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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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    NEO

    86D Newcomer, informally

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    AXE

    61A Weapon associated with the film quote "Here's Johnny!"

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    ANN

    26A Common female middle name

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    ISH

    10D Suffix with Black or brack

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    TAR

    74A Smear

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    ARENA

    104A Sports venue

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    OSHA

    24D Org. tracking workplace accidents

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    ELLA

    49D The scat got her tongue, you might say

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    RBI

    42D Diamond stat

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    ODDS

    123A "What are the ___?"

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    ASEA

    38A Riding the waves

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    MIA

    113A Uma Thurman's role in "Pulp Fiction"

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    ABC

    82D Home of 72-Down

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    NASA

    88D Org. in charge of the 23-Down

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    RES

    90A Not commercial: Abbr.

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    EARN

    93A Bring in

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    EGRET

    126A Symbol of the National Audubon Society

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    TOT

    75A Preschooler

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    AAH

    4D "What a relief!"

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    OMANI

    31D Neighbor of an Emirati

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    SAL

    60A ___ Paradise, "On the Road" protagonist

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    RANT

    120A Spew anger

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    HANOI

    34A Five-letter world capital that locals spell as two words

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    BIO

    63D Part of a job application

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    PSA

    80A Educational TV spot, for short

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    SAM

    43A Busy Bee, for short

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    OCEAN

    18A It has a very big bed

    12
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    BLT

    124A Deli sandwich, hold the vowels

    12
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    GLEE

    13D Unbridled joy

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    MESA

    35A Tempe neighbor

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    UNTO

    21A Golden rule word

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    EBAY

    62D Where the meaning of life was sold in 2000 for $3.26

    11
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    ENS

    54D Capt.'s assistant, maybe

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    SPAR

    101A Trade jabs

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    GENE

    72A ___ Roddenberry, first TV writer on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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    RILE

    119A Anger

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    NAG

    11A When tripled, a comment of annoyance

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    OOPS

    100D [head slap]

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    NERF

    48D Game ball material

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    AMES

    23D ___ Research Center

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    HAL

    37D "2001: A Space Odyssey" computer

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    AIRS

    38D Puts on ... or things put on

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    KIT

    9D Makeup holder

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    SELL

    25A ___-by date

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    OPUS

    47D Magnum ___

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    SEETO

    122A Handle

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    LIDS

    65A Hats, slangily

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    ENOKI

    6A Mushroom in ramen

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    EMOTE

    27A Wax theatrical

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    ESAI

    112D Actor Morales

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    UNA

    117D "___ voce poco fa" (Rossini aria)

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    THAW

    70D Undergo rapprochement

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    TILL

    51D Where bills pile up

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    REUP

    67D Sign on again

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    UPDO

    69D Common wedding hairstyle

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    TAROT

    109D Cartomancer's deck

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    TOES

    36D Word with tippy or twinkle

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    NEWTS

    7D Scurriers near streams

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    EIEIO

    112A Children's song refrain

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    SWAM

    81D Didn't just float

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    OWIE

    8D Minor cut, say

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    COIL

    20A Spring feature

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    ONEONE

    15D Low tie

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    CELL

    33D Monk's digs

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    TOGAS

    1D Coverings on ancient Roman statuary

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    LEWIS

    19A One of a pair of explorers on the Missouri state quarter

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    ANAIS

    121A ___ Mitchell, creator of the Tony-winning musical "Hadestown"

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    PAIN

    102D Masochist's pleasure

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    BARB

    111D Pointed remark

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    OPAH

    68D Another name for the moonfish

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    RAINY

    125A Like stereotypical Seattle weather

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    GSUIT

    99D Fighter pilot's wear

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    SIETE

    108D Evening hour in Spain

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    JAR

    116D Rattle

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    AROUSE

    103D Generate, as suspicion

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    GOSH

    14A "Oh my!"

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    TOWN

    76D "Old ___ Road," longest-running #1 single in Billboard history (19 weeks)

    3
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    PRADO

    64D European museum whose name means "meadow"

    3
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    TEXAS

    46D Home of Wichita Falls

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    DROOL

    41A Something a bib catches

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    THAR

    114A Yonder, in dialect

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    POPUP

    80D Kind of book or ad

    3
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    UCONN

    2D Women's basketball powerhouse, for short

    3
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    YADA

    79A When tripled, "etc."

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    HOLDIT

    17D "Stop right there!"

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    IST

    56A Surreal finale?

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    MEG

    118D One of the March sisters

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    SNERD

    84D Mortimer ___, dummy of old radio and TV

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    LAIT

    58D Milk: Fr.

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    SNEEZE

    5D "4-Down-choo!"

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    SITIN

    106D Peaceful protest

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    RETIRE

    55A Head to bed

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    GMA

    72D "Today" rival, for short

    2
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    BEANO

    3D Gas-relieving brand

    2
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    TUBAS

    1A Orchestra heavyweights

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    UMBER

    107D Brown shade

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    LETSBE

    50A Doesn't touch

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    PROW

    71D Stern's opposite

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    SCHEME

    32A Bit of conniving

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    CASTRO

    94D Democratic politician Julián

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    ELDORADO

    6D Poe poem about a mythical quest

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    SHOAT

    32D Young weaned pig

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    NOTIME

    11D "Can't deal with that right now!"

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    SAPPHO

    73A Ancient Greek poet sometimes called the "Tenth Muse"

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    SENEGAL

    91D Country whose most widely spoken language is Wolof

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    RESTEASY

    89D Not worry

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    CUTEY

    20D Adorable one

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    GERALD

    96D First name in the 1970s White House

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    SICON

    59A Order to attack

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    SCIATICA

    52D Lower extremity affliction

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    APACE

    92A Briskly

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    BARTAB

    78D You might open one at a pub

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    DOSIDO

    83A Square dance move

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    RODENT

    98D Gopher, e.g.

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    PELL

    57A Big name in student grants

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    NOSOAP

    105A "Outta luck!"

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    INURES

    97D Gets used (to)

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    THAMES

    29D English setting for a series of Impressionist paintings by Monet

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    GUSTAV

    14D Composer Mahler

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    ORCHID

    95D Flower for a corsage

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    STARDUST

    106A Magical powder

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    BURLAP

    63A Sack cloth

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    AIMLESS

    12D Lacking focus

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    SWEATERS

    39D Ugly ones sometimes come out in December

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    TRAN

    45D Second-most common Vietnamese surname

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    COGITOERGOSUM

    94A Self expression?

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    HOWNOWBROWNCOW

    87A Stock phrase?

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    MRCUB

    77A Nickname for Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks

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    ASHPAN

    85A Fireplace item

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    IWANTTOBEALONE

    44A Single quote?

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    STLEOI

    16D Canonized fifth-century pope called "the Great"

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    AGEISJUSTANUMBER debut

    115A Old saw?

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    BODYODOR debut

    53D Secret target

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    EATLUNCH debut

    40D Nosh at noon, say

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    GOAHEADWITHOUTME debut

    22A Run-on sentence?

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    SCRUBBEDUP debut

    110A Prepped for surgery

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    SNOOZERS debut

    30A Boring events

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    STILETTOED debut

    28A Sharply dressed, shoewise?

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    THEAYESHAVEIT debut

    36A Passing comment?

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    TURNABOUTISFAIRPLAY debut

    66A Just saying?

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