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Sunday · 140 answers · 32 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

    82A Philanthropist Broad

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ACE

    108D Nickname for a buddy

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ASH

    1A Volcanic residue

    50
    458
  4. 4
    YES

    67D What the thumbs-up emoji can mean

    50
    365
  5. 5
    OAT

    94A Muffin ingredient

    28
    290
  6. 6
    SLY

    89A Crafty

    24
    264
  7. 7
    SON

    50D IV, to III, e.g.

    24
    213
  8. 8
    ATAD

    113A Not much

    24
    155
  9. 9
    SLED

    19A Something dogs may pull

    23
    204
  10. 10
    LES

    26D Baudelaire's "___ Fleurs du Mal"

    22
    270
  11. 11
    ARAB

    4A Iraqi, e.g.

    22
    228
  12. 12
    AERO

    74D Sleekly designed

    20
    269
  13. 13
    GRE

    118A Future Ph.D.'s test

    18
    119
  14. 14
    PIE

    103A Part of a diner display

    17
    183
  15. 15
    SUE

    46A Seek revenge on, in a way

    17
    183
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    SIA

    17A Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills"

    17
    43
  17. 17
    IMS

    36A Gchat transmissions, briefly

    16
    78
  18. 18
    DELI

    72D Kosher ___

    15
    152
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    ICU

    13D R.N.'s place

    15
    128
  20. 20
    SIP

    86A Nurse in a bar

    15
    128
  21. 21
    SALT

    69A Pretzel topping

    15
    115
  22. 22
    AMINO

    90A Kind of acid

    15
    102
  23. 23
    NOAH

    22D Early vintner, in the Bible

    14
    138
  24. 24
    TIME

    76A "Pencils down!"

    14
    92
  25. 25
    BLT

    27A Nonkosher sammie

    13
    121
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    ASONE

    102D In lockstep

    13
    118
  27. 27
    POEM

    68A Work with feet?

    13
    81
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    NUN

    114A Convent-ional sort

    11
    95
  29. 29
    REI

    41A Big dealer in outdoor gear

    11
    77
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    FDR

    10D Prez with the dog Fala

    10
    72
  31. 31
    SNAFU

    78A Huge mix-up

    10
    58
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    LORE

    35D Stuff of legends

    9
    130
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    FEE

    9D Retainer

    9
    121
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    LOON

    112A Avian diver

    9
    81
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    MOW

    56A Charge (through)

    9
    63
  36. 36
    JLO

    109D Bronx-born singer, familiarly

    9
    45
  37. 37
    OCT

    116A National Pizza Mo.

    8
    152
  38. 38
    PREP

    51A Word after meal or before school

    8
    87
  39. 39
    MAST

    96A It's rigged

    8
    83
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    CROC

    20D Popular gardening shoe

    8
    80
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    LINT

    58A Dryer residue

    8
    75
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    DATE

    44A Fruit with a pit

    7
    104
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    WOO

    71A Modern cousin of "Yay!"

    7
    82
  44. 44
    OFF

    8A Not working today

    7
    72
  45. 45
    AOC debut

    110D Bronx-born congresswoman, familiarly

    7
    16
  46. 46
    SMUT

    84A Salacious stuff

    6
    82
  47. 47
    LOIS

    26A Children's author Lowry

    6
    76
  48. 48
    WOW

    57D Stun

    6
    63
  49. 49
    ASPCA

    1D Grp. with a pet project?

    6
    52
  50. 50
    RECUR

    101D Happen again

    6
    39
  51. 51
    BEEB

    32A English channel, with "the"

    6
    29
  52. 52
    IGUANA

    63A Sunbather in the tropics

    5
    53
  53. 53
    LOTR

    65D Fantasy series that inspired "Game of Thrones," briefly

    5
    13
  54. 54
    ZEAL

    104D Fervor

    4
    71
  55. 55
    LARVA

    35A Stage before pupa

    4
    50
  56. 56
    SILOS

    2D Buildings often outfitted with ladders

    4
    43
  57. 57
    BARK

    59A Dog sound

    4
    34
  58. 58
    INXS

    93D Australian band with the 1988 #1 hit "Need You Tonight"

    4
    32
  59. 59
    KITS

    12D All-in-one boxes

    4
    26
  60. 60
    KPOP

    47D Music genre from Asia

    4
    11
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    LONE

    98D Singular

    3
    105
  62. 62
    ALINE

    75D Flared dress type

    3
    76
  63. 63
    CBER

    34D Trucker with a transmitter

    3
    61
  64. 64
    STATUE

    38D Bust, maybe

    3
    34
  65. 65
    ZOOM

    104A It brings you closer to your subjects

    3
    33
  66. 66
    KNEELS

    115A Gets ready to pray

    3
    24
  67. 67
    NTSB

    39A Accident-investigating org.

    3
    23
  68. 68
    HAILS

    3D Lauds

    3
    14
  69. 69
    CATCAFE debut

    111A Establishment such as Crumbs and Whiskers or KitTea (both real!)

    3
    5
  70. 70
    GUM

    91D Koala's tree

    2
    44
  71. 71
    BANG

    117A !

    2
    38
  72. 72
    CREEP

    30D Inch along

    2
    35
  73. 73
    SUPS

    40D Dines

    2
    27
  74. 74
    EYEDUP

    66A Looked at lasciviously

    2
    7
  75. 75
    TEDX debut

    95D "Ideas worth spreading" offshoot

    2
    7
  76. 76
    IDCHIP

    36D Futuristic tracking device

    2
    4
  77. 77
    LIRR

    87A Train between N.Y.C. and Montauk

    1
    30
  78. 78
    TIEIN

    92D Marketing tactic

    1
    25
  79. 79
    ANISETTE

    80D Liqueur often mixed with water

    1
    21
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    SKICAP

    11A Top of the Alps?

    1
    13
  81. 81
    ADDAMS

    60D Family name on a 1960s sitcom

    1
    12
  82. 82
    CHICAGO

    20A Only musical to win Best Picture since "Oliver!" in 1968

    1
    10
  83. 83
    GENETIC

    91A Inherited

    1
    10
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    MELC

    77D Spice Girl also known as Sporty Spice

    1
    8
  85. 85
    CANBERRA

    14D Foreign capital designed by two Americans

    1
    7
  86. 86
    JAMPACK

    85D Fill to absolute capacity

    1
    6
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    JANEROE

    85A Anonymous female, in court

    1
    6
  88. 88
    RUEFUL

    61D Sorry

    1
    4
  89. 89
    AGELEVEL

    15D 9+ for a game, e.g.

    1
    3
  90. 90
    HOIPOLLOI

    31D The common folk

    1
    3
  91. 91
    KEEPSITREAL debut

    47A Is a straight shooter

    1
    2
  92. 92
    MEDE

    18A Ancient Iranian

    0
    27
  93. 93
    SHEIK

    11D 4-Across chief

    0
    13
  94. 94
    HAE

    33A ___ Min Lee, victim in the podcast "Serial"

    0
    12
  95. 95
    GOOFS

    97D Mistakes

    0
    7
  96. 96
    CYANS

    49A Some printer hues

    0
    6
  97. 97
    DREADED

    72A Fear-inducing

    0
    6
  98. 98
    INTEGRA

    99A Bygone car model that's an anagram of GRANITE

    0
    6
  99. 99
    ACTAEON

    107A Mythical hunter turned into a stag

    0
    5
  100. 100
    OLDSCORE

    8D What a bitter person might try to settle

    0
    5
  101. 101
    POSITED

    53A Put forward as a basis of argument

    0
    5
  102. 102
    RETUNES

    24A Adjusts, as an instrument

    0
    5
  103. 103
    ASSAYED

    28A Tested

    0
    4
  104. 104
    KPDUTY

    62D Bygone military punishment

    0
    4
  105. 105
    BAKEDBEANS

    32D Picnic side dish

    0
    3
  106. 106
    GIING

    100D Cleaning for military inspection

    0
    3
  107. 107
    JAMAICAN

    79D Bob Marley, for one

    0
    3
  108. 108
    JAMESTAYLOR

    79A Soft-rock singer who received Kennedy Center Honors in 2016

    0
    3
  109. 109
    MAYIGO

    37D "Are we done here?," politely

    0
    3
  110. 110
    OPENSLOT

    81D Vacancy

    0
    3
  111. 111
    GLUTENIN

    97A Protein in Wheaties

    0
    2
  112. 112
    MICCHECK

    29A Phrase followed by "one two, one two"

    0
    2
  113. 113
    PLINYTHEELDER debut

    21A Early encyclopedist credited with coining "Home is where the heart is"

    0
    2
  114. 114
    POSTBAC debut

    16D Program starting with the fifth year of college, informally

    0
    2
  115. 115
    ADHHD debut

    6D Ritalin target, for short

    0
    1
  116. 116
    ALAA debut

    64D ___ king

    0
    1
  117. 117
    AMYRYAN debut

    4D Oscar nominee for "Gone Baby Gone," 2007

    0
    1
  118. 118
    APPOLLS debut

    64A Sources of weekly N.C.A.A. rankings

    0
    1
  119. 119
    ATTE debut

    70D Took a course?

    0
    1
  120. 120
    BASSSO debut

    55D Player of many an opera villain

    0
    1
  121. 121
    BASTAYA debut

    73A Spanish phrase meaning "Enough is enough!"

    0
    1
  122. 122
    BEEE debut

    7D It's full of hard-to-spell words

    0
    1
  123. 123
    BIIN debut

    42D Recycling ___

    0
    1
  124. 124
    BOOKREC debut

    42A Suggestion for a reading circle, informally

    0
    1
  125. 125
    CCAB debut

    106D Lyft alternative

    0
    1
  126. 126
    COLORWHEELS debut

    25A Reference aids for artists

    0
    1
  127. 127
    COMOROS debut

    34A Archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean

    0
    1
  128. 128
    EEMO debut

    23D Music genre associated with the goth look

    0
    1
  129. 129
    EMPTYYSET debut

    52D { }

    0
    1
  130. 130
    ENJAMBMENT debut

    45D Flow of one line of a verse to the next without pause

    0
    1
  131. 131
    HITJOBS debut

    54A Takedown pieces, slangily

    0
    1
  132. 132
    IOOTA debut

    99D Speck

    0
    1
  133. 133
    IRONMMAN debut

    83D One of the Avengers

    0
    1
  134. 134
    JALISCOMEXICO debut

    109A State bordering the Pacific

    0
    1
  135. 135
    OTTTER debut

    43D River mammal

    0
    1
  136. 136
    RATEEDG debut

    88D For all to see, in a way

    0
    1
  137. 137
    RETWEETS debut

    5D Measure of virality

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SEXCOMEDIES debut

    105A "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up"

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SLLIM debut

    19D Like 100-1 odds

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SSIS debut

    48D Term of address from one girlfriend to another

    0
    1