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Sunday · 140 answers · 11 debuts

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

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    SPA

    30A Balneotherapy site

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    475
  2. 2
    LEO

    25A Zodiac feline

    40
    268
  3. 3
    OGRE

    108D Shrek, for one

    36
    284
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    ELM

    71D Wood often used for bow-making

    30
    240
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    ONIT

    107D Doing the job

    30
    147
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    RAE

    111D Arctic explorer John

    28
    278
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    ALSO

    81A Afterthought indicator

    28
    245
  8. 8
    ABLE

    1A Like most seamen, supposedly

    25
    259
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    ARENA

    58A Oakland's Oracle, for example

    24
    334
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    SLED

    62A Conveyance in "Calvin and Hobbes"

    23
    204
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    ODDS

    103D Strangely enough, they're often even

    23
    171
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    ESS

    9D Part of a road test track

    22
    413
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    REDO

    59D Mulligan

    20
    173
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    STAY

    62D Legal pause

    20
    159
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    EERIE

    70A Like many a campfire story

    19
    260
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    ERIC

    11D Runner Liddell depicted in "Chariots of Fire"

    17
    251
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    TET

    10A Holiday celebrating the arrival of spring

    17
    179
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    ISLA

    101D Cuba, por ejemplo

    17
    119
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    DIET

    15D Beverly Hills ___

    17
    96
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    BRIE

    77D Grocer's wheel

    17
    95
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    AMID

    44A In amongst

    16
    136
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    PRO

    110D Voting affirmatively

    15
    214
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    AWOL

    1D Not reporting as instructed, maybe

    15
    167
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    EMCEE

    73D V.I.P. at the Oscars

    15
    106
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    ILLS

    97A Pandora's release

    14
    117
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    LACE

    84A Fancy collar material

    14
    105
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    ODORS

    117A Rank things

    14
    86
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    FRO

    60D Un-to

    13
    114
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    TOSS

    37D Turn's partner

    12
    139
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    TODO

    10D List heading

    12
    103
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    ICED

    46D Like some sprains and champagnes

    11
    106
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    PET

    72A Responsibility lesson for a child

    10
    149
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    COO

    106A Managerial exec

    10
    144
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    ASIF

    32A "Yeah, right"

    9
    105
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    LODE

    42A Mother ___

    9
    84
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    BORE

    2D Induce ennui in

    9
    77
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    TANG

    102D Drink disliked by Buzz Aldrin [true fact!]

    9
    59
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    ESAI

    55D Morales of "NYPD Blue"

    8
    128
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    BALI

    77A So-called "Island of the Gods"

    8
    104
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    LON

    57A Chaney who was called "The Man of a Thousand Faces"

    8
    100
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    SAYS

    115A What Simon does

    8
    55
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    ETTE

    118A Trix alternative

    7
    225
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    EBBS

    48A Gradually diminishes

    7
    90
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    TALES

    56D Some Poe works

    7
    48
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    ROLO

    105D Hershey chocolate

    7
    46
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    TSE

    85A Lao-___

    6
    228
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    GETS

    35D Groks

    6
    57
  48. 48
    OUTDO

    29D Best

    6
    47
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    ALEPH

    38D Hebrew leader

    6
    44
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    EIGHT

    45A Number of bits in a byte

    6
    37
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    FIRM

    60A Not budging

    6
    32
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    TITO

    69A Josip Broz, familiarly

    5
    98
  53. 53
    WERE

    41A Are no longer

    5
    91
  54. 54
    IDEST

    67D "That is," to Caesar

    5
    88
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    CALM

    65A Storm harbinger, maybe

    5
    56
  56. 56
    MGS

    116A Classic British roadsters

    5
    46
  57. 57
    CUES

    53A Sticks for breaking things

    5
    33
  58. 58
    HIE

    94D Step on it

    4
    112
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    CRIB

    65D Home, in slang

    4
    67
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    PRIM

    50D Schoolmarmish

    4
    56
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    RAMBO

    34D Recurring role for Stallone

    4
    38
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    LEVY

    80A Impose

    4
    28
  63. 63
    LETT

    7D Resident of Riga

    3
    50
  64. 64
    TULIP

    69D ___ bulb

    3
    41
  65. 65
    UNITS

    96D Second and fifth

    3
    38
  66. 66
    SERAPE

    18D Colorful shawl

    3
    37
  67. 67
    RUMBA

    82A Well-known Cuban export

    3
    20
  68. 68
    TIRED

    63A Overused

    2
    51
  69. 69
    ARLENE

    83D Garfield's girlfriend in "Garfield"

    2
    33
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    YASIR

    114A Arafat of the P.L.O.

    2
    26
  71. 71
    ITLLDO

    86D Tepid approval

    2
    20
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    NUTSO

    39D Wack

    2
    16
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    NOSEEUM

    87D Small, biting fly

    2
    4
  74. 74
    INRI

    86A Crucifixion letters

    1
    73
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    LAI

    27D China's Chou En-___

    1
    62
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    ALTERS

    93D Lets out, e.g.

    1
    37
  77. 77
    ALBUM

    36D Philatelist's item

    1
    31
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    INB

    98A Like Verdi's "La donna è mobile"

    1
    26
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    ORATORIO

    20A Handel's "Messiah," e.g.

    1
    24
  80. 80
    JOSH

    16D Kid

    1
    21
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    SENILE

    23D Declining due to age

    1
    21
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    PIET

    50A Abstract artist Mondrian

    1
    19
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    TOERR

    74D What's human, they say

    1
    19
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    WILDE

    5A Writer who said "Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood"

    1
    19
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    GMAIL

    33D Service with more than a billion users

    1
    18
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    LILTS

    66D Buoyant cadences

    1
    18
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    KALEL

    52D Superman's birth name

    1
    17
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    LIFER

    99D Career employee

    1
    17
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    RELENTS

    26A Backs down

    1
    9
  90. 90
    WIRERS

    5D Electricians

    1
    8
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    ORIGINS

    104A Archaeologists' study

    1
    5
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    RELETS

    113A Subleases

    1
    5
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    GROUPIES

    33A Raised some vegetables?

    1
    4
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    MOUSETRAPS

    54A Belts for a Chinese leader?

    1
    3
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    SCHMO

    78A Ordinary Joe

    0
    46
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    GUN

    47D Rev

    0
    41
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    HADJ

    13A Islam's final pillar

    0
    40
  98. 98
    CLU

    43A Gulager of "The Return of the Living Dead"

    0
    25
  99. 99
    MIAS

    100D G.I.s of concern

    0
    19
  100. 100
    FTLEE

    19D Neighbor of Palisades Park, N.J.

    0
    18
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    CLAIR

    79D "___ de Lune"

    0
    17
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    OCASEY

    91D Playwright Sean who wrote "Juno and the Paycock"

    0
    17
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    WOODS

    17A Non-irons

    0
    16
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    EDH

    4D Old English letter

    0
    13
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    IBOOK

    51A First mass consumer product offering Wi-Fi

    0
    13
  106. 106
    ITSOPEN

    64D "Come on in!"

    0
    13
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    IVANS

    6D Several Russian czars

    0
    13
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    MATTEL

    40A Hot Wheels maker

    0
    12
  109. 109
    GARS

    76D Needle-nosed fish

    0
    10
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    PREEMIE

    31D Early arrival

    0
    9
  111. 111
    HOTMIC

    13D It might pick up a passing comment

    0
    8
  112. 112
    DRESSER

    8D Cousin of a highboy

    0
    7
  113. 113
    LINEARA

    99A As-yet-undeciphered Cretan script

    0
    7
  114. 114
    ROARER

    90A MGM's lion, e.g.

    0
    7
  115. 115
    TESSIE

    21D Chanteuse O'Shea

    0
    7
  116. 116
    DIGITS

    95D All thumbs

    0
    6
  117. 117
    LOCKSMITH

    27A Fable about smoked salmon?

    0
    6
  118. 118
    TANKARD

    12D Pub container

    0
    6
  119. 119
    WHEATIES

    41D Small undergarments?

    0
    5
  120. 120
    DINETTES

    24A Kitchen nooks

    0
    4
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    ARBORED

    89D Lined with trees

    0
    3
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    ARTIFICIAL

    14D Contrived

    0
    3
  123. 123
    LIFTED

    66A Gave a pick-me-up

    0
    3
  124. 124
    MISTLETOE

    100A What brings the rocket to the pad?

    0
    3
  125. 125
    BORDEAUX

    49D Carried cash around?

    0
    2
  126. 126
    DULCIMER

    95A Opposite of a strong boil?

    0
    2
  127. 127
    FIVERS

    19A Two make a Hamilton

    0
    2
  128. 128
    MOANERS debut

    28A Kvetches

    0
    2
  129. 129
    PAIX

    88A Guerre's opposite

    0
    2
  130. 130
    PHARMACIST

    72D Help with the harvest?

    0
    2
  131. 131
    ALLROUND debut

    112A Versatile

    0
    1
  132. 132
    FEVERISHLY debut

    68D At a frantic pace

    0
    1
  133. 133
    GERIATRICIAN debut

    35A Decrease in the number of people named Gerald?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    IDEALOGUES debut

    75A Inventors' diaries?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    ISHEDEAD debut

    109A Mark Twain farce about a painter who fakes his own demise

    0
    1
  136. 136
    LOCOMOTION debut

    3D Fuss about "The West Wing" actor Rob?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    ORCHESTRATES debut

    22A Narrow passages for killer whales?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    PROFITEERING debut

    110A Jewelry for the oracle at Delphi?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SAILHO debut

    61A Cry from the mizzen top

    0
    1
  140. 140
    STRATOSPHERE debut

    92A Cloudophobia?

    0
    1