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Sunday · 140 answers · 13 debuts

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

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    ACE

    95D Serve well?

    57
    493
  2. 2
    ISEE

    76D "Gotcha"

    36
    360
  3. 3
    ANN

    54A TV journalist Curry

    33
    300
  4. 4
    EWE

    43D Flock member

    31
    302
  5. 5
    IOTA

    58A Speck

    25
    243
  6. 6
    ABBA

    36D Band that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest

    25
    192
  7. 7
    ALOT

    2D Bushels

    23
    262
  8. 8
    IRAN

    100D Where Shiraz is located

    22
    276
  9. 9
    RTE

    80D GPS calculation: Abbr.

    20
    285
  10. 10
    STE

    4D Geneviève, for one: Abbr.

    20
    274
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    EVA

    108D Green of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

    20
    247
  12. 12
    OUI

    83A Yes, in Brest

    20
    131
  13. 13
    EERIE

    93D Gooseflesh-inducing, maybe

    19
    260
  14. 14
    ADDS

    82A Sticks in

    19
    179
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    IRON

    56A Press

    18
    284
  16. 16
    WAS

    39A Used to be

    17
    128
  17. 17
    ACL

    13D Knee part, for short

    16
    50
  18. 18
    SSE

    38D Orlando-to-Miami dir.

    15
    262
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    AID

    101A Assistance

    15
    167
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    REAR

    99A Keister

    14
    184
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    ANG

    86A Director Lee

    14
    117
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    AWES

    8D Flabbergasts

    12
    80
  23. 23
    EMOJI

    16D Prayer hands, for one

    12
    31
  24. 24
    MESA

    48D Big butte

    11
    151
  25. 25
    PINE

    55A Long

    11
    91
  26. 26
    AWAIT

    67A Look forward to

    11
    76
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    BEN

    9D ___ E. King, singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"

    10
    122
  28. 28
    OASIS

    91D Spring in northern Africa

    10
    104
  29. 29
    ICON

    102D Pic to click

    9
    189
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    PSAT

    81D Exam for H.S. jrs.

    9
    106
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    LOON

    37D Minnesota's state bird

    9
    81
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    REFS

    94D Some coin tossers

    9
    79
  33. 33
    MISS

    79D Be off the mark

    9
    64
  34. 34
    ENTRE

    60D ___ nous

    8
    96
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    STD

    26A Benchmark: Abbr.

    8
    94
  36. 36
    SAIL

    33D Something that's often rigged

    8
    93
  37. 37
    AMUSE

    87A Entertain

    8
    76
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    IRISES

    58D Van Gogh painting that once fetched a record amount at auction ($53.9 million)

    8
    41
  39. 39
    ETES

    28A Some overseas seasons

    7
    148
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    ICIER

    100A Less friendly

    7
    83
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    ASSETS

    113A The plus side

    7
    66
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    SALIVA

    111A Spit it out!

    7
    23
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    EER

    109D Always, in verse

    6
    212
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    PARE

    72A Trim

    6
    92
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    EVITA

    41D Role for Patti LuPone and Madonna

    6
    84
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    TEXAN

    114A Cuisine that specializes in beef barbecue

    6
    27
  47. 47
    SAYSO

    38A Authority

    5
    60
  48. 48
    HENRI

    7D Mathematician Poincaré with a famous conjecture

    5
    52
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    PEGS

    81A Gets out in dodgeball, say

    5
    49
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    LATIN

    15D Like "alter ego" and "alma mater"

    5
    48
  51. 51
    PARSE

    89A Deconstruct for analysis

    5
    46
  52. 52
    CAPRI

    65D ___ pants

    5
    39
  53. 53
    JABS

    1D Pokes

    5
    37
  54. 54
    SLOAN

    6D M.I.T.'s business school

    5
    37
  55. 55
    SCUBA

    66D Take a dive, maybe

    5
    31
  56. 56
    BCE

    73D Dating notation: Abbr.

    5
    28
  57. 57
    GOSSIP

    70A Clishmaclaver or bavardage, to use some fancy language

    5
    19
  58. 58
    ARARAT

    87D Biblical mount

    4
    87
  59. 59
    LEERY

    97D Suspicious

    4
    52
  60. 60
    TRANS

    18D Part of L.G.B.T.Q.

    4
    29
  61. 61
    IDOTOO

    12D "Same here!"

    4
    27
  62. 62
    SWORD

    63D Dubbing need

    4
    23
  63. 63
    UGGS

    75D "Fluff Yeah" slipper sandals, e.g.

    4
    18
  64. 64
    ABACI

    8A Counting tools

    3
    59
  65. 65
    MIX

    107D Combine

    3
    41
  66. 66
    PHONY

    71D Apt rhyme for "baloney"

    3
    20
  67. 67
    VOWEL

    50A One of 32 in the Thai alphabet

    3
    19
  68. 68
    ONEK

    21D Short race, for short

    3
    14
  69. 69
    PEZ

    44A Brand that comes out a head?

    2
    48
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    PINTO

    44D Spotted bean

    2
    44
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    TES

    24D Your: Fr.

    2
    41
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    BTUS

    73A A/C measures

    2
    29
  73. 73
    TYS

    34D TV's Burrell and baseball's Cobb

    2
    29
  74. 74
    NONAME

    42D Brand X

    2
    27
  75. 75
    SEWED

    29D "When the country was fallin' apart, Betsy Ross got it all ___ up" ("Maude" theme lyric)

    2
    24
  76. 76
    UMBRA

    62A Shadow during an eclipse

    2
    24
  77. 77
    LAMBS

    46D Offspring of a 43-Down

    2
    22
  78. 78
    POETIC

    55D Beautifully worded

    2
    20
  79. 79
    PRICE

    51D A dime a dozen, say?

    2
    20
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    AUGER

    78D Helical bit

    2
    19
  81. 81
    CLAMOR

    22A Commotion

    2
    18
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    DEARSANTA

    74D Start of a seasonal request

    2
    16
  83. 83
    LATOYA

    25A Jackson not in the Jackson 5

    2
    15
  84. 84
    MUTTS

    92D Many rescues

    2
    15
  85. 85
    SLIMES

    57A Covers with goo

    2
    14
  86. 86
    CHICA

    90D Spanish term of affection between young women

    2
    11
  87. 87
    DESISTS

    59A Quits

    2
    9
  88. 88
    AIT

    10D River islet

    1
    38
  89. 89
    HARES

    27A Members of the genus Lepus

    1
    36
  90. 90
    ICKY

    69A Unpleasant

    1
    28
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    ROSIN

    52D It can help you get a grip

    1
    26
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    DORAG

    59D Hair pattern protector

    1
    23
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    WEIRDO

    20A Oddball

    1
    22
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    DEPT

    103D Corp. division

    1
    21
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    BLADES

    14D Fan group?

    1
    14
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    BOWS

    49A Curtain call actions

    1
    14
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    FIFTH

    96D Liquor store purchase

    1
    14
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    TASED

    64D Used a stun gun on

    1
    14
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    ALITTLE

    19A Not much

    1
    12
  100. 100
    BLAM

    45A Explosive sound

    1
    7
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    BLIMEY

    45D "Well, I'll be," to a Brit

    1
    7
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    HAUER

    98A Actor Rutger of "Blind Fury"

    1
    5
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    BLINIS

    31A Russian pancakes

    1
    3
  104. 104
    HYDRANT

    115A No-parking-zone fixture

    1
    3
  105. 105
    RUR

    84D Original tale of robot rebellion

    0
    69
  106. 106
    ALLEN

    36A Geri ___, late jazz pianist

    0
    56
  107. 107
    MORALE

    88D Team spirit

    0
    27
  108. 108
    DUI

    74A Hwy. offense

    0
    25
  109. 109
    AYS

    105D Exclamations of regret

    0
    24
  110. 110
    AGFA

    67D Digital imaging company that used to make film

    0
    18
  111. 111
    TREETOP

    112A Part of a canopy

    0
    17
  112. 112
    ACERS

    47D Taiwanese PCs

    0
    15
  113. 113
    ADRIFT

    86D Untethered

    0
    14
  114. 114
    ABLEST

    13A Most up to the task

    0
    12
  115. 115
    DIJON

    30A Common vinaigrette ingredient

    0
    12
  116. 116
    CRIERS

    11D Ye olde news announcers

    0
    11
  117. 117
    GAZES

    35D Looks longingly

    0
    8
  118. 118
    ISSHE

    56D Joe Jackson's "___ Really Going Out With Him?"

    0
    6
  119. 119
    ISTRIA

    104A Peninsula shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia

    0
    5
  120. 120
    SPARRED

    85D Boxed a bit

    0
    5
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    EARTHEN

    68A Clay-based

    0
    4
  122. 122
    ETCHING

    5D Imprinting indelibly

    0
    4
  123. 123
    LEKS

    32D Albanian coins

    0
    4
  124. 124
    MINDBLOWN

    3D "Whoa!"

    0
    4
  125. 125
    SUITUP

    61D Get in gear?

    0
    4
  126. 126
    MRCUB

    79A Nickname for baseball great Ernie Banks

    0
    3
  127. 127
    PLUNKS

    53D Drops (down) heavily

    0
    2
  128. 128
    AFLATS debut

    95A Keys near G's

    0
    1
  129. 129
    BONECONTENTION debut

    23A Archaeologist's assertion about a finding?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    BOOKGENESIS debut

    40A Hire Phil Collins's longtime band for a gig?

    0
    1
  131. 131
    CITIFY debut

    110A Urbanize

    0
    1
  132. 132
    COMEDYERRORS debut

    90A Stand-up's bombs?

    0
    1
  133. 133
    FRAMEREFERENCE debut

    106A Art shop worker's manual?

    0
    1
  134. 134
    FREECHARGE debut

    77A Amenity offered at an internet cafe?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    JAMSESH debut

    1A Impromptu musical get-together, informally

    0
    1
  136. 136
    PRIDEPLACE debut

    51A The Serengeti, e.g.?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    RITEPASSAGE debut

    84A Bit of reading at a bar mitzvah?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    SOYOU debut

    17D "... or ___ think!"

    0
    1
  139. 139
    STREAMCONSCIOUSNESS debut

    63A Knowing everything that's available to view on Netflix?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    STROKEGENIUS debut

    33A Swim team guru?

    0
    1