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Sunday · 138 answers · 22 debuts

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

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    ANT

    11D Kind of colony

    45
    401
  2. 2
    ERAS

    112D Timeline segments

    38
    295
  3. 3
    ATTA

    49A Contraction before boy or girl

    28
    156
  4. 4
    EELS

    73D Slender fish

    27
    198
  5. 5
    STEM

    94A Stanch

    26
    228
  6. 6
    EYES

    125A They can be prying or crying

    24
    195
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    SPOT

    105D "Great" red feature of Jupiter

    24
    153
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    IRAN

    13A Where the Baha'i faith originated

    22
    276
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    EURO

    17A It entered circulation in 2002

    22
    221
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    AURA

    2D Charismatic effect

    22
    218
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    ALAMO

    85A Memorable mission

    20
    181
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    CIA

    62D Subj. of the 2005 Pulitzer-winning book "Ghost Wars"

    19
    206
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    REEL

    82A Show shock, in a way

    19
    184
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    EGAD

    18A "My heavens!"

    18
    203
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    IOU

    63A Promise of a sort

    18
    160
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    SEEP

    124A Trickle

    18
    128
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    REAP

    56A Gather

    17
    155
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    SCAM

    9A Goal of phishing

    16
    168
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    AMASS

    35D Stockpile

    16
    135
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    LAVA

    121A Cone former

    15
    144
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    LATTE

    36D Foamy mugful

    14
    92
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    SELF

    20D Mirror image

    14
    90
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    HAM

    65A Person with a headset, maybe

    13
    144
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    NFL

    34A CBS's "The ___ Today"

    13
    77
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    SATE

    46D Glut

    12
    144
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    MEGA

    1D Very, informally

    12
    73
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    AMY

    98A Funny Poehler

    11
    136
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    NERD

    16D Quiz bowl lover, say

    10
    159
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    AMMO

    104D Cartridge filler

    10
    133
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    WED

    5D Bonded

    10
    115
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    POSSE

    109A Crew

    10
    73
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    DIANA

    19A 1997 best seller subtitled "Her True Story"

    10
    71
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    SPAY

    110D Fix

    10
    51
  34. 34
    ROI

    59D Charles, e.g.

    9
    121
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    WREN

    3D St. Paul's architect

    9
    98
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    ROTC

    14D Mil. educators

    9
    97
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    MIRE

    99D Swamp

    9
    84
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    SMORE

    118A Campfire treat

    9
    42
  39. 39
    RENEE

    44D Soprano Fleming

    8
    129
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    MESH

    103D Mosquito protection

    8
    115
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    DUE

    116D Outstanding

    8
    99
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    ZIP

    117D Goose egg

    8
    59
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    IDEAS

    8D Things to think about

    7
    95
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    STOLE

    20A Lifted

    7
    77
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    ALEE

    15D Sheltered

    6
    275
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    OLAV

    89A Alternative to Ole or Edvard

    6
    98
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    TROU

    88D Cut-off pants?

    6
    36
  48. 48
    KILT

    30D Black Watch soldier's garb

    6
    25
  49. 49
    INLET

    68D Possible lagoon entrance

    5
    83
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    DIM

    66A A bit slow

    5
    80
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    TVS

    72D O.T.B. conveniences

    5
    67
  52. 52
    OBEYS

    38D Falls into line

    5
    50
  53. 53
    NITE

    108D The ___ Owl, "L.A. Confidential" coffee shop

    4
    71
  54. 54
    YULE

    102A Post-solstice celebration

    4
    53
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    LEERY

    83D Distrustful

    4
    52
  56. 56
    MES

    51D My, in Bretagne

    4
    48
  57. 57
    ASARULE

    39A Broadly speaking

    4
    46
  58. 58
    GRAM

    106D Fat unit

    4
    40
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    LEVY

    81A It's an imposition

    4
    28
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    APPEAR

    75A Materialize

    4
    25
  61. 61
    HOTS

    122A Desire, with "the"

    4
    23
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    JAR

    61D Tipping point?

    3
    97
  63. 63
    HIKE

    29A Cry after a series of numbers

    3
    47
  64. 64
    STORK

    53A Vlasic pickles mascot

    3
    36
  65. 65
    MYTH

    55A That babies come from a 53-Across, e.g.

    3
    31
  66. 66
    SHALOM

    32A ___ Meir Tower, Israel's first skyscraper

    3
    17
  67. 67
    YIKES

    101D "My heavens!"

    3
    17
  68. 68
    LAHR

    41A Leonine movie star of old

    2
    78
  69. 69
    ENLAI

    77D China's Zhou ___

    2
    61
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    TONGA

    84A Land of King George Tupou V

    2
    44
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    SAYNO

    91D Not consent

    2
    29
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    TREATS

    50A October haul

    2
    24
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    TONNE

    57A English weight

    2
    17
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    ATTEMPT

    48D Take a whack at

    2
    14
  75. 75
    URGEON

    96D Cheer for

    2
    8
  76. 76
    WHATTHEHEY debut

    27D "Why not!"

    2
    3
  77. 77
    AGA

    6D Turkish V.I.P.

    1
    132
  78. 78
    ETUI

    120A Tiny-scissors holder

    1
    102
  79. 79
    TWICE

    22D Over again

    1
    27
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    ZSA

    114D When repeated, name in old Hollywood

    1
    22
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    RAVES

    79D Reviewers' comments on book jackets, typically

    1
    21
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    ZONES

    24D Daydreams, with "out"

    1
    17
  83. 83
    WADI

    5A Often-parched gully

    1
    14
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    GRAVE

    69D Serious

    1
    13
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    HEARS

    67D Picks up

    1
    13
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    SENDER

    58A Return address info

    1
    13
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    CAPTOR

    10D Polyphemus, to Odysseus

    1
    10
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    GROUPIES debut

    97A Star-struck entourage

    1
    4
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    MUDCAT debut

    33D Scavenging Southern food fish

    1
    3
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    MANN

    123A "Buddenbrooks" novelist

    0
    59
  91. 91
    ENROL

    80A Register, to a Brit

    0
    52
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    MAYS

    12D Giant who made "The Catch," 1954

    0
    42
  93. 93
    SEVE

    111D Golf great Ballesteros

    0
    31
  94. 94
    TREATY

    100A Allies have one

    0
    28
  95. 95
    ENORM

    31D Vast, old-style

    0
    25
  96. 96
    ZELIG

    74D 1983 Woody Allen film

    0
    20
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    PITON

    37D Climbing aid

    0
    19
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    AGAZE

    78D Visually transfixed

    0
    18
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    MAWR

    1A Bryn ___ College

    0
    17
  100. 100
    ALPACINO

    35A "Author! Author!" star, 1982

    0
    16
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    HEARST

    71D California's ___ Castle

    0
    16
  102. 102
    HEINZ

    43D Pittsburgh-based food giant

    0
    13
  103. 103
    AANDW

    25A Big name in root beer

    0
    12
  104. 104
    ARENO

    42D "The only rule is that there ___ rules"

    0
    11
  105. 105
    CULPA

    93D Mea ___

    0
    11
  106. 106
    CREATOR

    87D God, with "the"

    0
    10
  107. 107
    MCM

    51A Year the Paris Métro opened

    0
    10
  108. 108
    SIMILAR

    9D Almost matching

    0
    8
  109. 109
    TOEIN

    52A Front-wheel alignment

    0
    8
  110. 110
    ASSURES

    95A Eases the misgivings of

    0
    7
  111. 111
    KEILLOR

    54D Garrulous Garrison

    0
    7
  112. 112
    DAZS

    7D Häagen-___

    0
    6
  113. 113
    COLLET

    87A Jewelry setting

    0
    5
  114. 114
    LIMPID

    40D Clear

    0
    5
  115. 115
    IAS

    86A ___ in ink

    0
    4
  116. 116
    ITSALLGOOD

    13D "No worries"

    0
    4
  117. 117
    SOLACED

    28A Offered a shoulder to cry on, say

    0
    4
  118. 118
    DEBASES

    19D Corrupts

    0
    3
  119. 119
    DISAGREE debut

    47A Differ

    0
    2
  120. 120
    HOMEMAKERS debut

    70D Unemployed persons with full-time jobs

    0
    2
  121. 121
    ROADHAZARD

    4D Downed power lines, e.g.

    0
    2
  122. 122
    SAWBIT debut

    26A Drill attachment with teeth

    0
    2
  123. 123
    UGLIES debut

    64D Hags, e.g.

    0
    2
  124. 124
    ASOUR debut

    119A Hit ___ note

    0
    1
  125. 125
    EMPERORZERO debut

    113A Hapless Roman ruler?

    0
    1
  126. 126
    EMPTYZESTER debut

    23A Scraping kitchen gadget with nothing in it?

    0
    1
  127. 127
    FRASIERCRAZE debut

    92A "Cheers" spinoff mania?

    0
    1
  128. 128
    FREERUN debut

    92D Like some chickens

    0
    1
  129. 129
    GETSIN debut

    107A Arrives

    0
    1
  130. 130
    GREATDAZE debut

    21A Result of being badly beaned?

    0
    1
  131. 131
    HIGHLIGHTERPEZ debut

    67A Fluorescent candy?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    KIDZAPPER debut

    115A Taser for children?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    MAIZELOBSTER debut

    45A Pale yellow-shelled sea creature?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    MASKING debut

    103A Kind of tape

    0
    1
  135. 135
    POORPEOPLE debut

    76D Less fortunate

    0
    1
  136. 136
    REVERSER debut

    90A "R" card in Uno, in effect

    0
    1
  137. 137
    RUMPROASTS debut

    56D Entrees sometimes prepared in crockpots

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SEEJUSTICEDOZE debut

    60A View the effects of a big lunch in court?

    0
    1