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Sunday · 142 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ETA

    46D Greek letter that might follow "z"

    74
    571
  2. 2
    ONE

    40D Out of gas, informally

    64
    613
  3. 3
    ELI

    79A ___ Lilly (pharmaceutical giant)

    60
    599
  4. 4
    ACE

    114A Big club in Las Vegas?

    57
    493
  5. 5
    IRE

    9D Pique

    52
    498
  6. 6
    ALI

    75D Slugger from Louisville

    49
    518
  7. 7
    NEO

    6D Opposite of paleo-

    43
    332
  8. 8
    EGO

    90D Sense of self

    42
    393
  9. 9
    ESP

    112D Madrid's country, in the Olympics

    35
    344
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    ORCA

    14D Quint's boat in "Jaws"

    34
    234
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    ANN

    5D Mary ___ Evans a.k.a. George Eliot

    33
    300
  12. 12
    RED

    84D Color of traffic on a GPS

    32
    278
  13. 13
    AMEN

    115A The final word

    27
    296
  14. 14
    STIR

    72D Instruction in an oatmeal recipe

    27
    292
  15. 15
    ABET

    49A Help with a crime

    22
    228
  16. 16
    ENYA

    108D One-named Irish hitmaker

    22
    161
  17. 17
    PRE

    103A Opposite of post-

    21
    175
  18. 18
    AERO

    106D Commercial prefix with postale

    20
    269
  19. 19
    CAT

    53A Laser pointer chaser

    19
    179
  20. 20
    SMOG

    12A Delhi issue

    19
    122
  21. 21
    AWE

    33D Shock's partner

    18
    238
  22. 22
    EIRE

    21A Land of blarney

    18
    204
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    REF

    74D "Zebra"

    18
    188
  24. 24
    UPS

    94D FedEx competitor

    17
    123
  25. 25
    RENT

    56D Landlord's due

    16
    190
  26. 26
    ELATE

    116A Give a lift

    16
    182
  27. 27
    CANOE

    87D Craft carried over a portage

    16
    113
  28. 28
    AHAB

    31A He gave Starbuck's orders

    15
    156
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    HOP

    32D Move barefoot across a scorchingly hot beach, maybe

    15
    102
  30. 30
    EVES

    3D Dec. 24 and 31, e.g.

    14
    108
  31. 31
    HERA

    119A Female Olympian of note

    12
    116
  32. 32
    TUG

    91A Harbor helper

    12
    67
  33. 33
    ATTN

    7D Memo abbr.

    11
    134
  34. 34
    BYE

    22A Pass during the N.F.L. playoffs

    11
    71
  35. 35
    TERI

    82A Actress Garr

    10
    210
  36. 36
    REBA

    58A Country singer McEntire

    10
    132
  37. 37
    REB

    81D Basketball stat: Abbr.

    10
    99
  38. 38
    AMIGO

    7A Compañero

    10
    67
  39. 39
    AMES

    47A Home of Iowa State

    9
    174
  40. 40
    POSH

    27A Luxurious

    9
    64
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    SAAB

    92A ___ story (tale of a car company's bankruptcy?)

    8
    94
  42. 42
    RAKE

    74A Yard tool

    8
    90
  43. 43
    FARE

    105A Airline posting

    8
    56
  44. 44
    MAHI

    8D When doubled, Hawaiian food fish

    8
    44
  45. 45
    AWW

    16A Reaction to puppy pics

    8
    33
  46. 46
    ISO

    89D Same: Prefix

    7
    117
  47. 47
    TAROT

    20A French ___ (trick-taking game)

    7
    95
  48. 48
    TIDE

    85A Beach shaper

    7
    92
  49. 49
    GAB

    45D Chatter

    7
    83
  50. 50
    COM

    41D Internet ending that's also an ending for inter-

    7
    58
  51. 51
    RUB

    39D Chafe

    7
    52
  52. 52
    CALF

    41A Barnyard baby

    7
    43
  53. 53
    PETE

    103D Davidson of "S.N.L."

    6
    136
  54. 54
    EMERGE

    38D Crop up

    6
    64
  55. 55
    TBSP

    1D One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr.

    6
    55
  56. 56
    ALCAPONE

    25A Who infamously boasted "They can't collect legal taxes from illegal money"

    5
    15
  57. 57
    OGEE

    55D Arch type

    4
    100
  58. 58
    HUM

    42A Keep one's mouth shut?

    4
    43
  59. 59
    IMA

    113D Song lead-in to "Believer," "Loser" or "Survivor"

    3
    85
  60. 60
    OTELLO

    11D Opera with the aria "Ave Maria"

    3
    57
  61. 61
    HOHO

    2D Jolly laugh

    3
    40
  62. 62
    MAX

    111D Tops

    3
    35
  63. 63
    DUCT

    64D Air carrier

    3
    33
  64. 64
    HUMANE

    37D Kind

    3
    17
  65. 65
    MISHAP

    4D Minor accident

    3
    17
  66. 66
    ILIA

    63D Pelvic bones

    2
    61
  67. 67
    TWIT

    82D Numbskull

    2
    60
  68. 68
    LIV

    30D Actress Tyler

    2
    47
  69. 69
    TAHITI

    68D Island where Paul Gauguin painted

    2
    37
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    LITRE

    57D Petrol unit

    2
    35
  71. 71
    OYE

    118A "___ Como Va" (Santana hit)

    2
    32
  72. 72
    RETD

    107D Out of office?: Abbr.

    2
    32
  73. 73
    SEXES

    120A Palindromic battlers

    2
    30
  74. 74
    ZOOS

    100A Madhouses

    2
    25
  75. 75
    MILES

    13D Air traveler's accumulation

    2
    19
  76. 76
    LIEIN

    57A Certain peaceful protest

    2
    13
  77. 77
    GORILLA

    10D Terk in Disney's "Tarzan," e.g.

    2
    11
  78. 78
    DUGUP

    60D Unearthed

    2
    6
  79. 79
    USFLAG

    96D Old Glory

    2
    5
  80. 80
    WARTORN

    54A Like the Balkans in the 1990s

    2
    5
  81. 81
    EEN

    83D Poetic dusk

    1
    159
  82. 82
    RIME

    102D Frost

    1
    50
  83. 83
    STAPLE

    48D Affix, in a way

    1
    33
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    TUTEE

    77A Private student

    1
    33
  85. 85
    RENEGE

    70D Go back (on)

    1
    30
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    ALLIES

    34A NATO members, e.g.

    1
    22
  87. 87
    ENGAGE

    59A Captivate

    1
    20
  88. 88
    WEEDY

    18D Overgrown, say

    1
    15
  89. 89
    SEABEE

    12D Naval engineer

    1
    14
  90. 90
    VICES

    62D Number twos

    1
    14
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    SWEETIE

    88A Darling

    1
    13
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    RESECT

    58D Surgically remove

    1
    10
  93. 93
    LUSTER

    67A Sheen

    1
    9
  94. 94
    POULT

    26D Young chicken, e.g.

    1
    8
  95. 95
    CUTEY

    35A Adorable sort

    1
    7
  96. 96
    JUICY

    98D Like oranges and some gossip

    1
    7
  97. 97
    THAWED

    36D No longer frozen

    1
    6
  98. 98
    INI

    28A Suffix in some pasta names

    0
    37
  99. 99
    ROES

    104D Richard and Jane in court

    0
    35
  100. 100
    CILIA

    50D Eyelashes

    0
    30
  101. 101
    PAGODA

    121A Place of worship whose third, fourth and fifth letters are appropriate

    0
    25
  102. 102
    ENOTE

    61D Mi, in a C major scale

    0
    23
  103. 103
    DEEPEN

    65A Become more complicated, say

    0
    18
  104. 104
    ICEAXE

    73A Glacier-scaling tool

    0
    18
  105. 105
    PETUNIA

    43A Porky Pig's girlfriend

    0
    17
  106. 106
    CHROME

    50A Google web browser

    0
    14
  107. 107
    HEINZ

    51D Ketchup brand

    0
    13
  108. 108
    PONS

    44D Part of the brainstem

    0
    13
  109. 109
    EXODUS

    69D Book that's the source of the phrase "a land flowing with milk and honey"

    0
    12
  110. 110
    NHLER

    99D Duck or Penguin

    0
    12
  111. 111
    AFIT

    34D Throw ___ (rant and rave)

    0
    11
  112. 112
    POSTAGE

    44A It cost 5¢ in 1965

    0
    10
  113. 113
    SMARTY

    117A Know-it-all

    0
    9
  114. 114
    ABOUTFACE

    16D 180

    0
    8
  115. 115
    SYSTOLE

    88D Rhythmic part of a heartbeat

    0
    8
  116. 116
    THEMAN

    1A Symbol of authority, informally

    0
    7
  117. 117
    TIBETAN

    24D Kind of terrier

    0
    7
  118. 118
    DJINN

    97A Islamic spirit

    0
    6
  119. 119
    DRLAO

    97D 1964 Tony Randall title role

    0
    6
  120. 120
    BOVINE

    19A Water buffalo, for one

    0
    5
  121. 121
    CATCHON

    78A Figure it out

    0
    5
  122. 122
    DEICES

    95D Clears for takeoff?

    0
    5
  123. 123
    JOANNA

    93D Protagonist in "The Stepford Wives"

    0
    5
  124. 124
    CHANUKAH

    80D Annual eight-day celebration

    0
    4
  125. 125
    CRIPES

    80A "Jeez!"

    0
    4
  126. 126
    UNITING

    66A Getting together

    0
    4
  127. 127
    CITIZEN

    78D Upscale watch brand

    0
    3
  128. 128
    FISCHER

    86A Only player to win the U.S. Chess Championship with no losses or draws

    0
    3
  129. 129
    NOPEST

    99A Brand of insecticide strips

    0
    3
  130. 130
    WYNNE

    17D Arthur who invented the crossword puzzle (1913)

    0
    3
  131. 131
    COMEONEILEEN

    110A ENTICEMENT (#1, 1983)

    0
    2
  132. 132
    GEARCASE

    15D Enclosure for a bike chain and sprockets

    0
    2
  133. 133
    ILLBEAROUND

    29A BILLE (#3, 1972)

    0
    2
  134. 134
    LETSGOCRAZY

    71A LOST, E.G. (#1, 1984)

    0
    2
  135. 135
    DEVILINSIDE debut

    60A VAUDEVILLIAN (#2, 1988)

    0
    1
  136. 136
    JUDYINDISGUISE debut

    93A CHAN_E _PPEA_ANCE TO CONCEA_ _ _D MISLEA_ (#1, 1968)

    0
    1
  137. 137
    KISSIMMEE debut

    76D Florida city whose name has three pairs of doubled letters

    0
    1
  138. 138
    LIMEKILN debut

    109A Furnace for calcium oxide production

    0
    1
  139. 139
    RINGY debut

    52D "One ___-dingy" (Ernestine the operator's catchphrase on "Laugh-In")

    0
    1
  140. 140
    RUMOURHASIT debut

    101A TITTLE-TATTLE (#16, 2011)

    0
    1
  141. 141
    SHESNOTTHERE debut

    23A THE LADY VANI_ _ _ _ (#2, 1964)

    0
    1
  142. 142
    THEPOWEROFLOVE debut

    36A x^0 (#1, 1985)

    0
    1