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Sunday · 140 answers · 14 debuts

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

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    ERA

    108D Historical period

    97
    791
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    ETA

    75D Determinant of when to do an airport run, for short

    74
    571
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    SPA

    39A Bathroom installation

    59
    475
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    TEN

    77D Big or top follower

    39
    369
  5. 5
    ADE

    9D Cooler

    35
    277
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    IDEA

    59A Fancy

    33
    396
  7. 7
    ERS

    89A Sounds often edited out for radio

    33
    284
  8. 8
    SAD

    48A Plaintive

    31
    236
  9. 9
    OPS

    28D Special ___

    31
    179
  10. 10
    LEI

    76D Hawaii's ___ Day

    29
    310
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    LIE

    86D "A ___ cannot live": Martin Luther King Jr.

    28
    318
  12. 12
    EYE

    115A Common symbol in hieroglyphics

    28
    283
  13. 13
    UNIT

    99D Battalion, e.g.

    28
    230
  14. 14
    ORC

    28A Foe of Frodo

    26
    128
  15. 15
    EVER

    68A "Do I ___!"

    22
    235
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    DRE

    107D Beats by ___ (headphones brand)

    22
    175
  17. 17
    MAE

    30A Fannie ___

    18
    181
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    UMA

    43D Thurman of "Kill Bill"

    18
    175
  19. 19
    RIPE

    15D Ready (for)

    17
    106
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    TAB

    94A One may be kept running in a bar

    16
    167
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    DES

    84A ___ Plaines

    16
    154
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    ACTI

    105D When Stanley cries "Hey, Stella!" in "A Streetcar Named Desire"

    16
    129
  23. 23
    MEH

    33D Not so hot

    16
    80
  24. 24
    AID

    101A Subsidy

    15
    167
  25. 25
    TENT

    56D Festival setup

    14
    117
  26. 26
    FLEA

    6A Cat nipper?

    14
    80
  27. 27
    ADOS

    16D Commotions

    13
    121
  28. 28
    ABATE

    3D Lessen

    12
    108
  29. 29
    ASHY

    116A Depleted of color

    12
    97
  30. 30
    RAG

    111A Throwaway publication

    11
    149
  31. 31
    SOW

    44D Miss piggy?

    11
    88
  32. 32
    ABIDE

    21A Tolerate

    11
    81
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    TOAD

    37D Contemptible one

    10
    122
  34. 34
    DENT

    17D Bumper bummer

    10
    112
  35. 35
    LUNA

    7D Moon goddess

    10
    74
  36. 36
    TIERS

    54D Levels

    7
    48
  37. 37
    IMOUT

    47A Folder's declaration

    7
    34
  38. 38
    ALAI

    88D Jai ___

    6
    181
  39. 39
    OKIE

    58D 1930s migrant

    6
    101
  40. 40
    COAT

    34D Slather

    6
    89
  41. 41
    OUNCE

    23A See 19-Across

    6
    65
  42. 42
    UHUH

    103D "No way!"

    6
    57
  43. 43
    LIFE

    73D Quaker cereal

    6
    54
  44. 44
    MANO

    90A Hand for a mariachi band?

    6
    50
  45. 45
    SOT

    66D One who's all wet?

    5
    152
  46. 46
    LOG

    20A Input for a mill

    5
    92
  47. 47
    ALBA

    27D Jessica of "Valentine's Day"

    5
    76
  48. 48
    PAY

    46A ___ raise

    5
    71
  49. 49
    AMBER

    97D Insect trapper

    5
    52
  50. 50
    BSIDE

    67D Queen's "We Will Rock You," to "We Are the Champions"

    5
    30
  51. 51
    SERVE

    96D Dish (up)

    5
    27
  52. 52
    ABUTS

    14D Is against

    4
    30
  53. 53
    ITINA

    85A 1986 rock autobiography

    4
    30
  54. 54
    TITER

    117A Strength of a solution

    4
    11
  55. 55
    LONE

    50A Single

    3
    105
  56. 56
    CSA

    95A The South, once: Abbr.

    3
    98
  57. 57
    SIEGE

    93D Military blockade

    3
    70
  58. 58
    PELT

    74A Hide

    3
    69
  59. 59
    RIATA

    22A Vaquero's rope

    3
    67
  60. 60
    MOAN

    38A Haunted house sound

    3
    66
  61. 61
    SCRAM

    1D "Skedaddle!"

    3
    64
  62. 62
    IVANA

    64D Trump, for one

    3
    55
  63. 63
    STIRS

    114A Commotions

    3
    54
  64. 64
    ATTEST

    29A Certify (to)

    3
    49
  65. 65
    AJA

    10A 1977 double-platinum Steely Dan album

    3
    40
  66. 66
    MOTE

    4D Speck

    3
    33
  67. 67
    HAIFA

    2D Eastern Mediterranean port

    3
    19
  68. 68
    WIRES

    110A Current carriers

    3
    19
  69. 69
    ALFRE

    10D Actress Woodard

    3
    17
  70. 70
    ACERB

    109A Caustic

    2
    49
  71. 71
    OWENS

    79A Berlin Olympics hero

    2
    43
  72. 72
    OSH

    53D ___Kosh B'Gosh

    2
    37
  73. 73
    STAVE

    113A Part of a barrel

    2
    31
  74. 74
    JIB

    42D Foresail

    2
    27
  75. 75
    POESY

    57A Burns books?

    2
    24
  76. 76
    ROSEN

    45D 1953 A.L. M.V.P. Al

    2
    23
  77. 77
    POUND

    19A 16 23-Acrosses

    2
    11
  78. 78
    UTHER

    92D King Arthur's father

    2
    11
  79. 79
    HOTDATES

    52A Exciting matches?

    2
    7
  80. 80
    AGA

    12D Turkish big shot

    1
    132
  81. 81
    REARS

    45A Raises

    1
    50
  82. 82
    STREET

    70A One might be mean or cross

    1
    47
  83. 83
    TUTEE

    83A One getting special instruction

    1
    33
  84. 84
    DLI

    31A Mid sixth-century year

    1
    32
  85. 85
    FTD

    91D Blossoming business?

    1
    28
  86. 86
    COWS

    98D Intimidates

    1
    21
  87. 87
    VIS

    82A Word on either side of "à"

    1
    19
  88. 88
    SPONGE

    39D Mooch

    1
    18
  89. 89
    SHAMS

    1A Phonies

    1
    16
  90. 90
    FARAD

    13A Capacitance measure

    1
    15
  91. 91
    MERGER

    61A Exchange news?

    1
    14
  92. 92
    THEBEAST

    83D Beauty's counterpart

    1
    7
  93. 93
    JOLTS

    69A News of disasters, e.g.

    1
    6
  94. 94
    ITER

    78A Way, in Pompeii

    0
    77
  95. 95
    WINO

    80D One type of 66-Down

    0
    41
  96. 96
    ATRI

    100D Italian bell town

    0
    31
  97. 97
    ETHYL

    108A Antiknock additive

    0
    31
  98. 98
    NYNY

    104D "30 Rock" setting, briefly

    0
    28
  99. 99
    CHEAT

    95D Bamboozle

    0
    24
  100. 100
    CABOT

    18A Newfoundland explorer

    0
    22
  101. 101
    VOLTA

    49A Upper ___

    0
    19
  102. 102
    FOUL

    6D Fair alternative

    0
    18
  103. 103
    OGRESS

    63D Mate for Shrek

    0
    16
  104. 104
    REUNE

    112A Get the old gang together

    0
    16
  105. 105
    STANZA

    55A Series of measures

    0
    16
  106. 106
    BATTLE

    87D Clash

    0
    15
  107. 107
    NEBS

    65D Birds' beaks

    0
    15
  108. 108
    INSTYLE

    36D Hip

    0
    13
  109. 109
    BAWD

    51A Madam

    0
    11
  110. 110
    HITTER

    62D Pitch recipient

    0
    11
  111. 111
    VEDA

    49D Ancient Hindu scripture

    0
    10
  112. 112
    STARDUST

    5D Space specks

    0
    9
  113. 113
    AYEAR

    41D Annually

    0
    8
  114. 114
    IMPRESS

    85D Blow away

    0
    7
  115. 115
    ABSOLUTE

    71A Total

    0
    6
  116. 116
    ENOLAGAY

    81D Historic exhibit at Washington Dulles airport

    0
    6
  117. 117
    JOECAMEL

    11D Old ad figure with a big nose

    0
    6
  118. 118
    POLITY

    19D Organized society

    0
    6
  119. 119
    ADJUSTS

    60D Tinkers with

    0
    5
  120. 120
    CUATRO

    98A Número of countries bordering Guatemala

    0
    5
  121. 121
    ENCHILADA

    8D "Whole" thing

    0
    5
  122. 122
    STUDPOKER

    35D Game for those who don't like to draw

    0
    4
  123. 123
    PANZER

    40D German W.W. II tank

    0
    3
  124. 124
    BIGKID debut

    67A Baby no longer

    0
    2
  125. 125
    FATTENS

    13D Prepares to eat, perhaps

    0
    2
  126. 126
    LARKSPURS

    50D Often-blue garden blooms

    0
    2
  127. 127
    LEFTBAHRAIN

    86A Departed from Manama, maybe?

    0
    2
  128. 128
    ONTHEEDGE debut

    106A Close to losing it

    0
    2
  129. 129
    UPHOLSTER debut

    92A Cover, in a way

    0
    2
  130. 130
    AFTERALLAH debut

    26A Where most things rank in importance to a Muslim?

    0
    1
  131. 131
    AUNTIEAHEM debut

    102A Niece's polite interruption?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    FEASTUPON debut

    24A Eat heartily

    0
    1
  133. 133
    FIRESALES debut

    91A "Everything must go" events

    0
    1
  134. 134
    HEADTOTAHOE debut

    52D What many Bay Area skiers do on winter weekends?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    HOOKAHLINEANDSINKER debut

    62A Equipment list for a hashish-smoking fisherman?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    IMPEACHES debut

    32A Casts doubt on

    0
    1
  137. 137
    JUSTSAYNOAH debut

    42A Webster's directive to the overly formal?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    OVERRATES debut

    72D Extends too much credit?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SAHARASMILE debut

    25D Welcome look from a Bedouin?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SUBTITLES debut

    35A Low notes?

    0
    1