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Sunday · 140 answers · 10 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

    61A ___ Gold, chief of staff on "The Good Wife"

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ARE

    51A Equal

    57
    533
  3. 3
    EAR

    75D Elephant ___ (pastry)

    57
    485
  4. 4
    OLE

    58D Cheer with an accent

    54
    525
  5. 5
    ERR

    112D Go astray

    54
    522
  6. 6
    ORE

    35A Smelter input

    48
    581
  7. 7
    OREO

    21A ___ O's (chocolaty cereal brand)

    45
    408
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    NEO

    79D Revival movement prefix

    43
    332
  9. 9
    LSD

    123A Deadhead's hits?

    41
    245
  10. 10
    ICE

    101D Nonpermanent sculpture medium

    40
    391
  11. 11
    TEN

    85A X amount

    39
    369
  12. 12
    SIR

    86A Isaac Newton, e.g.

    35
    271
  13. 13
    RED

    113D Roulette bet

    32
    278
  14. 14
    EWE

    67D Flock female

    31
    302
  15. 15
    ARIA

    14D It may end on a high note

    30
    446
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    RNA

    71A Messenger ___

    29
    322
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    ECHO

    25D Return from a trip to the Alps?

    29
    312
  18. 18
    LEI

    74A Growth ring?

    29
    310
  19. 19
    ADD

    1D Kick in

    27
    224
  20. 20
    SIT

    78D Hold an assembly

    26
    172
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    SLY

    116D Roguish

    24
    264
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    OPAL

    107D Iridescent stone

    23
    253
  23. 23
    RHO

    90A P, to Pythagoras

    23
    191
  24. 24
    ODDS

    43A Numbers on right-hand pages

    23
    171
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    SKI

    50D Biathletes do it

    21
    180
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    SAGA

    117A "Game of Thrones," e.g.

    20
    144
  27. 27
    URN

    10D Coffee holder

    19
    244
  28. 28
    RYE

    36A Whiskey distiller's supply

    19
    212
  29. 29
    TWO

    72A Rare craps roll

    19
    165
  30. 30
    GPA

    99A No. of interest to some recruiters

    18
    128
  31. 31
    OMAN

    39A Mideast monarchy

    17
    201
  32. 32
    CAL

    96A Berkeley institution, briefly

    15
    158
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    EYRE

    95A Governess at Thornfield

    15
    150
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    OHO

    37A "The plot thickens!"

    15
    148
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    NOAH

    60A Flood survivor

    14
    138
  36. 36
    NAME

    13A Luminary

    13
    124
  37. 37
    FOR

    97A In place of

    13
    103
  38. 38
    VIE

    2D Struggle

    13
    101
  39. 39
    KIA

    59A Rio maker

    13
    94
  40. 40
    REA

    52A Actor Stephen

    12
    201
  41. 41
    BAH

    6A "What nonsense!"

    12
    142
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    SNIP

    94A Use scissors on

    12
    133
  43. 43
    GEM

    47D Beauty

    12
    119
  44. 44
    MAO

    62A Often-quoted chairman

    11
    141
  45. 45
    ELKS

    16D Chicago-based fraternal order

    11
    103
  46. 46
    IBIS

    19A Hieroglyphic bird

    11
    100
  47. 47
    PASS

    106D Entry ticket

    11
    97
  48. 48
    HEP

    115D Cool, in the '40s

    11
    82
  49. 49
    INCAS

    27A Cuzco builders

    11
    58
  50. 50
    SPAR

    88D Prep for a match

    10
    188
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    GPS

    47A Speaker on a car's dash

    10
    96
  52. 52
    SLAY

    121A Rub out

    10
    79
  53. 53
    SAKE

    119A Staple of Shinto rituals

    9
    76
  54. 54
    SUB

    48D Under goer?

    9
    65
  55. 55
    DERN

    70A Bruce of "The Hateful Eight"

    8
    67
  56. 56
    HUG

    98A It brings people together

    8
    38
  57. 57
    URAL

    22A Asian territory in the game Risk

    7
    180
  58. 58
    SPRY

    122A Not needing a cane, maybe

    7
    92
  59. 59
    INEPT

    89A Bad at one's job

    7
    76
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    TARS

    118A Blackens

    7
    72
  61. 61
    TASE

    73A Incapacitate, in a way

    7
    47
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    LOTUS

    49A Fruit mentioned in the "Odyssey"

    7
    26
  63. 63
    MALL

    15D D.C.'s National ___

    6
    52
  64. 64
    LEEKS

    103D Vichyssoise vegetables

    6
    23
  65. 65
    FDA

    26D Pharma watchdog

    5
    97
  66. 66
    AVAST

    1A "Cease!," on the seas

    5
    67
  67. 67
    LPGA

    108D Women's Open org.

    5
    53
  68. 68
    HENRI

    110A Matisse who painted "La Danse"

    5
    52
  69. 69
    AGGIE

    109A A&M athlete

    5
    39
  70. 70
    KARAT

    57D Measure of purity

    5
    35
  71. 71
    DAISY

    102D Flower with rays

    5
    25
  72. 72
    AVATAR

    41D Choice for an online gamer

    4
    51
  73. 73
    EASTER

    55D Holy Week follower

    4
    49
  74. 74
    SEARS

    33D Longtime retailer hurt by Amazon

    3
    48
  75. 75
    WOOL

    31D Coat in a cote

    3
    35
  76. 76
    SUNDAE

    53A Split, e.g.

    3
    19
  77. 77
    UNWED

    104D Single

    3
    19
  78. 78
    SCALPS

    45A Resells ruthlessly

    3
    15
  79. 79
    DEPART

    23A Roll out

    3
    14
  80. 80
    ARDOR

    32D Fire

    2
    66
  81. 81
    PEZ

    38A Candy in collectible containers

    2
    48
  82. 82
    NICHE

    80D Not mainstream

    2
    47
  83. 83
    IRAQI

    105D Dialect of Arabic

    2
    45
  84. 84
    BIG

    6D Consequential

    2
    40
  85. 85
    STAIRS

    18D Mezzanine access

    2
    29
  86. 86
    NEESON

    42D Star of "Kinsey," 2004

    2
    26
  87. 87
    SCANS

    4D Noninvasive medical procedures

    2
    25
  88. 88
    CURB

    9A Walk on the edge?

    2
    24
  89. 89
    GOBS

    63A A large amount

    2
    23
  90. 90
    RATTRAP

    90D Dilapidated dwelling

    2
    14
  91. 91
    FOGG

    97D "Around the World in 80 Days" protagonist

    2
    12
  92. 92
    BLOCK

    29A Tetris piece

    2
    10
  93. 93
    ORBITAL

    92D Like the Gemini flights

    2
    10
  94. 94
    REARS

    87A Brings up

    1
    50
  95. 95
    SUAVE

    48A Polished

    1
    23
  96. 96
    TORCH

    5D Flashlight : U.S. :: ___ : U.K.

    1
    23
  97. 97
    DICES

    70D Chops up

    1
    22
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    MADAME

    40D Femme's title

    1
    21
  99. 99
    ABABA

    7D Addis ___

    1
    20
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    ORDEALS

    30A Testing times

    1
    14
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    SLOTHS

    20D They hang around the rain forest

    1
    14
  102. 102
    CONAIR

    84A 1997 action film set on a plane

    1
    11
  103. 103
    COTTON

    56D ___ State (Alabama's nickname)

    1
    10
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    SUCKS

    44D Is downright terrible

    1
    8
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    CRAFTS

    96D Wares at fairs

    1
    7
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    HANGSITUP debut

    82D Quits, informally

    1
    2
  107. 107
    TRIPE

    83D Nonsensical talk

    0
    37
  108. 108
    LEONI

    46D Actress Téa

    0
    28
  109. 109
    REHASH

    52D Uncreative creation

    0
    25
  110. 110
    EGRESS

    93D Way out

    0
    22
  111. 111
    APPAREL

    34D Coverage provider?

    0
    14
  112. 112
    ROSCOE

    91A Revolver, in Roaring Twenties slang

    0
    13
  113. 113
    ONIONY

    64D Like soubise sauce

    0
    12
  114. 114
    WEISS

    69D Ehrich ___ a.k.a. Houdini

    0
    11
  115. 115
    DISCOS

    17A Clubs with strobes

    0
    10
  116. 116
    RESOLES

    11D Works on as a cobbler might

    0
    10
  117. 117
    COOKE

    9D "You Send Me" singer, 1957

    0
    8
  118. 118
    HILLTOP

    8D Lookout point

    0
    8
  119. 119
    POLECAT

    106A Malodorous mammal

    0
    8
  120. 120
    SEQUEL

    120A Second story?

    0
    8
  121. 121
    BANNER

    65D Coat of arms element

    0
    7
  122. 122
    GRACIE

    63D "___: A Love Story" (1998 George Burns book)

    0
    7
  123. 123
    NUMEROUNO

    13D Head honcho

    0
    7
  124. 124
    SPYCAM

    28D Surveillance aid

    0
    5
  125. 125
    SWATHS

    114A Mown strips

    0
    5
  126. 126
    SWIRLY

    53D Forming spiral patterns

    0
    4
  127. 127
    DIPPY

    124A Foolish

    0
    3
  128. 128
    GROUCH

    81D Bellyacher

    0
    3
  129. 129
    MONTHLY

    68D Vogue or Elle

    0
    3
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    TAPEDELAY

    77D It may help remove a curse

    0
    3
  131. 131
    ROUGHS

    91D Manhandles, with "up"

    0
    2
  132. 132
    AINTSEENNOTHINGYACHT debut

    76A Recreational vessel that's never left the harbor?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    APPLEFREIGHTER debut

    111A Cargo vessel full of iPads?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    ASPIREDTO debut

    3D Ambitiously sought

    0
    1
  135. 135
    BOORTZ debut

    12D Libertarian pundit Neal

    0
    1
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    DIRTYDOUBLECRUISER debut

    100A Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing?

    0
    1
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    GALLEONSOFMILK debut

    24A Sailing vessels that Cap'n Crunch might commandeer?

    0
    1
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    ROCKEMSOCKEMROWBOATS debut

    54A Kids' game in which small vessels attack each other?

    0
    1
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    SEMITRAWLER debut

    66A Fishing vessel that can pull only half a net behind it?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WARSHIPSATTHEALTAR debut

    31A Heavily armored vessels getting married?

    0
    1