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Sunday · 140 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    52A Whitney who went to Yale, appropriately

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ARE

    42D "___ we done here?"

    56
    533
  3. 3
    EEL

    9D Long, narrow fish

    53
    487
  4. 4
    ALOE

    83D Burn alleviator

    46
    497
  5. 5
    NEO

    114D Modern beginning?

    43
    332
  6. 6
    EDEN

    21D Paradise lost in "Paradise Lost"

    42
    457
  7. 7
    LEI

    32D What you might bow your head to receive

    29
    310
  8. 8
    TOE

    37A Nail holder

    29
    293
  9. 9
    IMO

    69A "Methinks," in forums

    29
    107
  10. 10
    UTE

    8D Beehive Stater

    27
    263
  11. 11
    OPT

    113D Go (for)

    27
    211
  12. 12
    ATLAS

    88A Placeholder?

    25
    195
  13. 13
    ENE

    45D Pittsburgh-to-Wilkes-Barre dir.

    24
    403
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    ARENA

    95D Court locale

    24
    334
  15. 15
    NOT

    81D "... just kidding!"

    22
    176
  16. 16
    SETS

    79A Gels

    21
    170
  17. 17
    RTE

    14D Course: Abbr.

    20
    285
  18. 18
    LIL

    27D Rapper ___ Wayne

    20
    166
  19. 19
    DEL

    59D Director Guillermo ___ Toro

    18
    128
  20. 20
    HAT

    35D Sunburn preventer, maybe

    17
    183
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    ALP

    29D View from Neuchâtel

    16
    187
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    TAB

    51D Bill

    16
    167
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    EWES

    58D Some ovines

    14
    134
  24. 24
    GNU

    74A Prey for a cheetah

    13
    127
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    JAB

    10D Insult

    12
    89
  26. 26
    LOSS

    87A Bereavement

    12
    65
  27. 27
    STONE

    46A World's first national park

    11
    110
  28. 28
    MAIN

    106D Chief

    11
    85
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    ENS

    4D Nitrogen symbols

    10
    270
  30. 30
    NERD

    75A With 77-Across, when combined into one word, national trivia championship, e.g.

    10
    159
  31. 31
    NEIL

    36A Young musician?

    10
    115
  32. 32
    RIB

    105A Josh

    10
    113
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    SALEM

    103D Beaver State capital

    9
    107
  34. 34
    LIMO

    108D Long ride

    9
    101
  35. 35
    PANE

    30A It might be stained

    9
    90
  36. 36
    TEAL

    28A Background color of a $100 bill

    8
    105
  37. 37
    ASPEN

    54A Quaking ___

    8
    97
  38. 38
    PEAS

    39A Libby's bagful

    8
    89
  39. 39
    MOON

    123A Super-rare occurrence

    8
    70
  40. 40
    HTML

    82D Web file format, for short

    8
    47
  41. 41
    TART

    25A Sharp

    7
    99
  42. 42
    OHARA

    2D Butler's maiden name?

    7
    88
  43. 43
    SONY

    121A Owner of Columbia Pictures

    7
    63
  44. 44
    ALAI

    101A Jai ___

    6
    181
  45. 45
    BEL

    109A Unit named for a telephone pioneer

    6
    81
  46. 46
    WATT

    18D Bit of power

    6
    53
  47. 47
    SLAW

    26A Side of a diner

    5
    89
  48. 48
    CEASE

    96D Desist

    5
    75
  49. 49
    COB

    86D Frosty's pipe

    5
    63
  50. 50
    AGASSI

    22A 1996 Olympic tennis gold medalist

    5
    49
  51. 51
    YIP

    49A Dog's plaint

    5
    44
  52. 52
    DELHI

    76D Home of India's Red Fort

    5
    40
  53. 53
    LARVA

    91D Future imago

    4
    50
  54. 54
    PANT

    84D Be winded

    4
    50
  55. 55
    BASAL

    107A Fundamental

    4
    26
  56. 56
    SKIED

    79D Went down a slippery slope

    4
    26
  57. 57
    LIGHT

    91A Give the go-ahead

    4
    25
  58. 58
    GAR

    115D Long, narrow fish

    3
    62
  59. 59
    SNUB

    67D Ignore

    3
    50
  60. 60
    BESET

    62A Plagued

    3
    46
  61. 61
    FEST

    77A See 75-Across

    3
    44
  62. 62
    YODEL

    12D Peak performance?

    3
    42
  63. 63
    MAGIC

    40A "That old" stuff of song

    3
    37
  64. 64
    STORK

    122A Baby bird?

    3
    36
  65. 65
    BULB

    78A Hardware store or nursery purchase

    3
    30
  66. 66
    ILIUM

    92D Alternative name for Troy

    3
    17
  67. 67
    LIABLE

    116A Inclined (to)

    3
    15
  68. 68
    IHOPESO

    15D "Fingers crossed!"

    3
    14
  69. 69
    ETH

    55D End of the Bible?

    2
    111
  70. 70
    AMATI

    11D Centuries-old instrument

    2
    81
  71. 71
    GLO

    111D Day-___

    2
    63
  72. 72
    REELS

    99D Film archive

    2
    55
  73. 73
    AMELIA

    118A Eponymous Bloomer

    2
    52
  74. 74
    DIEU

    104A "Mon ___!"

    2
    42
  75. 75
    CANAL

    16D Illusory sight on Mars

    2
    40
  76. 76
    MOTEL

    106A ___ 6

    2
    31
  77. 77
    HAGAR

    1D Helga's "horrible" husband

    2
    27
  78. 78
    HOLES

    1A Extremely attractive bodies

    2
    23
  79. 79
    FORAY

    102D Incursion

    2
    18
  80. 80
    EMBOSS

    120A Print up?

    2
    16
  81. 81
    LEONID

    24A U.S.S.R.'s Brezhnev

    2
    13
  82. 82
    YULES

    100D December celebrations

    2
    12
  83. 83
    COLBERT

    43D Who said "I can't prove it, but I can say it"

    2
    11
  84. 84
    YELLOWSEA

    57A Body of water found in this grid's upper-right corner

    2
    7
  85. 85
    ELOI

    90A Prey of the Morlocks

    1
    111
  86. 86
    EDGER

    58A Lawn tool

    1
    43
  87. 87
    LOEWE

    7D Lerner's partner on Broadway

    1
    40
  88. 88
    HAP

    82A Ending with may

    1
    30
  89. 89
    NAES

    56D Scottish negatives

    1
    29
  90. 90
    SITARS

    70A Instruments in the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" and "Within You Without You"

    1
    22
  91. 91
    ONSTAGE

    60A Performing, say

    1
    19
  92. 92
    TRIBAL

    64D Like some councils

    1
    19
  93. 93
    ATPEACE

    119A Tranquil

    1
    16
  94. 94
    ALLEARS

    73D Rapt

    1
    13
  95. 95
    PYE

    50D "Ginger ___" (1952 Newbery winner)

    1
    13
  96. 96
    TEESHOT

    71D Start of a round

    1
    11
  97. 97
    LANAIS

    72A Hawaiian verandas

    1
    10
  98. 98
    YOTEAMO

    19A Words from a Latin lover

    1
    8
  99. 99
    NEONGAS

    112A Substance in some signs

    1
    6
  100. 100
    RESELLS

    66A Puts on eBay, say

    1
    4
  101. 101
    ELEVENTY debut

    48D 110, to Bilbo Baggins

    1
    3
  102. 102
    ABO

    117D Blood type system

    0
    58
  103. 103
    ETHANE

    20A Byproduct of petroleum refining

    0
    43
  104. 104
    RASA

    66D Tabula ___

    0
    33
  105. 105
    ACETATE

    42A Sodium ___ (potato chip flavoring)

    0
    26
  106. 106
    OTIOSE

    38D Idle

    0
    23
  107. 107
    RELIEF

    68A "What a ___!"

    0
    20
  108. 108
    BERRY

    97A Common muffin flavor

    0
    15
  109. 109
    GREENTEA

    80A Beverage found in this grid's lower-left corner

    0
    14
  110. 110
    MOTHER

    65A X contributor

    0
    10
  111. 111
    SEISMIC

    5D Earth-shattering, maybe

    0
    9
  112. 112
    BRICK

    13A Building material in Oz

    0
    7
  113. 113
    IREFUSE

    53D "NO!"

    0
    7
  114. 114
    BLACKEYE

    85A Injury found in this grid's upper-left corner

    0
    6
  115. 115
    APPSTORE

    41D Modern purveyor of Scrabble and Monopoly

    0
    5
  116. 116
    BLUEJAY

    6A Bird found in this grid's lower-right corner

    0
    5
  117. 117
    BTWELVE

    63A Vitamin used to fight Alzheimer's

    0
    5
  118. 118
    ARMLETS

    88D Decorative bands

    0
    4
  119. 119
    MISNOMER

    40D "Koala bear," e.g.

    0
    4
  120. 120
    VULGAR

    110A Crass

    0
    4
  121. 121
    WAHINE

    18A Female surfer

    0
    4
  122. 122
    FEELBAD

    23A Suffer remorse

    0
    3
  123. 123
    GABLES

    93D Anne's home, in literature

    0
    3
  124. 124
    LISTING

    3D Banning from future work

    0
    3
  125. 125
    MEANWELL

    34D Have good intentions

    0
    3
  126. 126
    NEGLIGEE

    47D Honeymoon attire

    0
    3
  127. 127
    PROMINENT

    50A Leading

    0
    3
  128. 128
    RIBBON

    98D Top prize

    0
    3
  129. 129
    SITBACK debut

    89D Chillax, say

    0
    3
  130. 130
    TESTLAB

    44D Trial site

    0
    3
  131. 131
    YAOMING

    49D Sports star with size 18 shoes

    0
    3
  132. 132
    BELLIES

    13D Lily-livered sorts

    0
    2
  133. 133
    BYFAX

    6D Quaint way of sending documents

    0
    2
  134. 134
    HARMONICA

    94A Relative of a panpipe

    0
    2
  135. 135
    STEMLESS

    33D Like some wine glasses

    0
    2
  136. 136
    TRAILMIXES debut

    31A Hikers' snacks

    0
    2
  137. 137
    FORMLETTERS debut

    102A Impersonal notes ... or what four groups of this puzzle's answers do (totaling 11 words)

    0
    1
  138. 138
    GRIFTS debut

    61D Swindles

    0
    1
  139. 139
    KNINE debut

    17D Robotic dog on "Doctor Who"

    0
    1
  140. 140
    MILLIHELEN debut

    34A Facetious unit defined as the amount of beauty needed to launch one ship

    0
    1