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Sunday · 140 answers · 18 debuts

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

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    ERA

    72D Long stretch

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    791
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    SPA

    87D Pool site

    59
    475
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    ALA

    121D ___ russe

    58
    513
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    ACE

    122D A card?

    57
    493
  5. 5
    ERE

    13D Before, poetically

    43
    602
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    EON

    33D Long stretch

    43
    343
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    TNT

    105A "Inside the N.B.A." airer

    38
    338
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    ACRE

    15D Part of a plot

    38
    328
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    ETS

    19D SAT org.

    37
    319
  10. 10
    TSAR

    59A Winter Palace resident

    33
    341
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    NOR

    62A Logician's word

    33
    332
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    ANTS

    78D Marching band?

    33
    247
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    ELM

    99A Wood in Lucius Malfoy's wand

    30
    240
  14. 14
    ENDS

    93D Leftovers

    27
    303
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    TMI

    46A "That's more than I want to know!"

    27
    122
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    ORC

    41D World of Warcraft beast

    26
    128
  17. 17
    AFAR

    37A Way off

    25
    233
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    ETRE

    114D Sein : German :: ___ : French

    24
    241
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    TIS

    57D "___ the season ..."

    24
    222
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    ATOM

    55A Focus of study for Niels Bohr

    23
    266
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    STP

    14D Letters on many a racecar

    23
    172
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    AHEM

    6D "Pardon ..."

    23
    171
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    SAG

    63A Show weariness

    22
    191
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    UCLA

    115A Most-applied-to sch. in the U.S.

    22
    174
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    AKA

    64D Police blotter letters

    19
    211
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    CPA

    9D Number cruncher, for short

    19
    189
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    BEE

    18D Queen ___

    18
    184
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    NAP

    120D Time out?

    17
    192
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    ARAL

    26A Asia's ___ Sea

    17
    184
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    TALE

    83A It may be recounted

    17
    178
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    ARID

    118D Dry

    16
    222
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    RATE

    85A Be highly esteemed

    16
    182
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    RON

    5D Burgundy of "Anchorman"

    16
    169
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    NEMO

    29A Orange Pixar character

    16
    156
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    OCD

    125D What a constant hand-washer probably has, for short

    16
    45
  36. 36
    ECRU

    43D Bathroom tile shade

    15
    196
  37. 37
    CON

    97D Downside

    15
    123
  38. 38
    HAN

    52D ___ characters (basic means of writing Chinese)

    15
    113
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    LEA

    32A River ___ (tributary of the Thames)

    14
    261
  40. 40
    IDES

    65A Eight days after the nones

    14
    170
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    SANE

    87A Not mad

    14
    153
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    RAD

    76A "Kewl!"

    14
    134
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    EENIE

    67A Choice word?

    14
    48
  44. 44
    BAA

    96D Welcome to the fold?

    13
    167
  45. 45
    AUTO

    56A Lead-in to dealer or dialer

    13
    165
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    VIE

    92D Compete

    13
    101
  47. 47
    AVER

    31D Profess

    12
    195
  48. 48
    GEM

    49D The Pink Panther, in "The Pink Panther"

    12
    119
  49. 49
    RISES

    39D Climbs

    12
    54
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    MESA

    27A Geological flat top

    11
    151
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    LENA

    117D Siberian river

    11
    140
  52. 52
    EXES

    119A Split pair

    11
    130
  53. 53
    POI

    28A Staple at a luau

    11
    120
  54. 54
    PCS

    124D Alternatives to Macs

    11
    109
  55. 55
    ASSES

    110D Low mounts?

    11
    103
  56. 56
    INTEL

    25D Pentium creator

    11
    83
  57. 57
    NAB

    77A Catch

    10
    136
  58. 58
    REB

    113A One in a gray suit, for short

    10
    99
  59. 59
    MOOR

    75A Othello, for one

    10
    81
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    EEO

    66D Fair-hiring inits.

    10
    76
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    ITD

    36D "___ be my pleasure"

    10
    54
  62. 62
    TOTO

    47D Cowardly Lion harasser

    9
    113
  63. 63
    CORE

    7D Heart

    9
    84
  64. 64
    SETI

    111A Subj. for a radio astronomer

    8
    43
  65. 65
    ARNIE

    54A "The Governator"

    7
    93
  66. 66
    OHARA

    2D John who wrote "Appointment in Samarra"

    7
    88
  67. 67
    SPIT

    34A Balls or fire preceder

    7
    82
  68. 68
    DRAMA

    16D ___ queen

    7
    73
  69. 69
    BALSA

    24D Raft material

    7
    65
  70. 70
    TASE

    104A Incapacitate, in a way

    7
    47
  71. 71
    ADOBE

    15A Building material for an 80-Across (in two different ways?)

    6
    70
  72. 72
    SNAIL

    73D Delicacy usually eaten as an appetizer

    6
    66
  73. 73
    LOX

    123D Deli offering

    6
    59
  74. 74
    SING

    53A Spill one's secrets

    6
    55
  75. 75
    ABODE

    80A See 15-Across

    5
    67
  76. 76
    NRA

    68D Org. with the Eddie Eagle safety program

    4
    262
  77. 77
    UPTO

    11D Until

    4
    76
  78. 78
    IVORY

    48D Bathroom bar

    4
    54
  79. 79
    POPART

    21A Warhol's "Campbell's Tomato Juice Box," e.g.

    4
    24
  80. 80
    THRU

    86D Drive-___

    3
    80
  81. 81
    TOKE

    112D Take a hit

    3
    37
  82. 82
    MANS

    89A Word repeated in James Brown's "It's a ___ ___ ___ World"

    3
    25
  83. 83
    DEETS debut

    61A Particulars, in slang

    3
    16
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    SHEBA

    106A Yemen, once

    2
    47
  85. 85
    ACTUP

    98D Go haywire

    2
    38
  86. 86
    CREED

    51D Seventh film in the "Rocky" series

    2
    36
  87. 87
    BELLE

    109D Southern beauty

    2
    34
  88. 88
    SITIN

    95D Once-common campus event

    2
    31
  89. 89
    AMPED

    80D Stoked

    2
    28
  90. 90
    TOILS

    4D "Through many dangers, ___ and snares I have already come" ("Amazing Grace" lyric)

    2
    23
  91. 91
    ENAMORS

    71D Charms

    2
    17
  92. 92
    BIALY

    81D Deli roll

    2
    5
  93. 93
    CLUB

    116D Cotton or country follower

    1
    41
  94. 94
    ABRAM

    3D Hussein : Obama :: ___ : Garfield

    1
    40
  95. 95
    MILER

    88A Roger Bannister, notably

    1
    34
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    EXACT

    108D On the button

    1
    30
  97. 97
    DEICE

    103D Clear for takeoff?

    1
    29
  98. 98
    AMBIT

    38D Scope

    1
    25
  99. 99
    DIARY

    100A Dear one?

    1
    24
  100. 100
    BEY

    79D Queen ___ (pop music nickname)

    1
    23
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    DYAD

    102A Twosome

    1
    23
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    COMAS

    1D Food ___ (feelings after big meals)

    1
    21
  103. 103
    LEANN

    74A Rimes with rhymes

    1
    16
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    CRUET

    22A Italian vessel?

    1
    13
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    SNEERED

    63D Curled one's lip

    1
    12
  106. 106
    SAMSA

    30A Main character in Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"

    1
    11
  107. 107
    MATER

    44A Dura ___ (brain membrane)

    1
    10
  108. 108
    HEYYA

    107D OutKast chart-topper

    1
    9
  109. 109
    EXPELS

    130A Gives the old heave-ho

    1
    8
  110. 110
    HOTPANTS

    10D Short shorts

    1
    8
  111. 111
    UNICYCLE

    128A It requires a balancing act

    1
    6
  112. 112
    OHBOOHOO

    20A Unsympathetic response to a complainer

    1
    5
  113. 113
    TALISMANS debut

    12D The Seal of Solomon and others

    1
    2
  114. 114
    ALDER

    70D Tree with catkins

    0
    33
  115. 115
    PAREE

    129A City of Light, informally

    0
    31
  116. 116
    ALECK

    126A Smart ___

    0
    17
  117. 117
    CHUTES

    9A Paratroopers' gear

    0
    8
  118. 118
    COURIC

    127A Only guest host in the 21 years of Leno's "The Tonight Show"

    0
    7
  119. 119
    OLDMASTER

    82D Rubens or Raphael

    0
    5
  120. 120
    PANGAEA

    35D Supercontinent of 200 million years ago

    0
    5
  121. 121
    OUTOFTUNE

    17D Pitched poorly

    0
    4
  122. 122
    READIED

    45D Prepped

    0
    4
  123. 123
    FOCUSED

    101A Rapt

    0
    3
  124. 124
    SOFTBOIL

    90D Leave runny on the inside, say

    0
    3
  125. 125
    TSAAGENT debut

    42D Waver of a wand

    0
    3
  126. 126
    BADDATES debut

    131A Faulty connections?

    0
    2
  127. 127
    RETREADS debut

    60D Hardly original works

    0
    2
  128. 128
    COATRACK debut

    1A Foyer fixture

    0
    1
  129. 129
    HAVEPITY debut

    91A "Please show some compassion!"

    0
    1
  130. 130
    HITSFOR debut

    50D Takes the place of, in batting

    0
    1
  131. 131
    HOVERCAR debut

    52A Luke Skywalker's landspeeder, e.g.

    0
    1
  132. 132
    KOSS debut

    8D Big name in headphones

    0
    1
  133. 133
    LAWYERSUP debut

    84D Gets fitted for a suit?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    MARINERSBATTLEPIRATES debut

    23A Conflict at sea

    0
    1
  135. 135
    NATIONALSTOPPLEROYALS debut

    120A Overthrow of a monarchy

    0
    1
  136. 136
    ODDMENT debut

    58D Leftover

    0
    1
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    PADRESBOWTOCARDINALS debut

    94A Show of respect at the Vatican

    0
    1
  138. 138
    TIGERSCANTHANDLECUBS debut

    47A Parenting problem at a zoo

    0
    1
  139. 139
    VOTESON debut

    40A Decides, in a way

    0
    1
  140. 140
    YANKEESDEFEATREDS debut

    69A Cold War synopsis

    0
    1