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Sunday · 145 answers · 18 debuts

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

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    ALA

    127A Chicken ___ king

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    513
  2. 2
    ALI

    27A Who once boasted "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick!"

    49
    518
  3. 3
    ECO

    68D Prefix with terrorism

    42
    370
  4. 4
    AHA

    45A "There's the catch!"

    40
    379
  5. 5
    ESP

    122A Unexplained ability

    35
    344
  6. 6
    ANA

    14D Santa ___ winds

    33
    367
  7. 7
    ISLE

    116D Catalina, e.g.

    31
    316
  8. 8
    ESE

    126D Suffix with legal

    26
    386
  9. 9
    ALTO

    119D Lead-in to stratus or cumulus

    25
    290
  10. 10
    STEP

    117D Flight part before a landing

    25
    229
  11. 11
    SPOT

    64A TV ad

    24
    153
  12. 12
    REP

    23A One situp, e.g.

    23
    192
  13. 13
    DEN

    131A "Dragons' ___" (British equivalent to "Shark Tank")

    22
    260
  14. 14
    DRE

    10D "Black-ish" father

    22
    175
  15. 15
    ACME

    75D Fictional company behind earthquake pills and dehydrated boulders

    19
    210
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    CIA

    43D Org. based in Langley, Va.

    19
    206
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    NAE

    101A Laddie's refusal

    19
    171
  18. 18
    ROME

    66A Long building project, in a cliché

    19
    111
  19. 19
    ALES

    8D Draft picks

    17
    240
  20. 20
    TET

    50A Vietnamese New Year

    17
    179
  21. 21
    SLAP

    30A Smack

    17
    123
  22. 22
    UPS

    92A Big ___ (praise, slangily)

    17
    123
  23. 23
    EPI

    97A Lead-in to Pen

    16
    141
  24. 24
    ABCS

    45D Fundamentals

    16
    133
  25. 25
    LAOS

    90D Where to be among Hmong

    16
    121
  26. 26
    CPR

    124D Nurse's training, for short

    16
    84
  27. 27
    ELENA

    26D Justice Kagan

    15
    178
  28. 28
    DELI

    18D Supermarket section

    15
    152
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    WOE

    125D "___ is me!"

    15
    119
  30. 30
    CHE

    72D "Weekend Update" co-anchor beginning in 2014

    14
    162
  31. 31
    CDS

    17A Forerunners of MP3s

    14
    147
  32. 32
    NCO

    32D Superior to a 6-Down

    13
    146
  33. 33
    AGUA

    82D Contents of the Rio Grande

    13
    103
  34. 34
    ISTO

    71D :

    13
    95
  35. 35
    TETE

    83D Head to France?

    12
    152
  36. 36
    MAD

    34A Sore

    11
    126
  37. 37
    TSPS

    51D Recipe amts.

    11
    84
  38. 38
    MAP

    118A Chart

    10
    138
  39. 39
    TERN

    54D "Leave no ___ unstoned" (jocular phrase)

    10
    85
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    SLOP

    117A School cafeteria food, pejoratively

    10
    79
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    MOTTO

    91A Line often in Latin

    10
    51
  42. 42
    SKOR

    56D Hershey toffee bar

    10
    28
  43. 43
    EPEES

    108A Bendy blades

    9
    104
  44. 44
    SITAR

    1D Its name means "three strings," but it can have up to 21

    9
    73
  45. 45
    HONOR

    22A Concern for a samurai

    9
    52
  46. 46
    ANISE

    49A Flavorer of much black candy

    8
    110
  47. 47
    SMART

    110D "Good thinking!"

    8
    81
  48. 48
    ROMP

    13D Blowout

    8
    62
  49. 49
    BEETS

    114D Borscht base

    8
    34
  50. 50
    SPIT

    19D Command from a dentist

    7
    82
  51. 51
    TRIB

    5D Chicago paper, informally

    7
    53
  52. 52
    IDIG

    73D "Sounds good!"

    7
    52
  53. 53
    TSE

    29A Lao-___

    6
    228
  54. 54
    ANGST

    113D Bad feeling

    6
    90
  55. 55
    MEAD

    115D Drink at Valhalla

    6
    62
  56. 56
    PUP

    65D Young seal

    6
    61
  57. 57
    IMEAN

    37D "Uh, that is to say ..."

    6
    60
  58. 58
    IDEST

    130A That is

    5
    88
  59. 59
    IBEAM

    98A Seat in the classic photograph "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper"

    5
    51
  60. 60
    MASTS

    38D A brigantine has two

    5
    51
  61. 61
    BLAB

    112A Spill something

    5
    49
  62. 62
    HOLA

    46D Spanish greeting

    5
    41
  63. 63
    PED

    93D ___ Xing

    5
    39
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    NIHAO

    86A Chinese greeting

    5
    9
  65. 65
    TRIP

    121D Take a fall

    4
    94
  66. 66
    NONET

    59A The planets, before 2006

    4
    54
  67. 67
    SNORT

    1A [Hah!]

    4
    50
  68. 68
    MANOR

    99D Stately residence

    4
    49
  69. 69
    NAMES

    9D Demand from a police interrogator

    4
    43
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    PAID

    78A Forked over

    4
    42
  71. 71
    SEGUE

    44D "That reminds me ..." is one

    4
    39
  72. 72
    ORDERS

    16D Carnivora and Rodentia

    4
    27
  73. 73
    AORTAS

    129A Ticker lines?

    4
    26
  74. 74
    NEHRU

    2D ___ jacket

    3
    71
  75. 75
    HMOS

    79A Med. plans

    3
    52
  76. 76
    PRADO

    12A Home of Velázquez's "Las Meninas"

    3
    42
  77. 77
    HEIST

    87D Bank job

    3
    38
  78. 78
    RUSS

    33A Former Wisconsin senator Feingold

    3
    27
  79. 79
    RIPSAW

    105D It cuts along the grain

    3
    18
  80. 80
    GAT

    55A Noir weapon

    2
    81
  81. 81
    YMA

    111A Singer Sumac

    2
    71
  82. 82
    ACU

    62D Prefix with puncture

    2
    41
  83. 83
    ATLARGE

    88A Still not caught

    2
    35
  84. 84
    MARCO

    38A Shout at a pool

    2
    25
  85. 85
    PERPS

    132A Ones picked out of lineups

    2
    19
  86. 86
    UNPEG

    128A Let float, as a currency

    2
    16
  87. 87
    RELISH

    4D Enjoy

    2
    13
  88. 88
    VOLARE

    21A 1958 #1 hit in a foreign language

    2
    13
  89. 89
    MIRIAM

    115A Sister of Moses

    2
    9
  90. 90
    PESTS

    134A Flies in the face of someone?

    1
    54
  91. 91
    SNITS

    109A Huffs

    1
    32
  92. 92
    SHOPS

    76D Outlets, of a sort

    1
    20
  93. 93
    CLEANSE

    58A Detox

    1
    15
  94. 94
    ISAIDNO

    100A Preceder of "And that's final!"

    1
    14
  95. 95
    DOIDARE

    15D "Is the risk worth it?"

    1
    11
  96. 96
    API

    103D Bee: Prefix

    1
    10
  97. 97
    PBANDJ

    6A Something that might be packed with juice, informally

    1
    8
  98. 98
    TENPAST

    89D 50 before

    1
    6
  99. 99
    DENYIT

    31A Protest any involvement

    1
    4
  100. 100
    FRONTLINES debut

    81D Where the action is

    1
    2
  101. 101
    PHRASING debut

    12D That of this clue is awkward

    1
    2
  102. 102
    WETWIPE debut

    47A Moist towelette

    1
    2
  103. 103
    IFAT

    80A "___ first you don't succeed ..."

    0
    29
  104. 104
    SADR

    63A Baghdad's ___ City

    0
    21
  105. 105
    ABRADE

    107D Wear down

    0
    20
  106. 106
    RUBES

    85D Unsophisticated sorts

    0
    13
  107. 107
    EWEN

    40D Actor Bremner of "Wonder Woman"

    0
    12
  108. 108
    PVT

    6D Beetle Bailey's rank: Abbr.

    0
    12
  109. 109
    JETSKI

    11D "Boatercycle"

    0
    11
  110. 110
    SHAGS

    56A Catches flies

    0
    11
  111. 111
    ARRIBA

    28A Enthusiastic Spanish cry

    0
    9
  112. 112
    ASPISH

    75A Venomously biting

    0
    9
  113. 113
    HEREIAM

    57D "Yoo-hoo!"

    0
    9
  114. 114
    HARPIST

    53D Plucky sort?

    0
    7
  115. 115
    TOPHATS

    60D Accompaniers of canes

    0
    7
  116. 116
    ARTIEST

    35D Most bohemian

    0
    6
  117. 117
    CHESTER

    84A Cheetah mascot of Cheetos

    0
    6
  118. 118
    ITEMONE

    98D Agenda topper

    0
    6
  119. 119
    MIMOSAS

    67D Popular brunch options

    0
    6
  120. 120
    PROTEIN

    48D Muscle builder

    0
    6
  121. 121
    CORTES

    69A Montezuma's foe

    0
    5
  122. 122
    IEVER

    20A "Do ___!" (emphatic agreement)

    0
    5
  123. 123
    READUP

    104D Do research (on)

    0
    5
  124. 124
    SIGNORA

    41D Mona Lisa, for one

    0
    4
  125. 125
    SIKES

    36A Bill ___, "Oliver Twist" thief

    0
    4
  126. 126
    TSARDOM

    74D Russia, once

    0
    4
  127. 127
    PICTUREINPICTURE debut

    70A Small screen superimposed on a large screen ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares

    0
    3
  128. 128
    TAMPERS

    25D Meddles (with)

    0
    3
  129. 129
    WETONE

    133A Slobbery kiss

    0
    3
  130. 130
    BOLTDOWN

    7D Eat quickly

    0
    2
  131. 131
    OVERSTATED debut

    3D Blew out of proportion

    0
    2
  132. 132
    SAKECUP debut

    61A Item that may accompany chopsticks and a ramen bowl

    0
    2
  133. 133
    STOPSAT

    106A Visits during a vacation

    0
    2
  134. 134
    BOTHERINGRAT debut

    52A Traitor who gets on one's nerves? [2006, 2002]

    0
    1
  135. 135
    CITYPLAN debut

    96D Urban layout

    0
    1
  136. 136
    CRAYONTACT debut

    17D Good manners in kindergarten drawing? [1997, 2004]

    0
    1
  137. 137
    DOCTORSWALLETRANGE debut

    123A Selection of billfolds for medical professionals? [2016, 2008]

    0
    1
  138. 138
    GETSCREAMOUT debut

    95A Prepares for guests who don't like their coffee black? [2017, 1996]

    0
    1
  139. 139
    MINICARSONS debut

    42A Talk show host Johnny's children? [2015, 2006]

    0
    1
  140. 140
    PETITERPAN debut

    77D Smaller piece of cookware? [1953, 2017]

    0
    1
  141. 141
    SAWSLOGS debut

    94D Snores

    0
    1
  142. 142
    STARTEDWARS debut

    102A Initiated global conflicts? [1977, 2012]

    0
    1
  143. 143
    STRINE debut

    120A Broad Australian accent, informally

    0
    1
  144. 144
    THELITTLEMETERMAID debut

    24A Who has trouble reaching a windshield to place a ticket? [1989, 1982]

    0
    1
  145. 145
    THEPROS debut

    39A Major leagues

    0
    1