    0
    59
  100. 100
    FEZ

    44D Tasseled topper

    0
    41
  101. 101
    NANU

    68D When repeated, a TV sign-off

    0
    38
  102. 102
    LECH

    48D Nobelist Walesa

    0
    32
  103. 103
    HARASS

    17D Heckle, e.g.

    0
    29
  104. 104
    CARLA

    6D French first lady ___ Bruni-Sarkozy

    0
    27
  105. 105
    ENORM

    77D Vast, in verse

    0
    25
  106. 106
    RENEWS

    28D Doesn't stop, in a way

    0
    21
  107. 107
    AVOIR

    111A To have, in Le Havre

    0
    19
  108. 108
    ATTYS

    37A 26 of the 44 U.S. presidents: Abbr.

    0
    18
  109. 109
    PINON

    59A Attach to

    0
    18
  110. 110
    NOAHS

    14A Wyle and Webster

    0
    13
  111. 111
    ORISON

    10D Prayer

    0
    11
  112. 112
    LOUTS

    104D Boors

    0
    10
  113. 113
    YEST

    88A 24 hrs. ago

    0
    10
  114. 114
    SLENDER

    56A Slight

    0
    9
  115. 115
    BELIEF

    108A Beyond ___

    0
    6
  116. 116
    GLEEM

    118A Toothpaste brand once advertised as having the secret ingredient GL-70

    0
    6
  117. 117
    LOOPHOLE

    27A Tax lawyer's find

    0
    6
  118. 118
    MRX

    19A Man of mystery

    0
    6
  119. 119
    NOEVIL

    91D Words following see, hear and speak

    0
    6
  120. 120
    SHIRTS

    95D Side in a pickup game

    0
    6
  121. 121
    TELLA

    102D With 86-Down, what Washington purportedly could not do

    0
    6
  122. 122
    ADARN

    112A "I don't give ___!"

    0
    5
  123. 123
    ENFIELD

    77A Northernmost borough of London

    0
    5
  124. 124
    DRYOFF

    80D Towel

    0
    4
  125. 125
    FULLCOUNT

    113A Nobleman after a banquet?

    0
    4
  126. 126
    IDEOGRAM

    84D Emoticon, e.g.

    0
    4
  127. 127
    NOTOFTEN

    14D Seldom

    0
    4
  128. 128
    TIMESLOT debut

    39D Schedule opening

    0
    4
  129. 129
    NOSER

    91A Brown-___

    0
    3
  130. 130
    REALTORS

    109A People whose jobs include giving tours

    0
    3
  131. 131
    SPEWERS

    24D Some volcanoes

    0
    3
  132. 132
    BOXSCORES debut

    23A Cuts in a cardboard container?

    0
    2
  133. 133
    RUBSITIN debut

    51D Adds insult to injury, say

    0
    2
  134. 134
    BATTINGORDER debut

    83A Wool or cotton purchase request?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    BOTTOMOFTHEFIFTH debut

    98A Whiskey bottle dregs?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    CALLEDOUTATFIRST debut

    31A Yelled initially?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    FAIRBALL debut

    44A So-so formal dance?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    FOULTIPS debut

    85A Disgusting advice?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SWINGFORTHEFENCES debut

    63A Piece of black-market playground equipment?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WALKEDINARUN debut

    46A Went far too slowly during the 10K?

    0
    1