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Sunday · 140 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    ELI

    80A Man's name that means "my God"

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ALE

    12D Bitter, e.g.

    59
    570
  3. 3
    TSA

    10A Screen org.?

    53
    189
  4. 4
    ONO

    26D Dedicator of Iceland's Imagine Peace Tower

    49
    326
  5. 5
    PSST

    63A Verbal alternative to a shoulder tap

    44
    250
  6. 6
    ART

    60D Crossword constructing, e.g. (no, really!)

    40
    384
  7. 7
    OSLO

    45D Best Play Tony winner with a geographical name

    32
    324
  8. 8
    EWE

    85D Pronoun in a picture rebus

    31
    302
  9. 9
    OMNI

    67D Prefix with directional

    31
    218
  10. 10
    ESSO

    36A Major name in petrol

    30
    276
  11. 11
    EELS

    48D Jellied delicacies

    28
    199
  12. 12
    SLY

    119A Machiavellian

    24
    264
  13. 13
    ASEA

    20D Far offshore

    22
    326
  14. 14
    EDNA

    110D Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay

    19
    245
  15. 15
    AKA

    13A William H. Bonney ___ Billy the Kid

    19
    211
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    SEED

    108D Number in brackets?

    17
    141
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    ELENA

    118A Princess of Avalor, in children's TV

    15
    178
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    REC

    120A Tape deck button

    15
    163
  19. 19
    EDENS

    79D Pristine places

    15
    113
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    KOI

    88A Swimmer in a Himeji Castle moat

    15
    60
  21. 21
    IDES

    44D Middle of the month

    14
    170
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    SPED

    34A Went over the limit, say

    13
    154
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    PEST

    1D Real pain

    13
    128
  24. 24
    LEG

    58A Anchor, e.g.

    13
    126
  25. 25
    BIO

    43A Bit on a book jacket

    13
    123
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    TOY

    89A Nursery floor hazard

    13
    109
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    ARIAL

    13D Alternative to Times New Roman

    13
    49
  28. 28
    SOL

    38D Roman sun god

    12
    174
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    ROB

    55A Rip off

    12
    110
  30. 30
    NORA

    57A Screenwriter Ephron

    11
    139
  31. 31
    PCS

    105D Non-Macs

    11
    109
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    EXEC

    107D Suit

    11
    101
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    SALSA

    104A Stylish ballroom dance

    11
    98
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    NEST

    95A Bird's home

    10
    242
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    TOTO

    18D Band with the 1983 #1 hit "Africa"

    9
    113
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    OHM

    73A Part of the resistance?

    9
    103
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    SATAN

    64D "Paradise Lost" tempter

    9
    81
  38. 38
    KAT

    21D Kit ___

    8
    101
  39. 39
    LEAD

    122A Aid for a detective

    8
    100
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    EXPO

    69D Brand of markers

    8
    97
  41. 41
    TAC

    46A Part of a three-in-a-row

    8
    90
  42. 42
    DRONE

    76D Flier on a mission

    8
    63
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    DAH

    97D Dit's partner

    8
    61
  44. 44
    EMEND

    93A Alter, as a manuscript

    8
    56
  45. 45
    BEAD

    101D Bit of sweat

    8
    55
  46. 46
    ANDSO

    62A "Consequently ..."

    8
    38
  47. 47
    MIR

    113D Russian for "peace"

    7
    140
  48. 48
    SANS

    109D Without

    7
    82
  49. 49
    EDGAR

    103D "J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)

    7
    80
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    EATAT

    28A Bother

    7
    71
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    CAGE

    96A Bird's home

    7
    66
  52. 52
    HIVE

    106D Kind of mind

    7
    64
  53. 53
    SALON

    31A Business that has cut prices

    7
    55
  54. 54
    OFUSE

    73D Worth keeping around

    7
    31
  55. 55
    SCENE

    22A It's just part of the act

    6
    122
  56. 56
    PIANO

    29A Grand onstage

    6
    88
  57. 57
    LOCAL

    99D Not express

    6
    63
  58. 58
    CART

    5D Cause of a supermarket parking mishap

    6
    60
  59. 59
    ASWAN

    15D City on the Nile

    6
    46
  60. 60
    HIGH

    6D Tripping

    6
    42
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    FROG

    82D Fairy tale alter ego

    6
    33
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    IPHONE

    61D AirPod pairing target

    6
    25
  63. 63
    OFTEN

    32D Habitually

    5
    65
  64. 64
    EBONY

    100D Magazine that named Barack Obama its first-ever Person of the Year (2009)

    5
    51
  65. 65
    SOFAS

    31D Challenges for movers

    5
    40
  66. 66
    SCUBA

    37D Subject of lessons at an island resort

    5
    31
  67. 67
    GERMS

    65A Beginnings of ideas

    5
    13
  68. 68
    POST

    1A Share on social media

    4
    62
  69. 69
    VEST

    68D Word with life or flak

    4
    52
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    FARSI

    39A Language from which "jackal" and "jasmine" come

    4
    29
  71. 71
    KYOTO

    14D Noncapital city whose name means "capital city"

    4
    26
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    HEATS

    72D Track meet divisions

    4
    21
  73. 73
    VESPA

    68A Italian scooter brand

    4
    18
  74. 74
    NEALE

    47A Greasy in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

    3
    58
  75. 75
    HEAL

    102A Close up, say

    3
    55
  76. 76
    REEDS

    121A Oboes and saxes, e.g.

    3
    54
  77. 77
    EULER

    16A Mathematician taught by Bernoulli

    3
    49
  78. 78
    THEY

    30A Place to swim or work out, informally

    3
    48
  79. 79
    ETDS

    74A Some pickup info on rideshare apps: Abbr.

    3
    46
  80. 80
    SCUD

    104D Missile first used in the Yom Kippur War

    3
    37
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    SNAKE

    9D Meander

    3
    35
  82. 82
    FRIAR

    42D Brother

    3
    24
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    PORN

    66A Internet content typically viewed alone

    3
    20
  84. 84
    PLEBS

    98A Common people

    3
    15
  85. 85
    PALETTE

    92D Mixing board

    3
    11
  86. 86
    THAN

    10D Lighter-air link

    2
    66
  87. 87
    SELIG

    34D Bud of baseball

    2
    33
  88. 88
    PROBE

    105A Investigation

    2
    25
  89. 89
    OROMEO

    50D Cry from Juliet

    2
    24
  90. 90
    SCOFF

    41A Jeer

    2
    20
  91. 91
    VERDI

    40A "La Traviata" composer

    2
    19
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    SKIDS

    77D Loses traction

    2
    16
  93. 93
    KENNEL

    51D ___ club (annual show presenter)

    2
    15
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    SPOSE

    91A Informal "What if ...?"

    2
    15
  95. 95
    OUCH

    2D Reaction to pain

    1
    41
  96. 96
    ATTEND

    117A Go to

    1
    40
  97. 97
    OPENTO

    32A Entertaining

    1
    26
  98. 98
    BIGD

    43D Cowboy's home, informally

    1
    18
  99. 99
    SIMS

    11D Virtual people

    1
    16
  100. 100
    TAIWAN

    18A Most populous nation not in the U.N.

    1
    15
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    NEWTO

    90A Unfamiliar with

    1
    13
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    CHARS

    5A Blackens

    1
    11
  103. 103
    DAISES

    97A Places for speakers

    1
    11
  104. 104
    SIEGEL

    56A Longtime "All Things Considered" host Robert

    1
    10
  105. 105
    AWAITED

    7D Expected

    1
    9
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    GATEAU

    114A French cake

    1
    9
  107. 107
    THEPLOTTHICKENS

    25A "Curiouser and curiouser ..."

    1
    7
  108. 108
    EMERIL

    54D Chef Lagasse

    0
    40
  109. 109
    PREZ

    35D Veep's boss

    0
    18
  110. 110
    ESCALATE

    86D Increase quickly

    0
    12
  111. 111
    PAAVO

    33D ___ Nurmi, 1920s Olympic runner nicknamed the "Flying Finn"

    0
    9
  112. 112
    VALETS

    40D Team at an upscale restaurant

    0
    9
  113. 113
    ATEALIVE

    83D Crushed in competition

    0
    8
  114. 114
    NYAD

    111D Diana who was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of shark protection (2013)

    0
    8
  115. 115
    AMESIOWA

    24A Midwest college town

    0
    7
  116. 116
    EXCITE

    78A Stir

    0
    6
  117. 117
    TENPINS

    4D Bowling

    0
    6
  118. 118
    SLEEPERCAR

    3D Berth place

    0
    5
  119. 119
    HEADLESSCHICKEN

    106A ... in 25-Across

    0
    4
  120. 120
    PROWS

    98D Places for figureheads

    0
    4
  121. 121
    SCRY

    70D See the future with a crystal ball

    0
    4
  122. 122
    GOLGOTHA

    65D Site of Jesus' crucifixion

    0
    3
  123. 123
    MAOTAI

    59A Chinese liquor made from sorghum

    0
    3
  124. 124
    ORGANA

    23A Surname of Princess Leia

    0
    3
  125. 125
    SHORTE

    71A What 1-Down has that 1-Across lacks

    0
    3
  126. 126
    SPREADEAGLE

    84A ... in 52-Across

    0
    3
  127. 127
    SWANDIVE

    116A ... and in 19-Across

    0
    3
  128. 128
    EVANGELIZE

    52A Preach the gospel

    0
    2
  129. 129
    MISCALL

    94D Wrongly predict, as an election

    0
    2
  130. 130
    NAPPIE

    53D Diaper, in Britspeak

    0
    2
  131. 131
    OFFONALARK debut

    81A What's depicted by the circled letters in 41-/49-Across

    0
    2
  132. 132
    RELATING

    17D As (to)

    0
    2
  133. 133
    COCOAMIX debut

    112A Brown powder

    0
    1
  134. 134
    EYESPOTS debut

    27D Ocelli

    0
    1
  135. 135
    HILARYSK debut

    19A Best Actress winner of 1999 and 2004

    0
    1
  136. 136
    POPULARKIDS debut

    49A In-group at school

    0
    1
  137. 137
    RANCHDIP debut

    8D Serving with carrots and celery, maybe

    0
    1
  138. 138
    RUNIT debut

    87A Rehearse a play from start to finish, in theater lingo

    0
    1
  139. 139
    TAKESAKNEE debut

    75D Peacefully protests, as during the national anthem

    0
    1
  140. 140
    VANDY debut

    115A Nashville university, familiarly

    0
    1