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Sunday · 142 answers · 16 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ETA

    104A Terminal guesstimate, for short

    74
    571
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    AGE

    110D Go gray, say

    47
    417
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    EGO

    76D "Nations have their ___, just like individuals": James Joyce

    42
    393
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    SEA

    45A See 88-Across

    40
    370
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    ETNA

    76A Location of Hephaestus' forge

    36
    334
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    TAN

    91D Whup

    30
    238
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    UNIT

    53D Textbook section

    28
    230
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    ELK

    46D Wapiti

    25
    207
  9. 9
    YEN

    66A Hankering

    24
    212
  10. 10
    IDOL

    49A Giant star

    23
    293
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    ASHE

    22A 1980s U.S. Davis Cup team captain

    22
    275
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    BOA

    72A Fluffy neckwear

    21
    168
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    ADAM

    42D Early human

    19
    265
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    SENSE

    18D Pick up on

    19
    180
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    CAT

    61A "What greater gift than the love of a ___": Charles Dickens

    19
    179
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    IPAD

    24D Product that had sales of more than 300,000 on its first day in 2010

    18
    83
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    EARN

    38A Bring in

    17
    185
  18. 18
    ARAL

    88A With 45-Across, what was once the world's fourth-largest inland body of water

    17
    184
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    OWN

    87A Completely dominate

    17
    148
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    OLES

    86A Some fútbol cheers

    17
    130
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    SCAM

    1D Grifter's game

    16
    168
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    ALMA

    25D Michigan college

    15
    130
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    TORE

    2D Raced

    15
    122
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    AYE

    47D All-vowel avowal

    13
    162
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    HAM

    111D Scene stealer

    13
    144
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    LEG

    29A Drumstick

    13
    126
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    IMAGE

    49D Publicist's concern

    13
    110
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    SAM

    5D Spade said to be excellent at digging up dirt

    12
    155
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    IKE

    13D 1950s White House nickname

    11
    181
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    GALA

    115A Lavish soiree

    11
    115
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    LIEU

    107D Stead

    11
    113
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    IBIS

    11A Long-billed wader

    11
    100
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    SOW

    14D Female badger

    11
    88
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    PAM

    75A Actress Grier of "Jackie Brown"

    10
    94
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    TRESS

    91A Rapunzel feature

    9
    101
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    EMMY

    119A Statuette that weighs 6 pounds 12 1/2 ounces

    9
    54
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    COP

    32D Beat walker

    8
    90
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    TOW

    77D Haul

    8
    88
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    DANE

    44A Great ___

    8
    74
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    REALM

    99D Kingdom

    8
    54
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    AMISS

    70D Out of whack

    7
    77
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    AGAVE

    93A ___ syrup (natural sweetener)

    7
    48
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    POTS

    85A Greenhouse containers

    7
    43
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    KEEP

    108D Medieval stronghold

    6
    55
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    CHILI

    17D It turns a hot dog into a Texas hot dog

    6
    42
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    FROG

    84D Throat problem

    6
    33
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    ASSN

    63D Part of A.P.A.: Abbr.

    5
    137
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    ASNER

    101D 119-Across winner for both "Roots" and "Rich Man, Poor Man"

    5
    103
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    ZEST

    118A Drink flavorer

    5
    82
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    COCOA

    19A Brownie ingredient

    5
    63
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    THESE

    6A "___ are the voyages of the starship Enterprise"

    5
    53
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    EATME

    102D Wonderland cake message

    5
    47
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    MELD

    27A Blend

    5
    42
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    READE

    78D Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth"

    5
    37
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    BEIGE

    12D "Boring" shade

    5
    31
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    TALK

    106A Be a stool pigeon

    5
    30
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    GORE

    71A Sight at a gladiatorial fight

    4
    81
  58. 58
    AIMEE

    117A Singer Mann

    4
    71
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    SIREN

    40D Tornado warning device

    4
    70
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    STEWS

    1A Broods

    4
    54
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    ZITI

    95D Cousin of penne

    4
    54
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    AKITA

    39D Pointy-eared dog

    4
    45
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    BANANA

    56D Word before bread or boat

    4
    39
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    COTS

    74D Fold-up beds

    4
    35
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    ASTHMA

    68A It can cause shortness of breath

    4
    29
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    RUINS

    98D Machu Picchu or Pompeii

    4
    28
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    HEALS

    30A Gets better

    4
    25
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    TROD

    92A Walked over

    3
    90
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    TEM

    58A President pro ___

    3
    80
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    LOAD

    65D Truckful

    3
    77
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    ASPER

    120A According to

    3
    41
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    ANALOG

    64A Not digital

    3
    28
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    WEANS

    34D Slowly eases (off)

    3
    25
  74. 74
    ETH

    10D Ordinal suffix

    2
    111
  75. 75
    AIMAT

    37A Draw a bead on

    2
    47
  76. 76
    YANG

    35D Andrew ___, businessman-turned-politician

    2
    45
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    ELECTS

    73A Chooses

    2
    38
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    THROE

    97D Painful sensation

    2
    35
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    ISAAK

    16D Russian artist Brodsky, the first painter awarded the Order of Lenin

    2
    21
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    AVATARS

    90D Gamers' embodiments

    2
    10
  81. 81
    ECOLE

    3D Place to learn lessons in Lyon

    1
    82
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    ZONE

    114A Man-to-man alternative

    1
    61
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    GOAD

    94D Egg on

    1
    51
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    NUKE

    57A Zap

    1
    38
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    VAIN

    26A Self-involved

    1
    37
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    TOD

    36A Browning who directed "Dracula," 1931

    1
    32
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    HRH

    67A Monarch's inits.

    1
    29
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    KIRI

    48A Soprano ___ Te Kanawa

    1
    28
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    ICEUP

    121A Become slick, in a way

    1
    26
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    BRUTE

    116A Ruffian

    1
    24
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    GAI

    113D Chicken, in a Chinese dish

    1
    22
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    REOIL

    60D Take care of, as a persistent squeak

    1
    21
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    CARBS

    89A Atkins dieters' no-nos

    1
    14
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    TAVERN

    15D The Boar's Head, in Shakespeare

    1
    13
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    TABSET

    92D Adjustable feature of a typewriter

    1
    10
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    INVENT

    11D Emulate Edison

    1
    7
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    EPICFAIL

    8D Flop that's one for the ages

    1
    6
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    TTEST

    105A Statistical tool for checking a hypothesis

    1
    6
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    SLUSHPILE

    45D Editor's stack of unsolicited manuscripts

    1
    3
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    CROMAGNON debut

    41D Early human

    1
    2
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    WORKETHIC debut

    81D Valued asset for an employee

    1
    2
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    URIS

    109A "Mila 18" novelist

    0
    94
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    ASCAP

    39A Songwriters' org.

    0
    61
  104. 104
    TICS

    15A Idiosyncrasies

    0
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    YARNS

    83D What some sailors bring back

    0
    29
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    ASTRAY

    93D Off

    0
    27
  107. 107
    HOWIE

    7D Football Hall-of-Famer Long

    0
    25
  108. 108
    TWERP

    6D Pipsqueak

    0
    23
  109. 109
    GNARL

    52D Tree knot

    0
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    MAKES

    69D Assembles

    0
    15
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    ZAK

    95A Drummer Starkey

    0
    11
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    AMICA

    42A Lady friend, in Florence

    0
    8
  113. 113
    HOREB

    30D Biblical peak

    0
    8
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    OMARR

    33D Astrologer Sydney

    0
    8
  115. 115
    RESTE

    100D What's left, in Paris

    0
    8
  116. 116
    BRANDS

    56A Time and Tide

    0
    6
  117. 117
    MAIS

    62A But: Fr.

    0
    6
  118. 118
    WOPAT

    20A Actor Tom of "The Dukes of Hazzard"

    0
    6
  119. 119
    NEKO

    21A Indie singer/songwriter ___ Case

    0
    5
  120. 120
    PRICY

    28A Expensive

    0
    5
  121. 121
    RAINON

    78A Spoil, as a parade

    0
    5
  122. 122
    YGOR

    55D Bela Lugosi's role in "The Ghost of Frankenstein"

    0
    5
  123. 123
    AACHEN

    51D German city near the Belgian border

    0
    4
  124. 124
    DBA

    112D Corporate "a.k.a."

    0
    4
  125. 125
    SATYRIC

    9D Lecherous

    0
    3
  126. 126
    GAMERA

    59A Giant flying turtle monster of film

    0
    2
  127. 127
    MATHS

    62D Computation class in Cambridge

    0
    2
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    SCUZZ

    96D Slimeball

    0
    2
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    AHARDDAYSNIGHTIE debut

    110A What the exhausted working woman wears to bed?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    AROOMIEWITHAVIEW debut

    23A Your apartment-mate, if you don't close the door before showering?

    0
    1
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    CHUBS debut

    103A Common baitfish

    0
    1
  132. 132
    DIDTHEJOB debut

    44D Got results

    0
    1
  133. 133
    ESCAPEFROMNEWYORKIE debut

    31A Your wish, maybe, when a rambunctious terrier puppy is first brought home?

    0
    1
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    GOODYFELLAS debut

    82A Guys who pass out Halloween treats?

    0
    1
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    IRONYMAN debut

    54A O. Henry?

    0
    1
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    JOHNWIKI debut

    80A Online reference about toilets?

    0
    1
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    MONEYBALL debut

    43D Michael Lewis best seller with the subtitle "The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"

    0
    1
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    OSCAN debut

    79D Bygone sister language of Latin

    0
    1
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    PRETTYUP debut

    85D Beautify

    0
    1
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    RAGINGBULLY debut

    50A Tyrannic sort?

    0
    1
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    STRANGERSONATRAINEE debut

    96A What outsiders think about the new hire?

    0
    1
  142. 142
    WOODSTAIN debut

    4D Dye on a deck

    0
    1