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Sunday · 134 answers · 14 debuts

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

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    ETA

    107A Capt.'s guess

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    571
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    AHA

    43D "Bingo!"

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    379
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    NSA

    113D Code-cracking org.

    38
    233
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    ETS

    25A Venusians, e.g., informally

    37
    319
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    EPA

    88A Watchdog org. established by Nixon

    36
    320
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    ESP

    114D Special gift

    35
    344
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    ERS

    36A Some TV drama settings, for short

    33
    284
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    SRI

    28A Foreign title that's an anagram of its English equivalent

    28
    238
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    ATAD

    86D Not very much

    25
    156
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    ATT

    4D ___.com, site with the category "Cellphones & tablets"

    23
    161
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    TED

    9D "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" character

    22
    245
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    DEE

    62A Jay preceder

    22
    182
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    IFS

    15D Suppositions

    21
    112
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    RTE

    50D AAA suggestion: Abbr.

    20
    285
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    STE

    93D Abbr. in many an office address

    20
    274
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    AIDE

    39D Second

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    192
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    TIA

    104D Padre's hermana

    20
    144
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    ESPN

    65D Locker room shower?

    19
    154
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    REPO

    75D Defaulter's comeuppance

    18
    146
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    ACL

    61A ___ tear (sports injury)

    16
    50
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    REC

    67D ___ center

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    163
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    DAM

    55A Hydro plant locale

    14
    132
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    RAH

    95A Fan noise

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    215
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    BAA

    96A Cote call

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    167
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    BED

    68D Hospital unit

    13
    113
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    STENT

    14D Surgical tube

    13
    65
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    ARIAL

    109A Popular font

    13
    49
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    POT

    81A Kitty

    12
    120
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    LID

    45A Jack-in-the-box part

    12
    102
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    INK

    99A It's kept in a pen

    11
    166
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    ICED

    34A Coffee order

    11
    106
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    AWAIT

    105D Look for

    11
    76
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    HEH

    10D Short snicker

    11
    61
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    PET

    33A Most preferred

    10
    149
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    AMOK

    66D Every which way

    9
    128
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    SUIT

    37D Exec

    9
    70
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    WAG

    35A Jokester

    9
    54
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    UNA

    79A Article in La Repubblica

    8
    115
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    STD

    23D Part of S.O.P.: Abbr.

    8
    94
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    ASSAM

    7D ___ tea

    8
    63
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    SEXY

    37A Hot

    7
    81
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    ADLIB

    51A Wing it

    7
    77
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    BBC

    68A Media inits. before One, Two or Four

    7
    76
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    VOL

    54A Remote figure: Abbr.

    7
    55
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    TETRA

    73A Fish in a tank

    5
    106
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    BLAB

    38D Spill the beans

    5
    49
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    NINTH

    106D Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony

    5
    23
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    IND

    52D It borders Ky.

    4
    99
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    CRO

    115D ___-Magnon

    4
    93
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    ERASER

    77A Rubber

    4
    68
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    GELS

    89A Salon supply

    4
    61
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    AVATAR

    19A Hit 2009 movie set in the 22nd century

    4
    51
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    OCTAL

    26A In base 8

    4
    38
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    TACH

    49D Dash gauge

    4
    37
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    EVITE

    2D Request for an online R.S.V.P.

    4
    30
  56. 56
    SHEESH

    20A Cry of exasperation

    4
    22
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    DELTA

    100D Symbol of change

    3
    91
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    BABE

    85D Hon

    3
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    GURU

    64D Maven

    3
    48
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    ACROSS

    13D Straddling

    3
    38
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    DAYO

    94A Repeated word in a 1957 Harry Belafonte hit

    3
    28
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    LASSIE

    117A Iconic 1950s-'70s female TV role played by a male

    3
    25
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    MISSME

    72A Question after "I'm back"

    3
    11
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    ISE

    112D Suffix with expert

    2
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    PUT

    71A Wall Street order

    2
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    PLED

    48D Responded in court

    2
    46
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    GROAN

    102D Preceder of "Do I have to?"

    2
    29
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    EVENER

    108A More balanced

    2
    24
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    WADED

    1D Tested the waters, say

    2
    15
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    BADSEED

    38A Troublemaker since birth

    2
    9
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    EARNIT

    118A Achieve something by merit

    2
    8
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    RAREGEM debut

    24D Beauty that's seldom seen

    2
    4
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    NEV

    80D It borders Ida.

    1
    51
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    ADAY

    76D Every 24 hours

    1
    30
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    BEENE

    57A Designer Geoffrey

    1
    30
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    APTEST

    56A Exam scored on a scale of 1 to 5, informally

    1
    27
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    ASIMOV

    13A "Foundation" author

    1
    20
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    SMOOTH

    121A Peanut butter choice

    1
    20
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    ACETEN

    61D Blackjack combo

    1
    15
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    ADMIRED

    21D Used as a role model

    1
    11
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    NEMEAN

    119A Like the lion slain by Hercules

    1
    9
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    DIVERT

    40D Send in a different direction

    1
    7
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    SCHED

    82A Port Authority posting: Abbr.

    1
    7
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    WEBAPP

    1A Google Calendar, e.g.

    1
    6
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    UTAHANS

    79D Marie and Donny Osmond, e.g.

    1
    5
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    VERITY

    18D It's the truth

    1
    3
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    IDI

    60D A mean Amin

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    120
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    STLO

    78D Normandy invasion town

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    EMERIL

    58A "___ Live" (onetime cooking show)

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    IGOT

    32D "___ Rhythm"

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    31
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    SNAPAT

    120A Be short with

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    24
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    ACADIA

    97D "Evangeline" setting

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    NEILS

    101D Young and Simon

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    PAROLEE

    5D One out?

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    ATTHAT

    7A In addition

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    SOMA

    47D "Brave New World" drug

    0
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    ONESTOP

    116A Efficient kind of shopping

    0
    13
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    CULP

    44A Cosby's "I Spy" co-star

    0
    11
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    HOMAGE

    41A Something paid to a hero

    0
    11
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    REMADE

    59D Like "A Star Is Born," several times

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    ICS

    30D Suffix with linguist

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    10
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    NAHA

    31D Okinawa port

    0
    10
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    WILLIAM

    92D Royal Charlotte's father

    0
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    ASABC

    11D Easy ___

    0
    7
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    SITA

    98A ___ spell

    0
    7
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    THELAW

    8D Sheriffs, marshals, etc.

    0
    7
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    CAVEAT

    90A "No returns," e.g.

    0
    5
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    NEWSBOY

    91A "Extra! Extra!" shouter

    0
    5
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    ACTFIVE

    21A When Hamlet dies

    0
    4
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    ARMET

    103D Headgear for a knight

    0
    4
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    BWI

    110A Airport near D.C.

    0
    4
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    OVEREXPOSE

    17D Advertise excessively

    0
    4
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    REVLON

    95D Estée Lauder competitor

    0
    4
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    SCAREUP

    84D Find with difficulty

    0
    4
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    THIEU

    12D President during the Vietnam War

    0
    4
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    MISSPELLED

    16D Like Feburary

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    3
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    THEBAMBINO

    74D Source of a Boston "curse"

    0
    3
  118. 118
    BASSFIDDLE

    3D Bluegrass instrument

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    2
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    BEAMON

    27A Bob ___, 1968 record-setting long jumper

    0
    2
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    BEEPERS

    53D You can page through them

    0
    2
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    RESTAGES

    87D Produces a revival of

    0
    2
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    BRIGANTINE debut

    69D Two-masted sailing vessel

    0
    1
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    CAPLETS debut

    44D They go down easily

    0
    1
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    CASEYKASEM debut

    70D Longtime host of "American Top 40"

    0
    1
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    DEFILEDMANICURIST debut

    29A Unemployed nail polisher?

    0
    1
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    DEGRADEDTEACHER debut

    63A Unemployed educator?

    0
    1
  127. 127
    DERANGEDCATTLEMAN debut

    100A Unemployed rancher?

    0
    1
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    DIEDON debut

    94D Failed, as a cellphone or car to its user

    0
    1
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    DISILLUSIONEDMAGICIAN debut

    111A Unemployed prestidigitator?

    0
    1
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    DISPATCHEDTAILOR debut

    46A Unemployed men's clothier?

    0
    1
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    DISTRESSEDHAIRDRESSER debut

    22A Unemployed salon worker?

    0
    1
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    DISTRUSTEDBANKER debut

    83A Unemployed loan officer?

    0
    1
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    MCDLTS debut

    42D Fast-food sandwiches introduced in 1985

    0
    1
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    PRECEDED debut

    6D Came before

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    1