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Sunday · 140 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    19A Mine layer

    48
    581
  2. 2
    STY

    117A Rooting area

    47
    343
  3. 3
    EMO

    108D Alt-rock genre

    43
    256
  4. 4
    RIO

    15D Kia subcompact

    40
    315
  5. 5
    SNL

    106D NBC offering, briefly

    40
    263
  6. 6
    ETC

    114A Abbr. for an unlimited number?

    37
    268
  7. 7
    OGRE

    97A Grotesque giant

    36
    284
  8. 8
    ADE

    76A Drink name suffix

    35
    277
  9. 9
    SOS

    35D Castaway's message

    34
    251
  10. 10
    EAT

    17D Partake of

    33
    399
  11. 11
    ANN

    23D "Maisie" star Sothern

    33
    300
  12. 12
    ETON

    95A Old school

    32
    282
  13. 13
    ACT

    82D Vegas attraction

    31
    302
  14. 14
    NTH

    84D ___ degree

    30
    251
  15. 15
    NEED

    29A Cry for

    24
    214
  16. 16
    RHO

    60D 55-Down letter

    23
    191
  17. 17
    TSK

    118A [How shameful!]

    23
    189
  18. 18
    STEW

    7A Slow-cooked dish

    23
    180
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    CPA

    4A Tax expert, briefly

    19
    189
  20. 20
    EMIR

    9D Kuwaiti ruler

    18
    218
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    TOO

    107D Besides

    17
    189
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    SOD

    56A Lawn starter

    17
    180
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    WET

    10D Ready to go through the wringer

    17
    119
  24. 24
    ESPY

    59D Spot

    16
    130
  25. 25
    PDA

    77D Palmtop, e.g., in brief

    16
    91
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    PRO

    99D Skilled hand

    15
    214
  27. 27
    HERE

    112A "Catch!"

    15
    150
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    ELON

    79D North Carolina college town

    15
    102
  29. 29
    OMAHA

    65D D-Day code name

    14
    137
  30. 30
    CAB

    113A U-Haul driver's place

    14
    129
  31. 31
    AMT

    1A Tsp. or tbsp.

    14
    92
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    GNU

    16D Bearded beast

    13
    127
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    UMP

    72A Field authority

    13
    96
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    RENE

    57A Actress Russo

    11
    221
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    EACH

    94A Apiece

    11
    130
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    PIT

    109D Animal trap

    11
    102
  37. 37
    SOU

    18A Coin of little value

    11
    87
  38. 38
    OTT

    14D 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee

    10
    193
  39. 39
    THEE

    104D Quaker pronoun

    10
    91
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    ROSE

    54D Pinkish red

    9
    138
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    SALEM

    78A Peabody Essex Museum city

    9
    107
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    NYET

    71D Opposite of "da"

    9
    97
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    ETAT

    105D Coup d'___

    8
    143
  44. 44
    POL

    51A Seat seeker

    8
    99
  45. 45
    FAIR

    13D Barometer reading

    8
    73
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    TORAH

    80A Old Testament section

    8
    73
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    MOON

    70A Hold up one's end?

    8
    70
  48. 48
    USAGE

    72D Employment

    8
    66
  49. 49
    DIN

    27D Peace disrupter

    7
    109
  50. 50
    OHARA

    97D John who wrote "Appointment in Samarra"

    7
    88
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    FRAT

    55D Single-sex house, usually

    7
    78
  52. 52
    BONE

    103D Paleontological find

    7
    67
  53. 53
    ITEMS

    32D Bullet points

    6
    79
  54. 54
    ASYET

    100D Up until now

    6
    72
  55. 55
    YEAS

    116A Senatorial agreements

    6
    71
  56. 56
    BEAR

    58D Symbol on California's flag

    6
    70
  57. 57
    HAY

    93D Stable supply

    5
    79
  58. 58
    ISLET

    43D Sea gull nesting site, maybe

    5
    74
  59. 59
    COCOA

    4D Truffle coating

    5
    63
  60. 60
    ELIAS

    96A Mechanical engineer Howe

    5
    59
  61. 61
    KNELT

    24D Honored a king, perhaps

    5
    48
  62. 62
    BOY

    42D Approximately one out of every two deliveries

    5
    37
  63. 63
    ELAPSE

    68A Go by

    4
    64
  64. 64
    MIRA

    31D Binary star in Cetus

    4
    52
  65. 65
    STINT

    40D Really economize

    4
    49
  66. 66
    ALLEGE

    41D Claim

    4
    40
  67. 67
    TONED

    8D In good shape

    4
    37
  68. 68
    SPARS

    98A Practices wearing gloves

    4
    36
  69. 69
    SALS

    35A "Do the Right Thing" pizzeria

    4
    32
  70. 70
    MOUTH

    2D Conversation opener?

    4
    12
  71. 71
    NOME

    20A Iditarod endpoint

    3
    65
  72. 72
    OMELET

    69A IHOP order

    3
    57
  73. 73
    RIOTS

    101D Joins the mob

    3
    57
  74. 74
    TOMEI

    39D Marisa of "The Wrestler"

    3
    56
  75. 75
    ASPIC

    1D Gelatin made from consommé

    3
    50
  76. 76
    KNEAD

    34D Work in a bakery

    3
    43
  77. 77
    SCOTT

    21D "Great" guy

    3
    43
  78. 78
    EMILY

    50A Faulkner's "A Rose for ___"

    3
    32
  79. 79
    MILK

    31A Beverage that's graded

    3
    27
  80. 80
    WHY

    110D It's asked for a reason

    3
    27
  81. 81
    SCRIM

    46A Semitransparent curtain

    3
    26
  82. 82
    MAMET

    73D "Speed-the-Plow" playwright

    3
    25
  83. 83
    SATBY

    98D Didn't get involved

    3
    13
  84. 84
    DOVER

    27A One of England's Cinque Ports

    3
    10
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    NEGATES

    89D Renders invalid

    3
    10
  86. 86
    BOER

    30D It means "farmer" in Afrikaans

    2
    47
  87. 87
    CHINA

    28A Dinette set

    2
    40
  88. 88
    TARTS

    90D Dainty desserts

    2
    31
  89. 89
    PLUTO

    74D Demotion victim of 2006

    2
    29
  90. 90
    GOTTI

    67D The Teflon Don

    2
    27
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    SPAREME

    44A Response to feeble excuses

    2
    27
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    TILTS

    92D Inclines

    2
    23
  93. 93
    IGER

    38D Eisner's successor as Disney chief

    2
    18
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    LIMBO

    33D First circle of hell in Dante's "Inferno"

    2
    18
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    TUTSI

    3D Rwandan people

    2
    16
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    SIMIAN

    62D Like Tarzan's mannerisms

    2
    14
  97. 97
    METTLE

    48D Fighting spirit

    2
    11
  98. 98
    SONATINA

    21A Short, light musical piece

    2
    10
  99. 99
    DMC debut

    36D Hip-hop's Run-___

    2
    7
  100. 100
    DONTRUBITIN debut

    36A "I already know my homemade cold cream is useless!"

    2
    3
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    PROW

    5D Boat tip

    1
    43
  102. 102
    SERFS

    53A Hard workers

    1
    40
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    NOEND

    66D Incessantly

    1
    39
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    BITES

    30A Zookeeper's injuries, maybe

    1
    22
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    STORES

    61A Spree stops

    1
    21
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    BELLY

    103A Underside of a ship

    1
    12
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    DRYAD

    75A Wood nymph

    1
    11
  108. 108
    ANTESUP

    12D Kicks in one's share

    1
    10
  109. 109
    AMULETS

    85A Lucky charms

    1
    8
  110. 110
    PAWSAT

    51D Handles badly?

    1
    8
  111. 111
    AERONAUT

    6D Pilot who makes vertical takeoffs

    1
    5
  112. 112
    GOTLOST

    45A Scrammed

    1
    4
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    ASCETICS

    83D Hedonists' opposites

    1
    3
  114. 114
    RIIS

    81D Muckraker Jacob

    0
    45
  115. 115
    SAMBA

    49A Carnival dance

    0
    40
  116. 116
    PIETY

    77A Saintly quality

    0
    16
  117. 117
    STEPONIT

    106A "I'm in a hurry to see that bug squashed!"

    0
    15
  118. 118
    ANDANTE

    83A Slow and steady

    0
    12
  119. 119
    ISSUED

    47D Gave out

    0
    11
  120. 120
    BEAVER

    58A Furry feller?

    0
    9
  121. 121
    SNIDEST

    7D Most snarky

    0
    7
  122. 122
    OLDMEN

    64D Whitebeards

    0
    6
  123. 123
    OVIEDO

    52D Besieged city during the Spanish Civil War

    0
    6
  124. 124
    STUCK

    102D Unable to leave

    0
    6
  125. 125
    CUTITOUT

    25A "Quit trying to make a paper doll by ripping the paper!"

    0
    4
  126. 126
    LOOTERS

    115A They take stock during an emergency

    0
    4
  127. 127
    TWEENER debut

    86D Kid aged 10-12

    0
    4
  128. 128
    BASSEY

    37D Shirley who sang "Goldfinger"

    0
    3
  129. 129
    ITSNOWONDER debut

    26A "I can see why shoppers avoid this off-brand white bread!"

    0
    3
  130. 130
    NOMINEES

    111A Annual Academy list

    0
    3
  131. 131
    LAFORGE debut

    11A "Star Trek: T.N.G." character Geordi ___

    0
    2
  132. 132
    SILLIES

    87D Goofballs

    0
    2
  133. 133
    THATTEARSIT debut

    104A "How dare you climb a barbed-wire fence wearing my sweater!"

    0
    2
  134. 134
    GETONWITHIT debut

    91A "Stop dillydallying and use your boarding pass!"

    0
    1
  135. 135
    ICANTSTANDIT debut

    88A "This tippy Christmas tree is driving me crazy!"

    0
    1
  136. 136
    ITGOESWITHOUTSAYING debut

    63A "Of course this car isn't voice-controlled!"

    0
    1
  137. 137
    ITSABOUTTIME debut

    38A "So you finally got the gist of that Stephen Hawking book!"

    0
    1
  138. 138
    LOUVERS debut

    11D Slatted windows

    0
    1
  139. 139
    PUTACORKINIT debut

    22A "Talking isn't going to reseal that wine bottle!"

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WHATSITTOYOU debut

    110A "Yeah, I'm asking for people's impression of this inkblot -- so?!"

    0
    1