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Sunday · 140 answers · 21 debuts

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

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    ALE

    29A Pale ___

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    ARE

    9D "___ we done?"

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    END

    85A Break off

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    ERR

    25A Go astray

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    ORE

    98A Hematite, e.g.

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    ERE

    52D 'Fore

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    LEE

    30A Majors in acting

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    SAT

    53D Got the chair?

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    ISLE

    108D ___ of Man

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    OVA

    27A They can be fertilized

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    ISH

    32D "Or so"

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    IMO

    66D "Personally, I think ...," in texts

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    ACHE

    1D Feel deep compassion

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    PAR

    119D It's hard to shoot

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    ITS

    23D "___ no biggie"

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    OWE

    118D Get behind

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    OTOE

    74A Siouan speaker

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    NAS

    94D "Illmatic" rapper

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    USES

    102A What vinegar has a lot of

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    EDIE

    39D Sedgwick in Warhol films

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    AFRO

    20A ___-American

    18
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    TIER

    64A Bleacher feature

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    SAC

    40A Risky chess move, informally

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    THAI

    45A Pad ___ (noodle dish)

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    MOP

    111A Makeshift wig, maybe

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    BIT

    71D Was gullible

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    OPED

    112D With 113-Down, it's full of opinions

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    ISM

    108A Believe it!

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    BIO

    11D Playbill info

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    OCEAN

    110A Where the big buoys are?

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    GEM

    106D Beauty

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    ISSUE

    33D Bone to pick

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    UPON

    88A "It Came ___ a Midnight Clear"

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    DOOR

    2D Way out

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    ENS

    61A Nav. rank

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    BEN

    116D Son of, in Hebrew names

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    TAOS

    104D Ski resort near Santa Fe

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    PESTO

    38A Sauce with a name derived from the Italian for "pounded"

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    TEAT

    124A Nursing need

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    NEAT

    7A Without a mixer

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    OBESE

    35D Like President Taft

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    SGT

    115D Mil. rank

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    NEAP

    89A ___ tide

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    COP

    75A Filch

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    ETRADE

    125A Charles Schwab competitor

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    SUI

    49A ___ generis

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    MARA

    111D ___ Liasson, NPR political correspondent

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    MIEN

    92D Look

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    SOLI

    48A Piano sonatas, e.g.

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    NAIR

    34A "The less you wear, the more you need ___" (slogan)

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    IPS

    107A Computer addresses: Abbr.

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    STAND

    57D Bear

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    OGRES

    51A World of Warcraft creatures

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    CAW

    15D Raven's cry

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    PENNE

    77D Pasta with a name derived from the Italian for "quills"

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    OLDEN

    36D Bygone

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    SELES

    54A Navratilova rival

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    SKATE

    82A Coast along, with "by"

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    OWLS

    121A Temple University's team

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    PECS

    86A They're above abs

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    RELIT

    59D Like used cigars, maybe

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    ANKARA

    12D World capital once conquered by Augustus

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    BOSSY

    31A Domineering

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    ASU

    4D Pac-12 team, for short

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    CIRCA

    78A Around

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    ANS

    109A R.S.V.P., e.g.: Abbr.

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    LAURA

    60A First lady from Texas

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    PAGE

    113D See 112-Down

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    BEGS

    96A Seeks change?

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    BOCCE

    31D Lawn game

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    ELDERS

    18D Church leaders

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    CATCH

    26A Father-son activity

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    IST

    63D Suffix with social

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    INALL

    100A Together

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    ACU

    70D Lead-in to pressure

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    OGLES

    105A Gawks at

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    ESPRIT

    97D Lively intelligence

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    ANNES

    80D Auntie ___ (pretzel chain)

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    UTAHN

    84A Reader of the Deseret News

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    TORONTO

    10D Hockey Hall of Fame locale

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    VSOP

    28D Cognac bottle letters

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    ADRATE

    1A Something put on the spot?

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    HAULS

    37D Trucks, maybe

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    WHAP

    21D Sound of a fly swatter

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    OPEL

    81D German auto

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    CONDO

    68D Complex thing?

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    COUSIN

    19A One may be removed

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    ORANGESODA

    72D Crush, e.g.

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    TESTEES

    103A Proctor's charge

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    STATEPEN

    123A "The Shawshank Redemption" setting

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    NBAGAME

    34D Celtic battle, say

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    OTOWN

    76D Nickname for Orlando

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    KIDGLOVES debut

    120A Gentle treatment, metaphorically

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    ABOUTTO debut

    70A Soon gonna

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    TIMCOOK debut

    5D Steve Jobs's successor at Apple

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    ISERE

    44D Rhone tributary

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    RUHR

    3D Germany's ___ Basin

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    ONEI

    73A "Dedicated to the ___ Love"

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    EDUC

    47A Part of E.T.S.: Abbr.

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    OKLA

    110D Stillwater's home: Abbr.

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    KUDOS

    83D "Good job by you!"

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    MIAS

    62A War stat

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    REMOVE

    99D Take off

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    CAPON

    75D Fattened fowl

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    INSPIRE

    32A Give rise to

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    ONESHOT

    93D Special newsstand offering

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    BVDS

    41A Some briefs

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    NEREID

    17D Moon of Neptune

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    SLYE

    14D Roy Rogers's real last name

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    SMETANA

    55D Composer whose name is an anagram of SANTA + ME

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    REELECT

    13D Return to one's seat?

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    YVONNE

    101A Actress Strahovski of 2000s TV

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    EFGH

    8D I will follow it

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    GIBES

    58D Put-downs

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    OOHOOH debut

    35A "Pick me, pick me!"

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    DUCHESS

    67D Kate Middleton, e.g.

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    EVENOUT

    95D Balance

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    BARSCENE

    11A Likely feature of a college town

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    SANDSTONE

    79A Zion National Park material

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    YOGAPOSE

    43D Warrior or downward dog

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    SOYLATTE

    87D Trendy coffee order

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    ENDASHES debut

    6D Minuses, basically

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    FILMSET

    65A Where a director directs

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    HONEYLOCUST debut

    69D Tree whose pods have sweet pulp

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    NANCYPELOSI debut

    7D House speaker after Dennis Hastert

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    TUAREG

    122A Saharan nomad

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    BLACKEYEDHOPIS debut

    42A Southwest tribe after a fistfight?

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    1
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    BUICKS debut

    96D Regal and Encore

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    1
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    CROSSHOBO debut

    114A Vagrant after getting kicked off a train, say?

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    1
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    DESPICABLEHOMIE debut

    67A Backstabbing pal?

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    1
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    EBOLAVIRUS debut

    16D Cause for a quarantine

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    GOESGREEN debut

    56A Starts recycling, say

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    HOHUMDINGER debut

    22A Homer that leaves people yawning?

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    HOKEYWORD debut

    24A "Shucks!" or "Pshaw!"?

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    1
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    HOKUMTOPAPA debut

    117A Stuff your dad finds ridiculous?

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    1
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    HOLLIES debut

    46D Some Christmas decorations

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    INFOTECH debut

    50D Computerdom, informally

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    1
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    NOMONEYHOEDOWN debut

    91A Barn dance that's free to attend?

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    1
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    POTSHOP debut

    90D Joint business venture?

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    WINELABEL debut

    21A Red or white sticker?

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