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Sunday · 140 answers · 19 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

    17D ___ king

    58
    513
  2. 2
    ALI

    66A Stand-up comic Wong

    49
    518
  3. 3
    ELSE

    35D Alternatively

    43
    440
  4. 4
    EASE

    59A Smooth sailing

    40
    334
  5. 5
    ETS

    1A Ones out of this world, for short

    37
    319
  6. 6
    EAT

    6D Put away

    33
    399
  7. 7
    IDO

    40D Words of commitment

    33
    336
  8. 8
    ONCE

    100A A while back

    32
    326
  9. 9
    OBOE

    99A Reed in a pit

    32
    315
  10. 10
    EKE

    113D Barely manage, with "out"

    31
    236
  11. 11
    RAE

    90D Issa of "Insecure"

    28
    278
  12. 12
    TMI

    88A "I didn't need to know that"

    27
    122
  13. 13
    ARLO

    81D Folk singer Guthrie

    24
    245
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    EURO

    106D Drachma replacement

    22
    221
  15. 15
    DEE

    46A Actress and civil rights activist Ruby ___

    22
    182
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    APSE

    10D Altar place

    21
    243
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    SARA

    19A ___ Lee (dessert brand)

    19
    181
  18. 18
    GPA

    111D Transcript fig.

    18
    128
  19. 19
    GRE

    33A Sr.'s hurdle

    18
    119
  20. 20
    CAR

    84D Monopoly token

    17
    201
  21. 21
    OMAN

    60D Oil-rich nation that's not in OPEC

    17
    201
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    HERS

    5D Half of some matching sets

    17
    86
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    POE

    98A Pioneer of detective fiction

    15
    154
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    ASAHI

    104D Japanese beer brand

    14
    45
  25. 25
    BIO

    83D H.S. class

    13
    123
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    LENA

    105A Singer/activist Horne

    11
    140
  27. 27
    PIC

    11D Snap

    11
    63
  28. 28
    AGEE

    30A Writer and film critic James

    10
    201
  29. 29
    LAW

    112D Topic discussed by the bar

    10
    102
  30. 30
    ISAY

    108D "My word!"

    10
    99
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    REY

    18D Spanish chess piece

    10
    98
  32. 32
    STEAM

    48D Head of ___

    10
    91
  33. 33
    ARKS

    94A Temple cabinets

    10
    87
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    MOTTO

    76D Writing on many a license plate

    10
    51
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    CREE

    15D Some Montanans

    9
    105
  36. 36
    BTU

    56D A.C. measure

    9
    78
  37. 37
    STORE

    19D Put away for later

    8
    87
  38. 38
    TTOP

    80D Sporty option

    8
    67
  39. 39
    PABST

    68D Blue Ribbon brand

    8
    49
  40. 40
    INHD

    14D How TV shows may be shown

    8
    27
  41. 41
    ROOT

    34D Plant part

    7
    119
  42. 42
    ICET

    31A Platinum-selling rapper-turned-TV cop

    7
    110
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    COM

    95A End of many addresses

    7
    58
  44. 44
    SADE

    28A One-named Grammy-winning singer

    6
    84
  45. 45
    LOCH

    105D Partially landlocked bay

    6
    48
  46. 46
    ELY

    36A English cathedral city

    5
    96
  47. 47
    GUS

    110D Astronaut Grissom

    5
    59
  48. 48
    NERTS

    101D "Dagnabbit!"

    5
    48
  49. 49
    CAPRI

    102D Kind of pants

    5
    39
  50. 50
    TRIMS

    55A Special orders on new autos

    5
    22
  51. 51
    HIE

    70A Move in a hurry, quaintly

    4
    112
  52. 52
    ELAINE

    103A Author/magazine editor Welteroth

    4
    101
  53. 53
    ASU

    30D Phoenix sch.

    4
    83
  54. 54
    NONET

    79A Large musical combo

    4
    54
  55. 55
    TATER

    80A Spud

    4
    51
  56. 56
    OSSIE

    8D National Medal of Arts winner Davis

    4
    48
  57. 57
    MOCS

    74D Comfy shoes, for short

    4
    24
  58. 58
    TEENAGE

    52D Adolescent

    4
    20
  59. 59
    ANS

    69D It's found in a key: Abbr.

    3
    91
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    HOWL

    118A Beat poem allegedly inspired by a peyote vision

    3
    28
  61. 61
    ONETWO

    96D Ring combo

    3
    27
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    DICE

    109D Five of these are needed to play Yahtzee

    2
    71
  63. 63
    TIKI

    58D First man, in Maori mythology

    2
    54
  64. 64
    BENE

    56A It means well in Italy

    2
    52
  65. 65
    TRALA

    49D Happy refrain

    2
    48
  66. 66
    GABS

    78A Chats away

    2
    43
  67. 67
    INO

    121A Italian diminutive suffix

    2
    36
  68. 68
    CREAM

    44D Defeat soundly

    2
    35
  69. 69
    THROE

    42D Pang

    2
    35
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    BUD

    16D Plant part

    2
    28
  71. 71
    PETTY

    65D Small, in a way

    2
    17
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    MERYL

    97D She played "the devil" Miranda in "The Devil Wears Prada"

    2
    16
  73. 73
    YAHOOS

    47A Boors

    2
    15
  74. 74
    TRIADS

    86A Common chords

    2
    10
  75. 75
    SORBETS

    82A Palate cleansers between courses

    2
    8
  76. 76
    GRANDMA

    75A Matriarch's title, maybe

    2
    6
  77. 77
    STPATS

    62D Cathedral in N.Y.C.

    2
    6
  78. 78
    HOWRU

    53D "What's up?," in textspeak

    2
    4
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    OREAD

    72D Mountain nymph of Greek myth

    1
    40
  80. 80
    SIDEA

    107A Half of a record

    1
    39
  81. 81
    SAPOR

    3D Taste

    1
    29
  82. 82
    AWARDS

    67D Oscars, e.g.

    1
    24
  83. 83
    BRUTE

    54A Boor

    1
    24
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    CLING

    7D Hold tightly

    1
    23
  85. 85
    TUMS

    37A Brand with a jingle to the "Dragnet" theme

    1
    21
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    ARMIES

    77D Opposing forces in Risk

    1
    20
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    ROS

    115D Children's author Asquith

    1
    17
  88. 88
    TRASHY

    2D Lowbrow

    1
    15
  89. 89
    MDT

    38D Summer hrs. in Colorado

    1
    12
  90. 90
    CURDS

    61D Sour milk product

    1
    11
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    RAPANUI

    73A Language spoken on Easter Island

    1
    7
  92. 92
    NODULE

    93D Little bump

    1
    6
  93. 93
    THATHURT debut

    4D "Ouch!"

    1
    4
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    LIKELIKE

    85D Have a serious crush on, informally

    1
    3
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    THECOPA

    4A Club setting for scenes in "GoodFellas" and "Raging Bull"

    1
    3
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    AIME

    43D Love, in Lyon

    0
    21
  97. 97
    AILEY

    64D "Revelations" choreographer

    0
    20
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    WIRETAP

    63A Bug

    0
    20
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    ABASES

    92D Puts down

    0
    16
  100. 100
    CZECH

    32D Like polka

    0
    12
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    MILT

    74A Jazz's Jackson

    0
    11
  102. 102
    CITRON

    95D Ancestor of the modern lemon and lime

    0
    9
  103. 103
    NABORS

    41D Pyle's portrayer on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."

    0
    9
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    STRAINS

    89A Tries hard

    0
    9
  105. 105
    YESISEE

    120A Words of understanding

    0
    9
  106. 106
    MANOWAR

    71A Best horse of the 20th century, per The Associated Press

    0
    8
  107. 107
    OCTANES

    60A Gas numbers

    0
    8
  108. 108
    OFSORTS

    25A In a way

    0
    8
  109. 109
    EARFUL

    1D Lengthy reprimand, so to speak

    0
    7
  110. 110
    STONIER

    87D Less expressive

    0
    7
  111. 111
    NITES

    26A Eves

    0
    6
  112. 112
    IRONRULE

    21A Oppressive dominance

    0
    5
  113. 113
    NONSLIP

    79D Preventing spills, say

    0
    5
  114. 114
    PHOTOOP

    57A P.R. event

    0
    5
  115. 115
    TENNER

    45D Couple of fins

    0
    5
  116. 116
    PANICBAR

    11A Something pressed in an emergency

    0
    4
  117. 117
    PUTTED

    9D Played miniature golf

    0
    4
  118. 118
    SAWHORSE

    119A Carpentry contraption

    0
    4
  119. 119
    UPACREEK

    116A In trouble, metaphorically

    0
    4
  120. 120
    RETOUCH

    51A Fix the colors on, say

    0
    3
  121. 121
    AIRDUCT

    43A Part of a ventilation system

    0
    2
  122. 122
    DLISTER debut

    109A Celebrity ... but just barely

    0
    2
  123. 123
    GROUPTHINK debut

    33D What sheep participate in

    0
    2
  124. 124
    RUHROH debut

    29A Worried exclamation from Astro on "The Jetsons"

    0
    2
  125. 125
    SIZEUP

    27D Evaluate, as an opponent

    0
    2
  126. 126
    ALTROCK debut

    117A Genre for the Smashing Pumpkins and Liz Phair

    0
    1
  127. 127
    AMUUMENTPARKS debut

    67A *Places for coasters

    0
    1
  128. 128
    ARCSEC debut

    12D Inverse trig function

    0
    1
  129. 129
    CCTHEDAY debut

    24A *Go-getter's maxim

    0
    1
  130. 130
    CLOCKYY debut

    84A *How to screw in a light bulb

    0
    1
  131. 131
    DIZZCONTROL debut

    39A *Public health agency's mission

    0
    1
  132. 132
    GGLOUISE debut

    110A *"Holy moly!"

    0
    1
  133. 133
    HEALSUP debut

    20A Gets better

    0
    1
  134. 134
    NOTATOY debut

    13D Choking hazard label

    0
    1
  135. 135
    OLDDSTATION debut

    91A *What keeps up standards in the radio business?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PROTIPS debut

    23D Expert advice

    0
    1
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    RISINGTIDE debut

    50D National economic prosperity, metaphorically

    0
    1
  138. 138
    STRIPTT debut

    48A *Feature of a Chippendales show

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SURPRIIPARTY debut

    114A *Occasion for hiding in the dark

    0
    1
  140. 140
    TRAPPARTISTS debut

    22A *Performers who set the bar high?

    0
    1