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Sunday · 140 answers · 16 debuts

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

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    ATE

    117D Homophone for the atomic number of oxygen

    75
    597
  2. 2
    ALE

    13D Barley wine, e.g.

    59
    570
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    ASH

    16A Evidence in an arson investigation

    50
    458
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    OPS

    35A Special ___

    31
    179
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    RNA

    93A Stranded cellular stuff

    29
    322
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    UTE

    106D Western tribe

    27
    263
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    EYES

    125A Surveys

    24
    195
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    ELLA

    115A Jazzy Fitzgerald

    23
    262
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    IAN

    70D Author Rankin

    23
    260
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    ETTA

    75D Singer James

    23
    254
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    AHEM

    52D "Excuse me"

    23
    171
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    OTS

    113A Extra periods at TD Garden

    21
    128
  13. 13
    MAR

    40D Scratch

    19
    215
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    OTOH

    26A "Then again ...," in a tweet

    18
    60
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    LAP

    85A Child's seat, maybe

    17
    152
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    OLES

    113D Bullfight chorus

    17
    130
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    AMO

    10D ___, amas, amat

    13
    152
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    RATS

    126A "Darn it!"

    13
    142
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    ESSAY

    104D The New Yorker piece

    12
    153
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    SERB

    31A Tennis's Novak Djokovic, by birth

    11
    102
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    TELL

    33D Swiss folk hero with a crossbow

    11
    100
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    DEBT

    12D What may grow with interest

    11
    98
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    LAD

    54A Schoolboy

    10
    140
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    AMMO

    20A Some rounds

    10
    133
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    ILE

    120D St. Pierre, par exemple

    9
    234
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    SPAM

    108A Email best not replied to

    9
    125
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    OLIN

    90D Actress Lena

    9
    112
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    TOTEM

    39A Carved emblem

    9
    75
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    ARBOR

    3D National ___ Day (last Friday in April)

    9
    60
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    EMOTE

    2D Theatricalize

    8
    152
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    DALI

    12A "The Hallucinogenic Toreador" artist

    8
    108
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    CRY

    86D ___ wolf

    8
    76
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    WES

    124A Director Anderson

    7
    113
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    LISA

    78A "Homer and ___ Exchange Cross Words" (2008 episode of "The Simpsons")

    6
    106
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    PIANO

    41A Keys for Keys?

    6
    88
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    TIT

    28A Palindromic bird

    6
    81
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    PORT

    36D After-dinner drink

    6
    63
  38. 38
    STRUT

    7D Cocky walk

    6
    47
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    PLATO

    109D One-named philosopher

    6
    46
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    PLO

    102A Mahmoud Abbas's grp.

    5
    105
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    CROW

    112D Boast

    5
    58
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    ARTOO

    22D "Star Wars" droid

    5
    56
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    SULU

    68D The Philippines' ___ Sea

    5
    54
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    RENAL

    53D Kidney-related

    5
    49
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    ASTRAL

    94A ___ plane

    5
    31
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    MTA

    24D Letters on N.Y.C. trains

    4
    87
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    OSO

    77D Baja bear

    4
    69
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    MASSE

    111D En ___ (as a group)

    4
    54
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    SILOS

    1D Grain containers

    4
    43
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    ARA

    119D Altar constellation

    3
    181
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    ESA

    48A Tikkanen who won five Stanley Cups

    3
    93
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    ARIE

    122A Singer India.___

    3
    72
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    RECAP

    59D Wrap-up

    3
    72
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    SATYR

    114A Mythical beast with goatlike features

    3
    58
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    SONIC

    44D Anthropomorphic hedgehog of gamedom

    3
    58
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    SENECA

    63A Roman philosopher who wrote "All cruelty springs from weakness"

    3
    49
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    FEAT

    8A Setting a world record, e.g.

    3
    47
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    HILL

    84D Congress, with "the"

    3
    46
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    AIRES

    67A Buenos ___

    3
    37
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    ADAPTS

    66D Evolves

    3
    35
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    SUTRA

    27A Collection of Hindu aphorisms

    3
    33
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    BRACE

    51D Pair

    3
    29
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    POSTIT

    101D Brand of note?

    3
    16
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    STEPH

    72D The N.B.A.'s Curry, informally

    3
    15
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    ELMST

    71D 1428 ___ (horror film address): Abbr.

    3
    14
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    ETH

    95A Addis Ababa's country: Abbr.

    2
    111
  67. 67
    ATTIRE

    30A It's got you covered

    2
    56
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    PROBE

    34D Dig for answers

    2
    25
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    INTACT

    29D Together

    2
    24
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    TEETHE

    57A Get a bite?

    2
    21
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    LEVAR

    14D Burton of "Reading Rainbow"

    2
    20
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    PERMIT

    102D Teen driver's acquisition

    2
    12
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    YAYME

    97A "I rock!"

    2
    12
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    ALTPOP

    79A Music genre for Weezer or the Shins

    2
    7
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    EEN

    56D Dark time, in poesy

    1
    159
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    STER

    58A Team finale?

    1
    87
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    PESTS

    80D Vermin

    1
    54
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    SIE

    44A German pronoun

    1
    53
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    EDERLE

    99D Gertrude who swam the English Channel in 1926

    1
    32
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    IGETIT

    15D "Totally understood"

    1
    32
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    MAVEN

    98D Authority

    1
    32
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    ENMESH

    83A Catch like Spider-Man

    1
    27
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    PARENT

    82D Signer of many a permission form

    1
    27
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    LODES

    96A Claim deposits

    1
    24
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    SEQ

    61D 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 ..., e.g.: Abbr.

    1
    18
  86. 86
    INATIE

    42D Drawn

    1
    17
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    ADDERS

    43D Poisonous snakes

    1
    15
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    RESCUE

    74A Save from disaster

    1
    15
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    PULSAR

    41D Celestial object that emits radio waves

    1
    13
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    ELEGANCE

    21A "The only beauty that never fades," per Audrey Hepburn

    1
    12
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    STEPONE

    127A A good place to start

    1
    12
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    EMDASH

    9D Symbol for a break

    1
    11
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    EXILED

    64D Like the Dalai Lama

    1
    11
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    LLANOS

    46A South American plains

    1
    11
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    EQUALTO

    76A The same as

    1
    10
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    HEME

    18D Pigment in red blood cells

    1
    9
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    TAPASBAR

    89D Place to try patatas bravas

    1
    9
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    MAXED

    73A At the limit, with "out"

    1
    6
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    TORTILLA

    11D Taquito wrap

    1
    6
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    THEPIPS

    100A Backup group for Gladys Knight

    1
    3
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    PRIONS debut

    34A Proteins responsible for mad cow disease

    1
    2
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    SOTS

    47D Elbow-benders

    0
    66
  103. 103
    AGT

    5D 007, for one: Abbr.

    0
    60
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    ALLEN

    110D Paul ___, Microsoft co-founder

    0
    56
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    ESTATES

    95D Trusts and ___ (law school class)

    0
    42
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    TRUER

    62D Less mendacious

    0
    22
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    SPADES

    103A Quarter deck?

    0
    21
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    RHESUS

    6D ___ monkey

    0
    18
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    OOM

    50D ___-pah-pah

    0
    15
  110. 110
    ANOINTED

    16D Blessed

    0
    9
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    SHELTER

    37A It's got you covered

    0
    9
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    SCORSESE

    17D Frequent director of De Niro

    0
    8
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    TONIER

    55A More chichi

    0
    8
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    BYRDS

    107D "Turn! Turn! Turn!" band, with "the"

    0
    7
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    CLOVES

    112A Mulled wine ingredient

    0
    7
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    CESARE

    65D One of the Borgias

    0
    6
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    OPENLATE

    121A Welcoming diners at midnight, say

    0
    6
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    ORTH

    81D Straight: Prefix

    0
    6
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    WISHBONE

    4D Football formation

    0
    6
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    MIDEAST

    60A Hot spot, both literally and figuratively

    0
    5
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    ENKE

    38D Speed skater Karin who won eight Olympic medals

    0
    4
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    DILUTES

    123A Adds water to

    0
    3
  123. 123
    FAIRUSE

    8D Copyright concern

    0
    3
  124. 124
    IFIDO

    45D "Don't mind ___!"

    0
    3
  125. 125
    SEAWARS

    1A Naval engagements

    0
    2
  126. 126
    BATTERMINALS debut

    118A Some positives and negatives

    0
    1
  127. 127
    BEVEROOM debut

    25A Beer parlor

    0
    1
  128. 128
    BLACKBOARDER debut

    51A Classroom item

    0
    1
  129. 129
    COMPUTERATOR debut

    86A Tech overseer

    0
    1
  130. 130
    CONCERIES debut

    69A Central Park's SummerStage, e.g.

    0
    1
  131. 131
    IMRIGHT debut

    19A "No point arguing with me!"

    0
    1
  132. 132
    LOBSTERMIDOR debut

    23A Fancy French shellfish dish

    0
    1
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    LOOSENUP debut

    92D "Relax!"

    0
    1
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    MAYPOLES debut

    88D Old outdoor dance sights

    0
    1
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    NANOTUBE debut

    105A Tiny conductor of heat or electricity

    0
    1
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    ONASLOPE debut

    87D Not level

    0
    1
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    ROLERSAL debut

    116A Premise of the film "Freaky Friday"

    0
    1
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    SPOILERT debut

    91A Reason to stop reading

    0
    1
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    UNDEROOF debut

    49A All together, as a family

    0
    1
  140. 140
    UTAUSTIN debut

    32A Rex Tillerson's alma mater, for short

    0
    1