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Sunday · 144 answers · 17 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    31A Historical period

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ASS

    75A Animal in an Aesop fable

    58
    409
  3. 3
    AGE

    114A Historical period

    47
    417
  4. 4
    SEA

    48A Dead follower

    40
    370
  5. 5
    SNL

    5D 1975 TV debut, briefly

    40
    263
  6. 6
    NET

    38A Court concern

    38
    377
  7. 7
    ASAP

    41D "Stat!"

    36
    300
  8. 8
    EYE

    92A Dead follower

    28
    283
  9. 9
    EMU

    86A This does not fly

    27
    295
  10. 10
    ARM

    100A One of five on a starfish

    27
    264
  11. 11
    OPERA

    17D The Marx Brothers spent a night at one

    26
    247
  12. 12
    TIN

    39A Big Australian export

    26
    207
  13. 13
    SPOT

    60A What you might call a dog

    24
    153
  14. 14
    REV

    35A Father, familiarly

    24
    147
  15. 15
    MIA

    113A One of Frank's wives

    21
    209
  16. 16
    TRIO

    63A Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, e.g.

    21
    204
  17. 17
    STE

    10D Bus. card abbr.

    20
    274
  18. 18
    NOD

    56A Anagram of the letters O-N-D

    20
    158
  19. 19
    AVA

    32A One of Frank's wives

    19
    229
  20. 20
    ELSA

    78A First name of an Oscar-nominated actress of 1957

    19
    220
  21. 21
    RYE

    35D Ingredient in an old-fashioned

    19
    212
  22. 22
    OWL

    69A Animal in an Aesop fable

    18
    135
  23. 23
    ERODE

    126A Run off

    16
    175
  24. 24
    RAY

    40A One of five on a starfish

    16
    128
  25. 25
    OHO

    64D "What's this?!"

    15
    148
  26. 26
    RASP

    70D Blacksmith's tool

    15
    137
  27. 27
    SHOO

    65A Something you can do with flies

    15
    112
  28. 28
    DEAL

    76A Square ___

    14
    104
  29. 29
    NAT

    124D D.C. player

    13
    190
  30. 30
    ASONE

    45D Together

    13
    118
  31. 31
    OLA

    15D Suffix with schnozz

    12
    175
  32. 32
    REEF

    20D Skin diving locale

    12
    100
  33. 33
    POP

    108A Father, familiarly

    11
    87
  34. 34
    ELOPE

    22A Run off

    10
    131
  35. 35
    LAW

    103A Court concern

    10
    102
  36. 36
    LANA

    66A First name of an Oscar-nominated actress of 1957

    9
    105
  37. 37
    WREN

    55D Small songbird

    9
    98
  38. 38
    RUM

    102A Big Australian export

    9
    69
  39. 39
    PASTE

    125A Stick together

    9
    66
  40. 40
    HARP

    62A Instrument for an angel

    9
    56
  41. 41
    DON

    85A Anagram of the letters O-N-D

    8
    111
  42. 42
    MAGI

    81A Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, e.g.

    8
    102
  43. 43
    SHAG

    79A Something you can do with flies

    8
    83
  44. 44
    PENN

    84A State with part of I-81: Abbr.

    8
    79
  45. 45
    INCH

    68A Square ___

    8
    75
  46. 46
    LINT

    34D Something to brush off a jacket

    8
    75
  47. 47
    DATE

    67A Time in ads

    7
    104
  48. 48
    YAP

    93D Prattle

    7
    75
  49. 49
    LYRE

    82A Instrument for an angel

    7
    65
  50. 50
    AGORA

    106D Marketplace of old

    6
    105
  51. 51
    TITLE

    11D Boxer's reward

    6
    94
  52. 52
    IRONS

    42A Set of clubs in a bag

    6
    85
  53. 53
    MUTT

    83A What you might call a dog

    6
    37
  54. 54
    INTER

    128A Spread dirt, in a way

    5
    75
  55. 55
    LEMON

    115A Dud

    5
    54
  56. 56
    EDO

    121D Tokyo, once

    4
    94
  57. 57
    NITE

    77A Time in ads

    4
    71
  58. 58
    ORNATE

    57D Very busy

    4
    63
  59. 59
    PIES

    13D Facefuls in slapstick

    4
    58
  60. 60
    PLOW

    117A Caterpillar product

    4
    46
  61. 61
    COSTA

    111D ___ Rica

    4
    25
  62. 62
    LEER

    82D Lewd look

    3
    156
  63. 63
    LONE

    91D Sole

    3
    105
  64. 64
    OCELOT

    110A Member of the cat family

    3
    60
  65. 65
    PIPE

    117D Sherlock Holmes accessory

    3
    56
  66. 66
    ROTOR

    14A Certain blade

    3
    51
  67. 67
    LOSER

    29A Dud

    3
    46
  68. 68
    RUMOR

    19A Spread dirt, in a way

    3
    34
  69. 69
    TRIX

    1A One of the blanks in the cereal slogan "___ are for ___"

    3
    34
  70. 70
    DANK

    119D Like dungeons

    3
    33
  71. 71
    KIDS

    131A One of the blanks in the cereal slogan "___ are for ___"

    3
    27
  72. 72
    NISSAN

    36A Japanese auto make

    3
    17
  73. 73
    REAPER

    8D Grim sort?

    3
    14
  74. 74
    TWA

    54A This does not fly

    2
    115
  75. 75
    UNITE

    23A Stick together

    2
    100
  76. 76
    ENOL

    30D Carbon compound

    2
    87
  77. 77
    SEPT

    53A Vingt-___ (multiple de trois)

    2
    55
  78. 78
    ADM

    71D Nav. rank

    2
    37
  79. 79
    STABLE

    89A Where to find grooms

    2
    24
  80. 80
    ALTARS

    50A Where to find grooms

    2
    23
  81. 81
    KON

    123D ___-Tiki

    2
    16
  82. 82
    ROSEGARDEN

    70A White House sight

    2
    9
  83. 83
    SLOSHES

    60D Walks in rain boots, say

    2
    9
  84. 84
    SHORTSTOP

    5A Tinker, for one, in olden days

    2
    8
  85. 85
    RAZOR

    129A Certain blade

    1
    43
  86. 86
    IMITATE

    3D Ape

    1
    28
  87. 87
    ZONED

    120A Like many a lot

    1
    25
  88. 88
    PUPA

    28A Caterpillar product

    1
    20
  89. 89
    PAVED

    25A Like many a lot

    1
    13
  90. 90
    FELINE

    33A Member of the cat family

    1
    12
  91. 91
    FEMUR

    73D Longest bone in the human body

    1
    12
  92. 92
    HADAGO

    62D Tried

    1
    10
  93. 93
    TRUMAN

    1D Harry or Bess in the White House

    1
    9
  94. 94
    WAGERS

    104D Bets

    1
    8
  95. 95
    RUNOVER

    2D What many Oscar speeches do

    1
    7
  96. 96
    SAINTED

    97D Like Joan of Arc

    1
    6
  97. 97
    ITINERANT

    130A Tinker, for one, in olden days

    1
    5
  98. 98
    RIDING

    118A Hood lead-in

    1
    4
  99. 99
    SPLURGES

    94A These could amount to fortunes

    1
    4
  100. 100
    SNOWCAT

    52D Vehicle used for grooming ski trails

    1
    3
  101. 101
    DETAG debut

    46D Remove a label from

    1
    2
  102. 102
    TENN

    58A State with part of I-81: Abbr.

    0
    46
  103. 103
    ELUL

    87D Month after Av

    0
    24
  104. 104
    WOODS

    98A Set of clubs in a bag

    0
    16
  105. 105
    CLEOPATRA

    127A Legendary Egyptian queen

    0
    15
  106. 106
    GNAWS

    80D Eats (at)

    0
    11
  107. 107
    MOTHER

    26A Hood lead-in

    0
    10
  108. 108
    TRYA

    9D "___ Little Tenderness"

    0
    10
  109. 109
    OVALOFFICE

    72A White House sight

    0
    9
  110. 110
    DATSUN

    105A Japanese auto make

    0
    8
  111. 111
    DREADED

    67D Feared

    0
    6
  112. 112
    NOLE

    59D Florida State athlete, for short

    0
    6
  113. 113
    RETIP

    27D Fix, as a pool cue

    0
    6
  114. 114
    SPOILT

    99D Gone bad, in Britain

    0
    6
  115. 115
    STATELINE

    47D One runs through the middle of Kansas City

    0
    6
  116. 116
    NEFERTITI

    21A Legendary Egyptian queen

    0
    5
  117. 117
    ETUN

    87A Vingt-___ (multiple de trois)

    0
    4
  118. 118
    MDCI

    116D The year 1601

    0
    4
  119. 119
    TIPI

    112D Plains dwelling: Var.

    0
    4
  120. 120
    TOVES

    16D Slithy ones

    0
    4
  121. 121
    BOULDER

    90D City that, despite its name, is smaller than Little Rock

    0
    3
  122. 122
    ELMISTI debut

    96D 19,101-foot volcano next to Peru's second-largest city

    0
    3
  123. 123
    LAFAYETTE

    24A Liberal arts college in the Keystone State

    0
    3
  124. 124
    ONYM

    72D Ending with syn- or ant-

    0
    3
  125. 125
    REDAN

    18D V-shaped fortification

    0
    3
  126. 126
    TUMOR

    88D Chemo target

    0
    3
  127. 127
    FLUNG

    74D Thrown with force

    0
    2
  128. 128
    MOLNAR

    101D "Liliom" playwright Ferenc ___

    0
    2
  129. 129
    PASSANT debut

    61D En ___ (chess maneuver)

    0
    2
  130. 130
    READINGS

    44A These could amount to fortunes

    0
    2
  131. 131
    ANTIVIRUS debut

    49D Like Norton software

    0
    1
  132. 132
    DAZER debut

    105D Something that stuns

    0
    1
  133. 133
    DICKINSON debut

    122A Liberal arts college in the Keystone State

    0
    1
  134. 134
    HEAPING debut

    6D Like a more-than-full spoonful

    0
    1
  135. 135
    OFFUN debut

    7D Barrels ___

    0
    1
  136. 136
    ONCEI debut

    109D "___ saw a little bird ..." (Mother Goose rhyme)

    0
    1
  137. 137
    OTTOVI debut

    12D Old German ruler nicknamed "the Short"

    0
    1
  138. 138
    PREWORN debut

    95D Like hand-me-downs

    0
    1
  139. 139
    RADICLE debut

    43D Part of a plant embryo that develops into a root

    0
    1
  140. 140
    REHOIST debut

    51D Raise again, as a flag

    0
    1
  141. 141
    REPRINT debut

    14D Publish anew

    0
    1
  142. 142
    SSATS debut

    37D Exams required for some prep schools

    0
    1
  143. 143
    TENOZ debut

    107D Common strip steak weight: Abbr.

    0
    1
  144. 144
    XOTH debut

    4D Home star of Cthulhu, in fantasy tales

    0
    1