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Sunday · 140 answers · 17 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

    82D Pastor role in "There Will Be Blood"

    60
    599
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    ODE

    12D Loving verse?

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    523
  3. 3
    OLE

    86A Shout with an accent

    54
    525
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    LEE

    37D "When the Levees Broke" director

    40
    360
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    TEN

    70D Perfect score, or half of a score

    39
    369
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    TIE

    54D 3-3, e.g.

    34
    284
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    TEA

    39D High ___

    30
    374
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    INS

    74A Connections

    28
    224
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    STIR

    102D Prevent from clumping, say

    27
    292
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    HOE

    95A It may be found next to a spade

    27
    173
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    AHI

    96A Sashimi option

    26
    111
  12. 12
    AOL

    36A 2015 Verizon purchase

    25
    214
  13. 13
    ASK

    26A Pose

    24
    204
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    EVER

    18D ___ after

    22
    235
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    ARAB

    72A Unnamed character in Camus's "The Stranger"

    22
    228
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    TIRE

    17D Part of a makeshift swing

    22
    168
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    AAA

    32A Org. for drivers

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    230
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    IGOR

    45A Borodin opera prince

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    207
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    ABC

    93A "Black-ish" network

    20
    153
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    CPA

    84D Keeper of the books, for short

    19
    189
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    ROD

    60A Casting need

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    157
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    MEN

    105A Restroom sign

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    145
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    DOS

    81D Parties

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    175
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    HAD

    111D With 112-Down, coupled

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    114
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    ERGO

    103D In conclusion

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    198
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    TOO

    31A Moreover

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    189
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    TET

    48A Asian holiday

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    178
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    IMS

    62D Uses Gchat, e.g.

    16
    78
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    AID

    58A Give a leg up ... or a hand

    15
    167
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    IGLOO

    8A Cold quarters

    14
    86
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    PAPA

    15D Daddy

    13
    134
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    IBM

    8D Watson's company

    13
    106
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    UFOS

    2D Hovering craft

    13
    88
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    PERU

    27A Mario Vargas Llosa's country

    12
    161
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    EBAY

    89A It has lots on the internet

    11
    131
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    SEX

    112D See 111-Down

    11
    118
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    RELY

    19D Depend

    11
    114
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    AUNT

    101D May or Bee

    11
    92
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    AGEE

    34D James who won a posthumous Pulitzer

    10
    201
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    DOC

    61D Professional fixer, for short

    10
    102
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    DEW

    73A Ground cover?

    10
    97
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    AMORE

    115A Subject of una serenata

    9
    97
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    AMEND

    76D Modify

    9
    94
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    SKYE

    79D ___ terrier

    9
    60
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    SLAM

    16D Criticize severely

    8
    101
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    BOSS

    100D Order (around)

    8
    62
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    VEE

    56A Very beginning?

    7
    113
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    BABA

    1D Cake with rum

    7
    66
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    CZAR

    109D Powerful politico

    6
    96
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    UKE

    28A Strummed instrument, for short

    6
    93
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    TIDY

    33D Dusted off, say

    6
    40
  52. 52
    SNARE

    94A Part of a kit

    5
    108
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    INTRO

    97D 101 course

    5
    82
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    BLIP

    107D Random data point

    5
    60
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    ARMED

    98A Ready for battle

    5
    50
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    AGASSI

    65D Four-time Australian Open winner

    5
    49
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    CUBA

    77D Where Hemingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea"

    5
    44
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    ARP

    113D "Collage With Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance" artist

    4
    129
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    GOES

    35D Says, informally

    4
    53
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    SCREW

    46A Fasten, in a way, with "in"

    4
    45
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    BUC

    107A Tampa Bay N.F.L.'er

    4
    22
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    SCROD

    46D Fish whose name sounds like the past tense of 46-Across?

    3
    38
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    BIZ

    4D Industry, for short

    3
    35
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    TIARAS

    13D Some pageant wear

    3
    33
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    MOLT

    59A Lose one's coat

    3
    32
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    BOSOM

    30A ___ buddies

    3
    24
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    ZESTS

    44D Some drink garnishes

    3
    21
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    KCAR

    78D Old Chrysler

    3
    19
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    ICEPOP

    5D Treat on a stick

    3
    11
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    SIRES

    51D Begets

    2
    39
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    GAYE

    106A "What's Going On" singer, 1971

    2
    28
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    DETOX

    118A Rehab program

    2
    23
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    YESSIREE

    55A "You betcha!"

    2
    12
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    TITLES

    43D Prince and others

    2
    11
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    KATRINA

    116A Subject of the 2006 documentary "When the Levees Broke"

    2
    9
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    UNCORK

    42D Open, as a bottle

    2
    9
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    WIM

    71A Director Wenders

    2
    9
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    CREAMERY debut

    29A Where butter and cheese are produced

    2
    3
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    UTNE

    108D ___ Reader

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    80
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    HEF

    40D Publisher in a robe, familiarly

    1
    47
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    SPIED

    88A Gathered intelligence (on)

    1
    18
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    PULL

    104D Sway

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    BOGUS

    69A Made-up

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    HEINIE

    49A Tush

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    15
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    HOISTS

    91D Lifts

    1
    14
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    SEEMTO

    94D Appear that way

    1
    13
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    TASES

    6D Stuns, in a way

    1
    13
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    BASSOS

    85A Mozart's Don Alfonso and Leporello

    1
    12
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    STROLLS

    117A Promenades

    1
    11
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    DESPITE

    61A Notwithstanding

    1
    10
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    HUMORME

    24D "Just pretend I'm right"

    1
    8
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    AFRICAN

    20A Like okapis and giraffes

    1
    7
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    STOPPER

    119A Plug

    1
    7
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    BURRS

    30D Scottish accents

    1
    6
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    IMALIVE

    22A Cry from a survivor

    1
    5
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    MUSKS

    68A Powerful scents

    1
    5
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    MYHAT

    99D "... I'll eat ___!"

    1
    4
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    TECHIES

    70A Virus fighters

    1
    4
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    IMPEACHED debut

    14D Brought charges against

    1
    2
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    HIRES

    63A Brings on

    0
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    BROOD

    21A Sit pensively

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    GROK

    3D Understand

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    TAGUP

    33A Return to base

    0
    15
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    APPAREL

    25A Wear

    0
    14
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    TIPSTER

    13A Racetrack informant

    0
    9
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    BARBQ

    69D Backyard shindig, informally

    0
    8
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    MACED

    64A Sprayed in the face

    0
    8
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    EDAMAME

    87D Japanese appetizer

    0
    7
  109. 109
    THELOT

    92D Everything

    0
    7
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    GROUT

    9D Cavity filler

    0
    6
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    CUBIST

    66D Picasso, e.g.

    0
    5
  112. 112
    MOREAU

    64D H. G. Wells villain

    0
    5
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    RESCIND

    52D Take back

    0
    5
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    RESIDENCE

    80A Office's counterpart

    0
    5
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    HUMPH

    63D Scornful sound

    0
    4
  116. 116
    MIAMIS

    41D Algonquian Indians

    0
    4
  117. 117
    BASEPAIR

    100A DNA building block

    0
    3
  118. 118
    EPHESUS

    57D Site of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

    0
    3
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    LOOKON

    10D Be a witness

    0
    3
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    NEWCOMER

    67D Recent arrival

    0
    3
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    WISECRACKS

    71D Smart remarks

    0
    3
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    BUGBITE

    1A Picnic annoyance

    0
    2
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    DESCHANEL

    73D Zooey of Fox's "New Girl"

    0
    2
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    SIXPACKS

    75A Buds come in them

    0
    2
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    SKIBAGS

    75D Long, narrow pieces of luggage

    0
    2
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    ARTEFACTS debut

    53A Relics, to Brits

    0
    1
  127. 127
    BOOZESCHMOOZE debut

    23A Conversation over a few whiskeys?

    0
    1
  128. 128
    CASTRATO debut

    29D Singer of high notes

    0
    1
  129. 129
    DEERSCHMEAR debut

    50A Venison spread?

    0
    1
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    DUCKSCHMUCK debut

    83A Avoid a jerk?

    0
    1
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    ENCROACHED debut

    7D Intruded (on)

    0
    1
  132. 132
    HALTSSCHMALTZ debut

    111A Puts a stop to sentimentality?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    MIXCD debut

    68D Personalized music gift

    0
    1
  134. 134
    NOSCHMO debut

    67A Hardly a dolt?

    0
    1
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    NUTSSCHMUTZ debut

    38A Filth covering pecans and such?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    OOZEOUT debut

    11D Exude

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    1
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    OUTRUNS debut

    110A Beats in the race

    0
    1
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    QUITSCHMIDT debut

    90A Break up with an "unbreakable" Ellie Kemper character?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SNIGLET debut

    114A Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary, but maybe should be

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WAVESHI debut

    47D Greets silently

    0
    1