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Sunday · 140 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ONE

    72D Gastric acid, on the pH scale

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    613
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    ODE

    73D Tribute in verse

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    523
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    ARE

    52D Exist

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    533
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    ARI

    83D The Cardinals, on scoreboards

    36
    378
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    EPA

    36A Fuel economy authority, for short

    36
    320
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    LED

    34A Commanded

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    222
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    ACNE

    48A Retin-A target

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    233
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    TAU

    100A ___ lepton (elementary particle)

    25
    169
  9. 9
    ENT

    9D Suffix with exist

    24
    222
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    ION

    84D Large Hadron Collider bit

    23
    258
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    IRAN

    20A Big exporter of saffron

    22
    276
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    ASHE

    124A 1975 Wimbledon champ

    22
    275
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    EVER

    15A Even once

    22
    235
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    EGG

    64A Something that's gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water

    21
    206
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    TRIO

    59A The Powerpuff Girls, e.g.

    21
    204
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    EVA

    15D NASA spacewalk

    20
    247
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    UAE

    42D Neighbor of Oman: Abbr.

    20
    90
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    SAN

    43D Japanese honorific

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    182
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    TEST

    126A What may make the grade

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    181
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    EARN

    51A Merit

    17
    185
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    HAT

    113A One of Abraham Lincoln's is in the Smithsonian

    17
    183
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    WET

    99A Word with noodle or nap

    17
    119
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    ORG

    58D Part of NGO: Abbr.

    17
    108
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    OREOS

    80D Snacks that sometimes come in sleeves

    17
    87
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    ARID

    78D Saharan

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    222
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    RIG

    53D Outfit

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    114
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    ECRU

    39D Earth tone

    15
    196
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    AORTA

    37A Main artery

    14
    144
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    UNDO

    79A Reverse

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    129
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    STEER

    127A Direct

    12
    132
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    BOO

    71A Word mistakenly heard at a Springsteen concert

    12
    101
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    IKE

    118D Candy aisle name

    11
    181
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    DENS

    57A Hangout rooms

    11
    125
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    EROICA

    75A Beethoven's Third

    11
    65
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    ITOO

    76D Classic Langston Hughes poem

    10
    58
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    MOTTO

    82D Words to live by

    10
    51
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    ARBOR

    1D Shady spot

    9
    60
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    EPCOT

    44D Florida attraction with 11 themed pavilions

    8
    57
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    COCO

    77D First name in fashion

    8
    52
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    BEER

    87A ___ o'clock (when happy hour begins)

    7
    101
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    ALLAH

    103D Bayt ___ (destination for a Muslim pilgrim)

    7
    89
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    NOG

    54D Drink garnished with nutmeg

    7
    87
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    TOUR

    88A Host's offer at a housewarming

    7
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    TERRA

    21A Sci-fi intro to "forming"

    7
    75
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    FIE

    29A "Curses!"

    7
    60
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    SALON

    66D Locks-up shop?

    7
    55
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    OFUSE

    106D Handy

    7
    31
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    MUTT

    85D Many a rescue dog

    6
    37
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    PIECE

    89D It's not the whole thing

    6
    36
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    NORM

    63D Benchmark

    5
    92
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    ATHENA

    96D She turned Arachne into a spider after losing a weaving contest

    5
    60
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    TORME

    105D Crooner Mel

    5
    41
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    SCOWL

    10A Dirty look

    5
    23
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    IND

    62D Neither red nor blue: Abbr.

    4
    99
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    SEDER

    112D Meal at which parsley is dipped in salt water

    4
    92
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    LOCI

    91A Focal points

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    64
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    NECK

    120A Guitar part

    4
    64
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    MAIM

    82A Seriously hurt

    4
    55
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    RHODE

    19A Part of R.I.

    4
    26
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    BUB

    71D Mac

    4
    24
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    DJED

    35D Provided tunes for a party, in brief

    4
    20
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    ASDOI

    96A "Same here"

    4
    17
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    RAGA

    38D Backbone of Indian classical music

    3
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    ATLANTA

    28A Emmy-winning FX series created by Donald Glover

    3
    50
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    RIFT

    116D Serious divide

    3
    48
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    USAF

    122A Letters on an F-22 Raptor

    3
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    SHEER

    125A Like voile and chiffon

    3
    28
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    HIREE

    123A One given onboarding

    3
    25
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    VITAL

    93D Critical

    3
    24
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    MAMMA

    121A Member of la famiglia

    3
    18
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    CELLI

    11D Four-stringed instruments

    3
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    VIEW

    6D Penthouse perk

    2
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    MOTOR

    86A Move quickly, informally

    2
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    YETIS

    32D Himalayan legends

    2
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    ROTATE

    61D Change from portrait to landscape, say

    2
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    OCTAD

    58A Pair of quads

    2
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    JUT

    119D Protrude

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    CONES

    3D Temporary road markers

    2
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    VOCE

    6A Viva ___ (aloud)

    2
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    PARM

    50A Chicken or veal dish, in brief

    2
    14
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    GROUP

    67D Any set of elements in a column on the periodic table

    2
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    EMAILALERT

    117A Cause of a smartphone ding, perhaps

    2
    5
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    HASAN

    26D Comedian Minhaj

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    4
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    SHASTA

    90D Mount ___, California volcano

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    ELLIOT

    17D Page who became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine (2021)

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    23
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    SHOVE

    2D Less-than-subtle basketball foul

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    GRAPH

    55A Boardroom plot?

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    DETACH

    98D Separate

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    KREME

    104D Krispy ___

    1
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    WOOLF

    70D "A Room of One's Own" novelist

    1
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    IMDONE

    47D "That's it for me"

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    SEAAIR

    49A Healthful property of a beach town

    1
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    HUHS

    56D Quizzical responses

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    POROUS

    89A Spongelike

    1
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    AUTEUR

    60A Filmmaker with a distinctive style

    1
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    BONAPPETIT

    23A "Enjoy the food!"

    1
    3
  97. 97
    ANAT

    40D Body sci.

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    ASCAP

    1A Certain music royalties collector, for short

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    ATPAR

    28D How some bonds are sold

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    VILE

    22A Foul

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    EXAMS

    102D Tough period of the school year

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    IED

    69D War zone danger, for short

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    OTARU

    68D Japanese port near Sapporo

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    CAIRN

    8D Stone memorial

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    FTLEE

    111D N.J. city on the Hudson

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    ALOAD

    81A Tons

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    FAIRE

    110D Laissez-___

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    WRING

    13D Dry with a twist

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    12
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    AXLROSE

    114A "Welcome to the Jungle" rocker

    0
    11
  110. 110
    LEPEW

    41D Toon first introduced in the 1945 short "Odor-able Kitty"

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    11
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    ORMAN

    12D Financial adviser Suze

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    10
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    KOLAS

    107D Caffeine-rich nuts

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    9
  113. 113
    SHAMES

    97D Wags a finger at

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    9
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    LACTI

    14D Milk: Prefix

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    8
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    STARTED

    74A Under way

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    VIEFOR

    16D Try to win

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    7
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    RESEDA

    18D L.A. neighborhood referenced in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'"

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    6
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    TRASK

    46D Family name in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"

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    6
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    TWOSTAR

    94D Rank for a rear admiral

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    UNHIT

    109D Still alive, in dodgeball

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    6
  121. 121
    ADARN

    4D "I don't give ___!"

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    5
  122. 122
    IRONSON

    62A Affixes, as a cloth patch

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    5
  123. 123
    JULIACHILD

    119A Chef quoted in this puzzle's starred clues

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    5
  124. 124
    ORTEA

    7D "Coffee ___?"

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    5
  125. 125
    RESNIK

    30A Challenger astronaut Judith

    0
    5
  126. 126
    EATNO

    45D "His wife could ___ lean"

    0
    4
  127. 127
    EUNUCHS

    95D What the Unsullied warriors are on "Game of Thrones"

    0
    3
  128. 128
    GOGET

    33D Fetch

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    3
  129. 129
    PEPPILL

    5D Pharmaceutical picker-upper

    0
    3
  130. 130
    ALMICHAELS

    25A Sportscaster who memorably asked "Do you believe in miracles?"

    0
    2
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    OVERPOWER

    27A Crush

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    2
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    SNUFFS

    108A Stamps (out)

    0
    2
  133. 133
    STATHAM

    10D Actor Jason who was once on Britain's national diving team

    0
    2
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    ANYTHINGISGOOD debut

    31A *"With enough butter, ___"

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    1
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    EVENPUTITINTHEFOOD debut

    92A *"I enjoy cooking with wine. Sometimes I ___"

    0
    1
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    FORTUNATE debut

    115A Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

    0
    1
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    POKEYS debut

    24D Coolers

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    1
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    REALLYJUSTAMEETING debut

    38A *"A party without cake is ___"

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    1
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    THESTEAKTOCOOK debut

    101A *"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for ___"

    0
    1
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    WHOSGOINGTOKNOW debut

    65A *"If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. ___?"

    0
    1