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Sunday · 136 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    ARE

    85A "Chances ___ ..."

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ASH

    7D Kind of blond

    50
    458
  3. 3
    AGE

    63A Dating service datum

    47
    417
  4. 4
    STAR

    84A Have the lead

    31
    316
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    BRA

    25A Tan line producer, maybe

    31
    229
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    INN

    111D Hog's Head, in the Harry Potter books

    27
    258
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    ESE

    112D Tip of the tongue?

    26
    386
  8. 8
    ALTO

    30A One quarter of a quartet

    25
    290
  9. 9
    DRE

    15D Rap mogul, briefly

    22
    175
  10. 10
    UCLA

    5D Campus attended by Elle in "Legally Blonde"

    22
    174
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    EGG

    113A Meringue ingredient

    21
    206
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    OTOE

    105A Oklahoma tribe

    21
    198
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    PRE

    110D Not post-

    21
    175
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    INRE

    87A Memo opener

    17
    251
  15. 15
    LAS

    116A ___ Islas Filipinas

    17
    173
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    INC

    42A Forbes competitor

    16
    126
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    TAG

    16A Identify on Facebook

    15
    132
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    OLAF

    32D Minnesota's St. ___ College

    15
    110
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    POLE

    38A Strip club fixture

    14
    74
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    ALIEN

    33D Strange

    13
    179
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    APR

    22A When Earth Day is celebrated: Abbr.

    13
    170
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    ARCH

    81D Cheeky

    13
    159
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    BIO

    109D Work for Plutarch, informally

    13
    123
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    TENS

    34D Heavenly bodies?

    12
    128
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    AYES

    39A Anagram - and synonym - of 71-Across

    12
    99
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    THOR

    74D One of the superheroes in 2012's "The Avengers"

    12
    99
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    PIT

    76A Seed

    11
    102
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    TELL

    56A Kiss's partner

    11
    100
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    JAM

    94A Road block?

    11
    90
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    AMIS

    103A British author who wrote "The Old Devils"

    11
    88
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    WED

    11D Unite

    10
    115
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    ZEN

    108A Kind of garden

    10
    102
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    CARE

    77A Obama follower?

    10
    87
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    FBI

    28A Org. in "The Sopranos"

    10
    75
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    TOR

    68A Only non-U.S. M.L.B. team: Abbr.

    8
    115
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    HATE

    100D Kind of mail

    8
    98
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    ENTRE

    118A ___ nous

    8
    96
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    MOON

    29A Spend time in idle reverie

    8
    70
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    OMEGA

    98D Symbol for ohms

    7
    129
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    TABOO

    16D Prohibited

    7
    74
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    BEA

    104A "___ man!"

    7
    67
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    SAID

    93A "That's what she ___"

    7
    62
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    LEFT

    21D One half of a 10-Down

    7
    56
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    SLRS

    69A Some cameras, for short

    7
    36
  45. 45
    YEAS

    71A See 39-Across

    6
    71
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    CAROL

    59A Number by a door?

    6
    45
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    HART

    75A Comedian Kevin

    6
    44
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    SEIS

    40D Número of Mexican states that border the U.S.

    6
    37
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    OSS

    117A "Inglourious Basterds" org.

    5
    114
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    LOSE

    102A Get whipped

    5
    102
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    SYNE

    52D Last word of an annual holiday song

    5
    87
  52. 52
    CRAB

    90A California roll ingredient

    5
    85
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    DRNO

    80D Film villain with prosthetic hands

    5
    79
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    SCH

    12D Duke, e.g.: Abbr.

    5
    75
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    PAY

    55A Strike concern

    5
    71
  56. 56
    APRON

    17D Where a golf fairway transitions into a green

    5
    60
  57. 57
    TOON

    54A Any of the "South Park" characters

    4
    69
  58. 58
    METROS

    41D Subway systems

    4
    11
  59. 59
    SES

    36A Parisian possessive

    3
    62
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    FEEL

    35D Mood

    3
    34
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    ONETWO

    10D Pair of socks?

    3
    27
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    AGATHA

    60D First name in mysteries

    3
    26
  63. 63
    FURY

    66D Alecto, Megaera or Tisiphone

    3
    16
  64. 64
    ELEM

    44A Ca, Ce, Co or Cu

    2
    70
  65. 65
    LIRE

    107D Euros replaced them

    2
    67
  66. 66
    HYPE

    65D Build up

    2
    51
  67. 67
    UTURN

    73A Complete reversal

    2
    41
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    EASIER

    82D Less puzzling

    2
    37
  69. 69
    LORNE

    57D "S.N.L." producer Michaels

    2
    37
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    GNASH

    53D Grind

    2
    29
  71. 71
    SLANTS

    3D Some wide receiver routes

    2
    20
  72. 72
    BONSAI

    24D Growing art form?

    2
    18
  73. 73
    NUTSO

    58A Bananas

    2
    16
  74. 74
    MECCAS

    1D Shopping malls on Black Friday, e.g.

    2
    12
  75. 75
    EYELETS

    119A Holes in shoes

    2
    8
  76. 76
    INHALE

    2D Scarf down

    1
    33
  77. 77
    ROOD

    49D Cross

    1
    28
  78. 78
    HAZEL

    97D Eye shade

    1
    21
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    SALAAM

    40A Peace in the Middle East

    1
    21
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    SALVO

    4D Round of shots

    1
    20
  81. 81
    GRANT

    18D President after Johnson

    1
    19
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    LENDL

    102D Three-time French Open champ

    1
    19
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    CIERA

    77D Former Oldsmobile model

    1
    17
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    BAABAA

    13D Start of a children's rhyme

    1
    16
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    BVD

    13A Hanes competitor

    1
    14
  86. 86
    CANVAS

    26A Ring material

    1
    14
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    OORT

    27A ___ cloud (source of comets)

    1
    12
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    STRAITS

    70D Some shipping routes

    1
    9
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    ENLACES

    19A Ties up

    1
    8
  90. 90
    RUSHED

    67D Made haste

    1
    8
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    MRSLATE

    29D Fred Flintstone's boss

    1
    6
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    BROWS

    8A Foreheads

    1
    5
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    ASHAME

    78A Sad news

    1
    4
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    ENTO

    62A Inner: Prefix

    0
    61
  95. 95
    EMAG

    83D Kindle purchase, in brief

    0
    45
  96. 96
    ASSENT

    95D Green light

    0
    40
  97. 97
    ROUSE

    101D Get up

    0
    26
  98. 98
    EGESTS

    89D Discharges

    0
    22
  99. 99
    BROOD

    8D Ponder, with "on"

    0
    20
  100. 100
    NLEAST

    106A Brave group, informally?

    0
    16
  101. 101
    SANDY

    51D Kind of blond

    0
    16
  102. 102
    AVOCET

    91D Long-legged shorebird

    0
    14
  103. 103
    CUEIN

    59D Bring up to speed

    0
    12
  104. 104
    JOSEPH

    61D Rachel's firstborn, in the Bible

    0
    11
  105. 105
    MISSUSA

    1A Halle Berry was once runner-up for this

    0
    10
  106. 106
    SARDINE

    115A Rush-hour subway rider, facetiously

    0
    10
  107. 107
    BALLOT

    37D Plebiscite, e.g.

    0
    9
  108. 108
    METRES

    96D 96 for Big Ben, heightwise

    0
    9
  109. 109
    JINN

    61A Islamic spirit

    0
    8
  110. 110
    COLDWAR

    50D It was satirized in "Dr. Strangelove"

    0
    7
  111. 111
    REWRAP

    9D Prepare to put back in the fridge, say

    0
    7
  112. 112
    WINGS

    99D Common bar food

    0
    7
  113. 113
    BETTER

    92D Surpass

    0
    6
  114. 114
    RUBENS

    88D "Daniel in the Lions' Den" artist

    0
    6
  115. 115
    BELS

    37A Sound units

    0
    5
  116. 116
    EVENTUAL

    45D Ultimate

    0
    5
  117. 117
    JOANIE

    94D "Happy Days" girl

    0
    5
  118. 118
    GRAILS

    53A Greatly desired objects

    0
    4
  119. 119
    HAMPER

    86A Load bearer?

    0
    4
  120. 120
    MELTORME

    46D "Careless Hands" crooner

    0
    4
  121. 121
    APPIANWAY

    78D Road starting at the Porta Capena

    0
    3
  122. 122
    CUPIDS

    43D Figures on some Valentine's Day cards

    0
    2
  123. 123
    SEASHELLS

    6D Beach homes?

    0
    2
  124. 124
    WATERRAT

    48D Marsh rodent

    0
    2
  125. 125
    BESTPICTUREWINNER debut

    109A What you get when you say 23-, 31-, 47-, 64-, 79- or 97-Across out loud

    0
    1
  126. 126
    CHALLAHBOWEDHEAVE debut

    23A Jewish bread/Played, as a violin/Throw (1950)

    0
    1
  127. 127
    DRUGLAWS debut

    47D Narcs enforce them

    0
    1
  128. 128
    DWELLFIERCESUSSLAVE debut

    47A Reside/Savage/Puzzle (out)/Wash (2013)

    0
    1
  129. 129
    HONDAWATTAFFRONT debut

    31A Toyota rival/Measure of power/Insult (1954)

    0
    1
  130. 130
    HOWTOUGHHAVERIGA debut

    97A "In what way?"/Like overcooked steak/Possess/European capital on a gulf (1985)

    0
    1
  131. 131
    INTERNEES debut

    114A P.O.W.'s, e.g.

    0
    1
  132. 132
    RENECLAIR debut

    20A French filmmaker who led the Cinéma Pur movement

    0
    1
  133. 133
    THUGODDFODDER debut

    64A Hooligan/Strange/Silo contents (1972)

    0
    1
  134. 134
    VIVIFY debut

    14D Make more intense, as colors

    0
    1
  135. 135
    WARDENHAIRYPEEPHOLE debut

    79A Wildlife protector/Difficult/Hotel door feature (1980)

    0
    1
  136. 136
    WUSSY debut

    72A Like a milquetoast

    0
    1