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Sunday · 140 answers · 8 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

    118D Concern for one catching a connection, briefly

    74
    571
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    AREA

    15D Neighborhood

    46
    631
  3. 3
    ADO

    33A Big fuss

    44
    477
  4. 4
    AGO

    103A Past

    39
    291
  5. 5
    SIR

    86A Elton John or Mick Jagger

    35
    271
  6. 6
    TSAR

    29A Bygone royalty

    33
    341
  7. 7
    STAR

    8D State symbol

    31
    316
  8. 8
    ARIA

    123A Puccini piece

    30
    446
  9. 9
    TREE

    82D The Berenstain Bears live in one

    25
    309
  10. 10
    DOT

    35A With 1-Down, address ender

    25
    178
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    ARENA

    39D Bowl, e.g.

    24
    334
  12. 12
    STU

    85A ___ Lou Who of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

    24
    190
  13. 13
    INCA

    91A Person fluent in Quechua

    23
    212
  14. 14
    ONUS

    100D Burden

    21
    197
  15. 15
    AERO

    40D Prefix with nautical

    20
    269
  16. 16
    PESO

    6A Philippine currency

    20
    131
  17. 17
    AKA

    10D Pseudonym lead-in

    19
    211
  18. 18
    CIA

    92D U.S. counterpart to Britain's MI6

    19
    206
  19. 19
    SAN

    56A Japanese honorific

    19
    182
  20. 20
    ATON

    31A Oodles and oodles

    19
    136
  21. 21
    EMIR

    24D Sheik's peer

    18
    218
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    EGOT

    122A Awards feat, for short

    18
    35
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    ERIC

    84A Idle of Monty Python

    17
    251
  24. 24
    YEA

    46A Senate support

    17
    192
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    LOS

    110A Article from U.C.L.A.?

    17
    144
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    LOL

    89D Crack up, in textspeak

    17
    132
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    ORO

    34D Medal above plata

    16
    231
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    ARID

    105A Dry

    16
    222
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    ELATE

    124A Really lift

    16
    182
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    RIG

    51A Oil field sight

    16
    114
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    WAR

    83A General practice?

    15
    149
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    AUTO

    20A Thing with tags

    13
    165
  33. 33
    TOP

    36D One-up

    13
    132
  34. 34
    OPINE

    19A Offer a judgment

    13
    95
  35. 35
    YER

    49D Folksy possessive

    12
    80
  36. 36
    SNAG

    104A Get hold of

    11
    112
  37. 37
    AJAR

    10A Just open

    10
    192
  38. 38
    IPOS

    2D Uber and Lyft had theirs in 2019, for short

    10
    51
  39. 39
    OLIN

    66A Lena of "Chocolat"

    9
    112
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    META

    74A Like writing about how to write

    9
    87
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    KIWI

    21A Fruit salad fruit

    9
    71
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    PURE

    71A Morally uncompromised

    9
    55
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    POL

    101A Campaign guru

    8
    99
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    DADA

    126A Movement based on deliberate irrationality

    8
    98
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    ITAL

    113D Stressed, in a way: Abbr.

    8
    94
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    VINE

    3D Tarzan's transport

    8
    55
  47. 47
    ROOS

    30D Aussie animals

    8
    47
  48. 48
    WEB

    79D Place to surf

    7
    87
  49. 49
    HIC

    119D Sound from a drunk

    7
    73
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    NASAL

    38D ___ cavity

    7
    73
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    MGM

    14D "Lionized" studio

    7
    69
  52. 52
    SOIL

    32A Besmirch

    7
    67
  53. 53
    COM

    1D See 35-Across

    7
    58
  54. 54
    MERCI

    26A Nice nicety

    7
    40
  55. 55
    USED

    50A Kind of bookstore

    6
    165
  56. 56
    SSR

    116D Union member of the 20th century, for short

    6
    161
  57. 57
    HEY

    120D "Stop right there!"

    6
    87
  58. 58
    SIGN

    42D Ink

    6
    65
  59. 59
    PLOD

    109D Move laboriously

    6
    46
  60. 60
    AEONS

    43D Units in the life span of a galaxy

    6
    36
  61. 61
    ANKA

    68A "Lonely Boy" singer, 1959

    5
    109
  62. 62
    ASNER

    125A Ed of "Elf"

    5
    103
  63. 63
    AWLS

    12D Leatherwork tools

    5
    53
  64. 64
    KONA

    87A District on Hawaii's west coast

    5
    36
  65. 65
    RPI

    28A Oldest tech sch. in the U.S., founded in 1824

    4
    76
  66. 66
    GOP

    53A It's symbolized by an elephant, for short

    4
    51
  67. 67
    ROCK

    127A Be really impressive, informally

    4
    38
  68. 68
    INTERN

    72A Many a summer position

    4
    37
  69. 69
    ANGLO

    93D ___-Norman French

    4
    36
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    CUSP

    45D Brink of transition

    4
    32
  71. 71
    RIGID

    69A Stiff

    4
    26
  72. 72
    PEOPLE

    54D Magazine whose crossword is always accompanied by a photograph

    4
    19
  73. 73
    DANISH

    70D Bakery buy

    4
    16
  74. 74
    RAGA

    108D Sitar selection

    3
    77
  75. 75
    LUG

    37A Schlep

    3
    61
  76. 76
    DIME

    106D Two-fifths of one quarter

    3
    57
  77. 77
    CARET

    45A Power symbol?

    3
    32
  78. 78
    JILT

    11D Ditch at the last moment

    3
    30
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    IWONT

    76D "You can't make me!"

    3
    27
  80. 80
    POEMS

    121A Frost lines?

    3
    26
  81. 81
    GORP

    107A Hiker's snack

    3
    21
  82. 82
    BASALT

    88A Volcanic substance

    3
    14
  83. 83
    TOOFAR

    99D How some practical jokes go

    3
    13
  84. 84
    EUR

    7D Port. is part of it

    2
    83
  85. 85
    LOGE

    55A Theater seating option

    2
    60
  86. 86
    LIV

    102A Super Bowl played in 2020

    2
    47
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    MONTE

    57D Rigged card game

    2
    46
  88. 88
    STING

    18D Trap, of a sort

    2
    45
  89. 89
    NANNY

    77D Female goat

    2
    31
  90. 90
    TWIG

    90D Bit of kindling

    2
    31
  91. 91
    MATES

    14A Second socks, say

    2
    27
  92. 92
    NOTIN

    73D So last year

    2
    23
  93. 93
    YOKED

    58D Hooked up, as oxen

    2
    14
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    SEISMS

    27A Great shakes

    2
    12
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    GRUNT

    22A Sound of exertion

    2
    10
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    IVOTED

    98D Sticker worn in November

    2
    6
  97. 97
    SPADAY

    48A Restorative indulgence

    2
    5
  98. 98
    GRAY

    78D Gloomy, weatherwise

    1
    36
  99. 99
    RUNG

    81D Step on a ladder

    1
    30
  100. 100
    RIGEL

    60D Supergiant in Orion

    1
    24
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    CIVIL

    1A Mannerly

    1
    20
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    FOIE

    47A ___ gras

    1
    19
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    RIDOF

    25D Free from

    1
    18
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    SEQ

    94A Et ___ (footnote abbr.)

    1
    18
  105. 105
    NINNY

    96A Fool

    1
    10
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    OOMPAH

    9D Sound from a marching band

    1
    9
  107. 107
    PLATOON

    64A Best Picture winner that was banned in Vietnam

    1
    9
  108. 108
    PAMPA

    101D Prairie east of the Andes

    1
    7
  109. 109
    SNARFS

    59D Wolfs (down)

    1
    7
  110. 110
    GOLIMP

    52D Wilt

    1
    4
  111. 111
    OCTA

    114D Multiple of tetra-

    0
    51
  112. 112
    TRUER

    62D More balanced

    0
    22
  113. 113
    MINIS

    115A Small versions

    0
    18
  114. 114
    DELAY

    128A Procrastinate

    0
    17
  115. 115
    UNITAS

    61D Hall-of-Fame quarterback for the Colts

    0
    15
  116. 116
    HARMS

    63D In ___ way

    0
    11
  117. 117
    RIYADH

    13D Largest city on the Arabian peninsula

    0
    10
  118. 118
    SORARE

    67A 1957 Jimmy Dorsey hit

    0
    10
  119. 119
    NUNCIO

    112A Vatican ambassador

    0
    9
  120. 120
    STRO

    111D Houston M.L.B.'er

    0
    9
  121. 121
    LEMMING

    75A Epitome of herd mentality

    0
    6
  122. 122
    LETSOUT

    5D Is dismissed, as a class

    0
    5
  123. 123
    NUANCED

    96D Not black-and-white

    0
    5
  124. 124
    BAILOR

    41D One temporarily entrusting property to another

    0
    4
  125. 125
    PARSLEY

    6D On a Seder plate, it represents the arrival of springtime

    0
    4
  126. 126
    VALOREM

    44D Ad ___ tax

    0
    4
  127. 127
    ENCOURAGE

    17D Push

    0
    3
  128. 128
    IRISHLINEN

    72D Cloth woven from flax fibre

    0
    3
  129. 129
    QBSNEAK

    95D Common call on a 3rd-and-1

    0
    3
  130. 130
    TURTLEDOVE

    16D Gift in "The 12 Days of Christmas"

    0
    3
  131. 131
    ORATORIOS

    80D Haydn's "The Creation" and others

    0
    2
  132. 132
    TANKCAR

    65D Rail container for liquids

    0
    2
  133. 133
    INSISTED debut

    4D Didn't just request

    0
    1
  134. 134
    KINGCOLE debut

    87D "A merry old soul," in a nursery rhyme

    0
    1
  135. 135
    MONSTERRAMRALLY debut

    23A Huge celebration after L.A.'s football team wins the Super Bowl?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    MYSOLORUNNETHOVER debut

    57A Apology from a musician to the other band members?

    0
    1
  137. 137
    NATUREABHORSAHOOVER debut

    38A Reason that the prestigious scientific journal refuses articles from President Herbert's relatives?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    TALEOFTHESCOTCH debut

    117A Story about a drinking binge?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    THROWINGINTHEBOUNTY debut

    97A Adding a historic ship as a deal sweetener?

    0
    1
  140. 140
    WORKEDFORPLANTERS debut

    79A Volunteered at a nursery?

    0
    1