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Sunday · 140 answers · 19 debuts

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

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    ELI

    46D Bush or Clinton, collegiately

    60
    599
  2. 2
    EASE

    101D Assuage

    40
    334
  3. 3
    ANI

    97A Singer DiFranco

    35
    237
  4. 4
    EAT

    70D No longer fast?

    33
    399
  5. 5
    SRI

    5D Mister, in New Delhi

    28
    238
  6. 6
    ACES

    54D Whizzes

    20
    211
  7. 7
    ELSA

    110A Captain von Trapp's betrothed

    19
    220
  8. 8
    RNS

    71D Hosp. staffers

    19
    126
  9. 9
    EARN

    38A Bring home the bacon

    17
    185
  10. 10
    IDEAL

    94D As good as it gets

    17
    135
  11. 11
    IVE

    77A "___ Just Seen a Face" (Beatles tune)

    15
    158
  12. 12
    ALPS

    86A Weisshorn and others

    15
    133
  13. 13
    LANE

    32D Shipping route

    14
    142
  14. 14
    NAT

    75D D.C. athlete

    13
    190
  15. 15
    NCO

    112A Cpl., e.g.

    13
    146
  16. 16
    ASADA

    73A Roasted: Sp.

    13
    42
  17. 17
    AONE

    39A Nary ___

    12
    209
  18. 18
    FOE

    49A One challenged by a sentry

    12
    112
  19. 19
    SOW

    45D Plant

    11
    88
  20. 20
    PJS

    6A Nighty-night wear

    11
    72
  21. 21
    YESNO

    26A Kind of question

    11
    55
  22. 22
    SPAR

    96A Quarrel (with)

    10
    188
  23. 23
    SALE

    99D Presidents' Day event

    10
    163
  24. 24
    STENO

    96D Kind of pad

    10
    131
  25. 25
    LMAO

    32A ROFL alternative

    10
    23
  26. 26
    WREN

    25A Carolina ___

    9
    98
  27. 27
    POSH

    13A Fancy-schmancy

    9
    64
  28. 28
    NIN

    31A Author Anaïs

    8
    117
  29. 29
    SOLAR

    52A Alternative to wind

    8
    78
  30. 30
    NAVE

    65D Place to pray

    8
    68
  31. 31
    IPOD

    89D Apple debut of 2001

    7
    79
  32. 32
    SAID

    92D Put into words

    7
    62
  33. 33
    IWIN

    64D "Victory!"

    7
    42
  34. 34
    ITEMS

    102A Twosomes

    6
    79
  35. 35
    HAI

    19A O.K., in Okinawa

    6
    73
  36. 36
    KNEW

    74A Slept with, biblically

    6
    68
  37. 37
    KEANU

    41D Actor Reeves

    6
    32
  38. 38
    NOES

    22D Discouraging words

    5
    71
  39. 39
    PETER

    95D Lose steam, with "out"

    5
    69
  40. 40
    CNBC

    100D "Mad Money" network

    4
    39
  41. 41
    SEGUE

    45A "Anyhoo," e.g.

    4
    39
  42. 42
    INTERN

    90D Summer position for a college student

    4
    37
  43. 43
    LEOI

    107A Fifth-century pope known as "the Great"

    4
    37
  44. 44
    DRAPE

    106A Hang

    4
    35
  45. 45
    VERNE

    113A Captain Nemo's creator

    4
    34
  46. 46
    ERRAND

    10D Picking up a quart of milk, say

    4
    33
  47. 47
    WEIRD

    37A Like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"

    4
    24
  48. 48
    AREYOUIN

    80D Dealer's query

    4
    6
  49. 49
    ERLE

    20A First name in courtroom fiction

    3
    198
  50. 50
    MOAN

    76A Kvetch

    3
    66
  51. 51
    NOME

    43D Gold rush city of 1899

    3
    65
  52. 52
    PROS

    78D Whizzes

    3
    65
  53. 53
    STYMIE

    18D Frustrate

    3
    21
  54. 54
    PHONY

    95A Ersatz

    3
    20
  55. 55
    ERTE

    101A Artist who designed costumes for "Ben-Hur"

    2
    165
  56. 56
    SISAL

    15D Rope fiber

    2
    40
  57. 57
    FLED

    66D Ran off

    2
    35
  58. 58
    DRAKE

    30A Male duck

    2
    30
  59. 59
    TIEDYE

    91D Stereotypical Deadhead wear

    2
    25
  60. 60
    BLEND

    11D Recipe direction

    2
    21
  61. 61
    PHONO

    6D 45 player

    2
    19
  62. 62
    INFUN

    64A As a joke

    2
    14
  63. 63
    NADIRS

    17A Bottoms

    2
    14
  64. 64
    CROATIA

    85D Zagreb's country

    2
    13
  65. 65
    FONTS

    81A Geneva and Beirut

    2
    13
  66. 66
    WALTZ

    72A One of 16 works by Brahms

    2
    11
  67. 67
    JAWA

    7D Resident of Tatooine in "Star Wars"

    2
    6
  68. 68
    OLEG

    50A Couturier Cassini

    1
    93
  69. 69
    APIAN

    21A Bee-fitting?

    1
    43
  70. 70
    DIAN

    24D Gorilla watcher Fossey

    1
    30
  71. 71
    HIED

    59D Rushed

    1
    24
  72. 72
    AIDAN

    98A Actor Gillen of "Game of Thrones"

    1
    23
  73. 73
    OPENSEA

    84D Area far from port

    1
    22
  74. 74
    BAIO

    34D Scott of "Joanie Loves Chachi"

    1
    21
  75. 75
    FLOR

    81D Spanish bloom

    1
    19
  76. 76
    FONZ

    57D 1970s TV cool dude, with "the"

    1
    16
  77. 77
    GENX

    44D Boomers' offspring

    1
    16
  78. 78
    NEWYORK

    9D Orange avenue in Monopoly

    1
    15
  79. 79
    CRUET

    88A Bottle for oil or vinegar

    1
    13
  80. 80
    VIET

    4D Word before Cong or Minh

    1
    11
  81. 81
    SHARONA

    58A "My ___" (1979 hit by the Knack)

    1
    7
  82. 82
    BETO debut

    48A "Thanks ___ God!"

    1
    5
  83. 83
    HANKY

    16D It might absorb a blow

    1
    4
  84. 84
    TOWELED

    67A Dried (off)

    1
    4
  85. 85
    DRINKSALLAROUND

    29D "It's on me!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters

    1
    3
  86. 86
    ADVANTAGES debut

    3D Reasons to say yes

    1
    2
  87. 87
    ANAT

    27A Med. school subject

    0
    126
  88. 88
    PLAY

    78A DVD button

    0
    46
  89. 89
    IBN

    108A Son of, in Arabic names

    0
    41
  90. 90
    EPOS

    87A "Beowulf" and others

    0
    37
  91. 91
    RRR

    40D Elementary school trio, briefly

    0
    37
  92. 92
    ORLE

    53D Shield border

    0
    30
  93. 93
    IFAT

    42D "___ first ..."

    0
    29
  94. 94
    COROT

    85A 19th-century French landscapist

    0
    23
  95. 95
    CIV

    105D Western ___ (college course, informally)

    0
    19
  96. 96
    ATWT

    103A 12.01, for carbon: Abbr.

    0
    18
  97. 97
    NEBS

    9A Bird bills

    0
    15
  98. 98
    FRANK

    47A Architect Gehry

    0
    14
  99. 99
    FROND

    33A Palm piece

    0
    11
  100. 100
    ADAMN

    54A Rhett Butler's final two words

    0
    10
  101. 101
    DUC

    51D French nobleman

    0
    10
  102. 102
    MISERY

    109A Company lover?

    0
    10
  103. 103
    ALARUM

    86D Old-style warning

    0
    8
  104. 104
    ILOSTIT

    89A Excuse for not turning in homework

    0
    8
  105. 105
    NEDROREM

    82A "Miss Julie" opera composer, 1965

    0
    8
  106. 106
    PAYDIRT

    13D Nice thing to hit

    0
    7
  107. 107
    DORR

    51A U.S. rebellion leader of 1841-42

    0
    6
  108. 108
    CUTEX

    60A Nail polish brand

    0
    5
  109. 109
    LAINIE

    2D Actress Kazan of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

    0
    5
  110. 110
    NONSTARTER

    69D Awful idea

    0
    5
  111. 111
    ONLAND

    1D Ashore

    0
    5
  112. 112
    OPERANT

    14D Having an effect

    0
    5
  113. 113
    REINK

    40A Make brighter, as a fading tattoo

    0
    4
  114. 114
    SENG

    12D Hong Kong's Hang ___ Index

    0
    4
  115. 115
    TITRE

    93D Concentration, to a British chemist

    0
    4
  116. 116
    COSTNER

    68A "Hidden Figures" actor

    0
    3
  117. 117
    DETRAIN

    35A Get off at Grand Central, say

    0
    3
  118. 118
    KNITTING

    41A Mufflers and such

    0
    3
  119. 119
    YINANDYANG

    28A Traditional Chinese forces

    0
    3
  120. 120
    DUSTMOPS

    55D Bunny chasers?

    0
    2
  121. 121
    ENTRANCES

    38D Bedazzles

    0
    2
  122. 122
    ERNA

    111A Met soprano Berger

    0
    2
  123. 123
    OLAVS

    1A Five Norwegian kings

    0
    2
  124. 124
    BIALYS debut

    34A Polish rolls

    0
    1
  125. 125
    BLOODKNOT debut

    48D Fly-fisher's line joiner

    0
    1
  126. 126
    CHEWON debut

    88D Mull over

    0
    1
  127. 127
    COCKTAILLOUNGES debut

    61A Places to get looped

    0
    1
  128. 128
    FOLKTALES debut

    47D Oral tradition

    0
    1
  129. 129
    GOW debut

    63D Pai ___ (Chinese gambling game)

    0
    1
  130. 130
    LIVEITDOWN debut

    23A Overcome an embarrassment

    0
    1
  131. 131
    RANAS debut

    79A ___ an independent (eschewed the party label)

    0
    1
  132. 132
    REVAMPS debut

    83D Overhauls

    0
    1
  133. 133
    ROUGHCUT debut

    36D Partially edited version of a movie

    0
    1
  134. 134
    SEEADOCTOR debut

    99A What you should do "if symptoms persist"

    0
    1
  135. 135
    SINNFEIN debut

    8D It's Irish for "We Ourselves"

    0
    1
  136. 136
    STIVES debut

    92A Nursery rhyme destination

    0
    1
  137. 137
    TOSAM debut

    62D "Life According ___" (Emmy-winning documentary)

    0
    1
  138. 138
    UNEDUCATED debut

    104A Ignorant

    0
    1
  139. 139
    WEARSAWAY debut

    37D Erodes

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WISHFUL debut

    56A Like some thinking

    0
    1