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Sunday · 176 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EMO

    69A Alternative to metal

    43
    256
  2. 2
    OGRE

    163A Meanie

    36
    284
  3. 3
    SAT

    35A Used a pouffe

    35
    284
  4. 4
    EAT

    18D "Dig in!"

    33
    399
  5. 5
    ERS

    86D Ambulance destinations, for short

    33
    284
  6. 6
    OMNI

    122A All at the start?

    31
    218
  7. 7
    ESSO

    38A Competitor of Petro-Canada

    30
    276
  8. 8
    ISH

    127D "Kind of" ending

    30
    193
  9. 9
    ALSO

    34A "Not only that ..."

    28
    245
  10. 10
    IRIS

    70A Goddess in "The Tempest"

    26
    225
  11. 11
    TIN

    17D Cookie holder

    26
    207
  12. 12
    GEL

    107A Barber's supply

    26
    185
  13. 13
    ORC

    72A Warrior in the "Discworld" fantasy books

    26
    128
  14. 14
    EYES

    132A Holes in Swiss cheese

    24
    195
  15. 15
    AHEM

    145D "Um, pardon ..."

    23
    171
  16. 16
    NES

    151D Old game console inits.

    23
    118
  17. 17
    DRE

    73D Dr. of hip-hop

    22
    175
  18. 18
    ADELE

    57D "Someone Like You" singer, 2011

    22
    158
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    OTOE

    97A Red Rock dweller

    21
    198
  20. 20
    ERIN

    135A "The Night Circus" author Morgenstern

    19
    279
  21. 21
    AVA

    149D A.I. woman in 2015's "Ex Machina"

    19
    229
  22. 22
    AWE

    119A Stupefy

    18
    238
  23. 23
    ATSEA

    5D En route, as a tanker

    18
    194
  24. 24
    ALES

    81A Tavern menu heading

    17
    240
  25. 25
    OATS

    109D Stable bagful

    17
    133
  26. 26
    AISLE

    138D Overflow seating area

    16
    140
  27. 27
    MBA

    9A Deg. from Columbia

    16
    122
  28. 28
    NERO

    49D Wolfe of mystery

    15
    243
  29. 29
    THAI

    36A Some spicy cuisine

    15
    130
  30. 30
    ACDC

    87A Kind of adapter

    15
    129
  31. 31
    EGGS

    58A Ones in an annual hunt

    15
    116
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    MSN

    161A Yahoo! alternative

    15
    73
  33. 33
    SAL

    113A ___ Paradise of "On the Road"

    14
    221
  34. 34
    SNO

    19D ___-Cat

    14
    188
  35. 35
    OOH

    23A Window shopper's cry

    13
    160
  36. 36
    ALUM

    5A Obama vis-à-vis Columbia

    13
    123
  37. 37
    NONO

    46A "That's a ___"

    13
    116
  38. 38
    STET

    30A Proofer's mark

    12
    225
  39. 39
    REA

    77D Mens ___ (legal term)

    12
    201
  40. 40
    STUN

    117A Stupefy

    12
    123
  41. 41
    TUG

    4D Yank

    12
    67
  42. 42
    TACO

    91A It's folded before a meal

    11
    154
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    AQUA

    115A Blue shade

    11
    151
  44. 44
    ATV

    139A Yamaha Grizzly, e.g., for short

    11
    73
  45. 45
    NAB

    71A Win at auction, say

    10
    136
  46. 46
    KIN

    65A Cousins

    10
    94
  47. 47
    WAD

    76D Spitball, e.g.

    10
    85
  48. 48
    AMES

    123A Home of the Big 12's Cyclones

    9
    174
  49. 49
    GNAW

    89A Act the rat

    9
    85
  50. 50
    CORE

    52A Heart

    9
    84
  51. 51
    TAI

    78A ___ chi ch'uan

    8
    154
  52. 52
    EWER

    82A One with a stiff upper lip?

    8
    146
  53. 53
    JEER

    108A Routine response?

    8
    49
  54. 54
    EWAN

    112D McGregor of "Big Fish"

    8
    43
  55. 55
    LUIGI

    25A Mario's brother, in gaming

    8
    34
  56. 56
    UHOH

    105A "This looks bad"

    7
    95
  57. 57
    OHARA

    53D Mitchell heroine

    7
    88
  58. 58
    WISE

    126A Solomonic

    7
    63
  59. 59
    NAYS

    104A Half of a Senate vote

    7
    46
  60. 60
    OGLE

    162A Do a body scan?

    6
    200
  61. 61
    ERN

    29A Relative of a kite

    6
    177
  62. 62
    ERST

    37A Once, old-style

    6
    155
  63. 63
    ALLY

    74A Form a coalition

    6
    86
  64. 64
    HASP

    142A Trunk part

    6
    73
  65. 65
    HELM

    85A Captain's spot

    6
    57
  66. 66
    IRONY

    55D Firehouse catching fire, e.g.

    6
    50
  67. 67
    PINA

    128A ___ colada

    6
    40
  68. 68
    TITO

    146A One of the Jackson 5

    5
    98
  69. 69
    REG

    150D Std.

    5
    64
  70. 70
    RAYS

    79A Travelers at the speed of light

    5
    61
  71. 71
    AHME

    11D Words said with a sigh

    5
    55
  72. 72
    SVEN

    83A Speed-skating champion Kramer

    5
    44
  73. 73
    CYST

    88D Anatomical sac

    5
    39
  74. 74
    KENS

    133A Grasps

    5
    32
  75. 75
    COKE

    64A Jack's partner

    5
    28
  76. 76
    NIGH

    54A Imminent

    5
    27
  77. 77
    FUSE

    44A Join

    5
    24
  78. 78
    RAO

    155D 1990s Indian P.M.

    5
    24
  79. 79
    MOB

    148D Rabble

    4
    77
  80. 80
    GOAL

    158A Power play result, often

    4
    48
  81. 81
    PANS

    66A Goes for the gold?

    4
    45
  82. 82
    TERA

    22A Prefix with watt

    4
    45
  83. 83
    VERNE

    141D See 1-Down

    4
    34
  84. 84
    LISTS

    21D Leans

    4
    33
  85. 85
    UHAUL

    20A Company with a fleet

    4
    29
  86. 86
    YEE

    147A "___-haw!"

    4
    27
  87. 87
    OHOK

    47D "Hmm, gotcha"

    4
    17
  88. 88
    OWED

    114A Was bankrupt, say

    3
    60
  89. 89
    ISON

    111D Gets broadcast

    3
    45
  90. 90
    WIDE

    118A Like some missed pitches

    3
    45
  91. 91
    ASPIRE

    116D Dream

    3
    44
  92. 92
    AXL

    106A Singer ___ Rose

    3
    38
  93. 93
    UHURA

    2D Shipmate of Spock

    3
    27
  94. 94
    FRIAR

    154A One following an order

    3
    24
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    GORGE

    59D Overdo it at dinner

    3
    21
  96. 96
    KCAR

    93A Dodge Aries, e.g.

    3
    19
  97. 97
    WAGS

    76A Jokesters

    3
    19
  98. 98
    UEYS

    45D Often-illegal turns, informally

    3
    17
  99. 99
    KOKO

    120A Baritone in "The Mikado"

    3
    16
  100. 100
    RARIN

    136D Eager, informally

    3
    16
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    HAG

    12D Witchy woman

    2
    63
  102. 102
    TOG

    153D Dress (up)

    2
    53
  103. 103
    TIRED

    110A Trite

    2
    51
  104. 104
    AROW

    102A "Pretty Maids All in ___"

    2
    38
  105. 105
    OSH

    109A Kyrgyz province

    2
    37
  106. 106
    JOKE

    108D One-liner, e.g.

    2
    35
  107. 107
    VOW

    84D Asseverate

    2
    35
  108. 108
    EXUDE

    100D Send off

    2
    24
  109. 109
    SONNET

    32A "O, never say that I was false of heart ...," e.g.

    2
    23
  110. 110
    IMOFF

    131D "Ta-ta"

    2
    20
  111. 111
    RAHM

    137A Chicago mayor Emanuel

    2
    16
  112. 112
    TAGSALE

    91D Event often in a front yard

    2
    11
  113. 113
    DEWS

    15D Mountain ___ (soft drinks)

    2
    9
  114. 114
    HOTDATES

    12A Much-anticipated nights out

    2
    7
  115. 115
    ETUI

    112A Needle holder

    1
    102
  116. 116
    ERIS

    103A The sun's "10th planet," once

    1
    59
  117. 117
    DYNE

    73A Small force

    1
    48
  118. 118
    HEF

    99A Magazine mogul, familiarly

    1
    47
  119. 119
    EPODE

    134D Lyric poem

    1
    37
  120. 120
    SHAY

    61A Vehicle with a folding top

    1
    34
  121. 121
    ONKP

    48A Stuck in a mess?

    1
    30
  122. 122
    GINS

    130A Plantation machines

    1
    22
  123. 123
    TUMS

    121A Dyspepsia reliever

    1
    21
  124. 124
    CSPOT

    52D Benjamin

    1
    19
  125. 125
    URU

    7D Host of the first World Cup, 1930: Abbr.

    1
    18
  126. 126
    MOANS

    9D Spooky sounds

    1
    17
  127. 127
    JUST

    1A Exactly

    1
    16
  128. 128
    OPENBAR

    43D Popular party feature

    1
    14
  129. 129
    ANIONS

    16D What chemists find attractive?

    1
    12
  130. 130
    NYRO

    40A Laura who wrote and sang "Wedding Bell Blues"

    1
    12
  131. 131
    THEUN

    98D Secretariat's org.

    1
    11
  132. 132
    JULES

    1D With 141-Down, author whose work is the basis of this puzzle's theme

    1
    9
  133. 133
    WEEB

    80A Former Jets coach Ewbank

    1
    9
  134. 134
    HAZARD

    144A Pond or sand trap

    1
    7
  135. 135
    GREWINTO debut

    28A Eventually became

    1
    3
  136. 136
    ERI

    157A Verdi's "___ tu"

    0
    76
  137. 137
    EDER

    63A Fulda tributary

    0
    72
  138. 138
    EROO

    62A Suffix with stink

    0
    67
  139. 139
    ATRI

    143D Longfellow bell town

    0
    31
  140. 140
    NEH

    90D Book before Esth.

    0
    29
  141. 141
    TEK

    33D Sci-fi narcotic

    0
    23
  142. 142
    INDIGO

    129D Rainbow color

    0
    22
  143. 143
    ROTA

    77A Personnel list

    0
    16
  144. 144
    NOSOAP

    50A "Ain't gonna happen"

    0
    15
  145. 145
    OSES

    51D Sugar suffixes

    0
    15
  146. 146
    FLIES

    101D Pilots

    0
    14
  147. 147
    CREEK

    94D Stream

    0
    11
  148. 148
    MARATHON

    148A Long-running event?

    0
    11
  149. 149
    NAHUM

    96D ___ Tate, onetime English poet laureate

    0
    11
  150. 150
    GSHARP

    125D A neighbor

    0
    8
  151. 151
    RADIATE

    42D Send off

    0
    8
  152. 152
    YAWL

    68D Two-masted craft

    0
    8
  153. 153
    OTRAS

    13D Others, in Oaxaca

    0
    7
  154. 154
    UDE

    60A Ulan-___ (capital of a Russian republic)

    0
    7
  155. 155
    NABE

    56A Local theater, slangily

    0
    6
  156. 156
    ONBY

    95A "Walk ___" (1964 hit)

    0
    6
  157. 157
    HEREITIS

    152A "Et voilà!"

    0
    5
  158. 158
    TEAOR

    140D "Coffee, ___ Me?"

    0
    5
  159. 159
    AREAWAY

    92D Passage between buildings

    0
    4
  160. 160
    FORONE

    27D As an example

    0
    4
  161. 161
    ATHENIAN

    24A Like the roots of democracy

    0
    3
  162. 162
    WONKY

    67A Not quite right

    0
    3
  163. 163
    BAGPIPES

    160A They're blown at some weddings

    0
    2
  164. 164
    FANON

    159A Pope's vestment

    0
    2
  165. 165
    MADSEN debut

    8D Michael of "Reservoir Dogs"

    0
    2
  166. 166
    BORNTOBEMYBABY debut

    10D 1988 Bon Jovi hit [India; 6]

    0
    1
  167. 167
    LAGGER debut

    124A One who's behind

    0
    1
  168. 168
    LEMONSQUEEZERS debut

    75D Ones pressed into service in the kitchen? [Egypt; 4]

    0
    1
  169. 169
    LETTINGONESHAIRDOWN debut

    6D Relaxing [U.K.; 6]

    0
    1
  170. 170
    OVERRODE debut

    156A Countermanded

    0
    1
  171. 171
    SAINTFRANCISCOLLEGE debut

    3D Brooklyn Heights school [U.S.; 3,9]

    0
    1
  172. 172
    SPECIALCOURTMARTIAL debut

    39D Military trial for a misdemeanor [India; 8]

    0
    1
  173. 173
    STUDFARM debut

    26A Breeding ground

    0
    1
  174. 174
    THELONGKISSGOODNIGHT debut

    14D 1996 Geena Davis thriller [China; 4,4]

    0
    1
  175. 175
    THENEWYANKEEWORKSHOP debut

    31D PBS craft show for 21 seasons [U.S.; 3,4]

    0
    1
  176. 176
    YOUKNOWWHATIMSAYING debut

    41D "Get it?" [Japan; 8]

    0
    1