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Sunday · 140 answers · 10 debuts

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

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    ERA

    18A One's time in office, maybe

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    791
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    ETA

    63D Second letter after epsilon

    74
    571
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    ONE

    112D "Good ___!"

    64
    613
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    SPA

    114D Relaxation spot

    59
    475
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    IRE

    117A European World Cup team, on scoreboards

    52
    498
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    USE

    74A Exploit

    47
    356
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    OREO

    10D Snack item that's partly foreordained?

    45
    408
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    ANT

    64A Social worker?

    45
    401
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    ADO

    116A Bother

    43
    477
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    ETC

    39A "Love ___," Pet Shop Boys dance hit of 2009

    37
    268
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    AXE

    28A Get rid of

    34
    269
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    ONCE

    47D Never again

    32
    326
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    ATM

    72D $$$ taker

    30
    260
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    ESC

    69D Alt-___, PC command to switch between windows

    30
    209
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    ISH

    81D Sorta

    30
    193
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    APE

    106A Bad way to go

    28
    415
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    SRI

    86A Eastern honorific

    28
    238
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    TMI

    45A Cry while plugging one's ears

    27
    122
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    OPERA

    101D Best ___ Recording (Grammy category)

    26
    247
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    LOT

    120A Parking space

    25
    189
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    ARK

    90A There was Noah-counting for it

    24
    160
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    IAN

    17A Janis ___, main role in "Mean Girls"

    23
    260
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    ION

    51D It's written with a + or -

    23
    258
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    SLED

    78A Ride in "Calvin and Hobbes"

    23
    204
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    ATOP

    36A Straddling

    22
    208
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    PRE

    104D Qualifying match, for short / Big name in antifreeze and brake fluid

    21
    175
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    IPO

    32D Start-up's announcement, for short

    20
    133
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    EVEN

    58D Uniform

    19
    202
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    TRY

    52D Take a shot at

    19
    181
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    BRO

    6A "My man!"

    18
    147
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    STAB

    110D Sudden feeling, as of remorse

    17
    181
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    IMP

    105A Little annoyance

    17
    166
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    ERODE

    58A Weaken, as support

    16
    175
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    AMOR

    54A Passionate feeling in Spain

    16
    172
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    DES

    5D Tyrants / Patterns

    16
    154
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    IMAC

    79A ___ Pro, tech release of 2017

    16
    154
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    OATH

    97A You might speak under this

    16
    143
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    EGGS

    60D Parts of a clutch

    15
    116
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    ORATE

    82D Give an address

    14
    196
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    NAT

    83A Capital player, for short

    13
    190
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    ASIAN

    72A Kind of pear that resembles an apple

    13
    137
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    UNDO

    108D Take back

    13
    129
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    PAS

    48A ___ de deux (ballet dance)

    12
    114
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    RAG

    59A Untrustworthy paper

    11
    149
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    LTE

    66A Wireless network std.

    11
    23
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    SALE

    119A Word with tag or tax

    10
    163
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    SLIP

    110A Make an oopsie

    9
    84
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    ICY

    88D Unfriendly

    9
    81
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    TEAL

    70D Relative of turquoise

    8
    105
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    POL

    9A D.C. figure

    8
    99
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    FAD

    67A Its life span is short

    8
    87
  52. 52
    INCH

    25A Creep (along)

    8
    75
  53. 53
    INCUR

    14D Rack up

    8
    40
  54. 54
    TERRA

    99A Earth, in some sci-fi

    7
    75
  55. 55
    SPLAT

    84A "Rotten" indicator on Rotten Tomatoes

    7
    46
  56. 56
    HIPS

    4D They "don't lie," per a Shakira hit

    7
    32
  57. 57
    SANAA

    71D Capital of Yemen

    7
    31
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    MEETS

    15D Zooms with, maybe

    6
    74
  59. 59
    ABYSS

    122A Deep, dark hole

    6
    65
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    GUT

    27A Destroy internally

    6
    55
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    ALTER

    34D Take in, say

    5
    86
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    TORN

    53A Like Hitchcock's "Curtain"

    5
    67
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    WORE

    35A Tuckered (out)

    5
    61
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    EBONY

    60A Publication with an annual "Power 100" list

    5
    51
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    RENAL

    33A Kidney-related

    5
    49
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    RERUN

    107A Many a summer TV show

    5
    47
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    SHOES

    46A What cobblers cobble

    5
    36
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    RSS

    121A Online feed letters

    5
    12
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    AERIE

    16A An avian abode

    4
    147
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    III

    21D Division ___, lowest level of the N.C.A.A.

    4
    126
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    HERR

    109A Title for Mozart

    4
    84
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    CECE

    96A Gospel singer Winans

    4
    35
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    CHOIR

    40D Group of vocal people

    4
    30
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    COGS

    24A Parts of a machine

    4
    25
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    THINE

    19A "For ___ is the kingdom ..."

    4
    25
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    TRA

    53D Tourist, e.g. / Hypnotic state

    3
    187
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    STA

    73D Endurance / Subway map info

    3
    158
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    PERSE

    9D In and of itself

    3
    59
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    MIO

    38D "O ___ babbino caro" (Puccini aria)

    3
    48
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    SECRET

    84D Tryst partner / Discharging, as a liquid

    3
    32
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    SOAMI

    26A "Me too"

    3
    32
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    WHIM

    12A Impulsive desire

    3
    26
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    GER

    65A Olaf Scholz's country: Abbr.

    2
    39
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    INGOT

    103D Bit of gold reserves

    2
    34
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    DEVIL

    102D Who may care, so they say

    2
    33
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    INSIDER

    87A Source of some leaks

    2
    15
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    MASCARA

    1D It may run when you cry

    2
    15
  88. 88
    PLUMP

    29D Made puffier, as cushions / Very desirable job

    2
    10
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    REACTTO

    76A Laugh at, say

    2
    5
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    CHESS

    75A It has thousands of openings

    1
    45
  91. 91
    EMOTES

    23D Chews the scenery

    1
    34
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    ELLIOT

    57D Actor Page

    1
    23
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    PAGER

    118A "Beep!" maker

    1
    23
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    BARBS

    100D Pointed remarks

    1
    21
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    ASNEEDED

    44D Prescription directive

    1
    12
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    INSHAPE

    103A Fit

    1
    12
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    RANCHO

    7D Southwestern spread

    1
    10
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    THEIRS

    98D Nonbinary possessive

    1
    7
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    COPIERS

    31A They'll give you more of the same

    1
    6
  100. 100
    CHAPTER

    92A Verse's partner

    1
    5
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    DEARLY

    89D Very much

    1
    5
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    LAVACAKE debut

    11D Dessert of molten chocolate

    1
    3
  103. 103
    TRIPON

    19D Stumble over

    1
    3
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    ANIMATIONS debut

    80A See 73-Down

    1
    2
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    SNIPE

    78D Take potshots

    0
    42
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    HINGE

    13D Turning point

    0
    24
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    BRINY

    115A Like the sea

    0
    14
  108. 108
    KENOSHA

    41A City between Chicago and Milwaukee

    0
    12
  109. 109
    ERMINES

    94D Weasel family members

    0
    10
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    SCORER

    50D Point person?

    0
    10
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    CITRON

    77D Fruit with a thick peel

    0
    9
  112. 112
    CHARLES

    92D River next to Boston's Esplanade

    0
    8
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    PIEHOLE

    29A Trap

    0
    8
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    ONSHORE

    8D No longer at sea

    0
    7
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    KASHMIR

    91D Disputed Asian region

    0
    6
  116. 116
    LETSIN

    30D Admits

    0
    6
  117. 117
    DETOXES

    2D Cleanses, in a way

    0
    5
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    MILESTONE

    113A See 104-Down

    0
    5
  119. 119
    NOREGRETS

    68A See 61-Down

    0
    5
  120. 120
    TRILOGY

    93D "The Divine Comedy," e.g.

    0
    5
  121. 121
    ASYLUMS

    37A Places of refuge

    0
    4
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    CORNICE

    56A Wall molding

    0
    4
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    MANOHMAN

    55D "Hoo-boy!"

    0
    4
  124. 124
    RAPPERS

    95D Eric B, Pimp C and Chuck D

    0
    4
  125. 125
    REVERENCE

    22A See 12-Down

    0
    4
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    BODYART

    100A Works on oneself?

    0
    3
  127. 127
    ARANCINI

    54D Italian rice balls

    0
    2
  128. 128
    BIGNEWS debut

    6D "We're pregnant!," e.g.

    0
    2
  129. 129
    DEPOSITION debut

    49A See 29-Down

    0
    2
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    HARDCASE

    43D Person not easily swayed by sentiment

    0
    2
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    MDPHD

    1A Dual degree for a physician/scientist

    0
    2
  132. 132
    PRETRIAL

    85D Like the motions before a hearing

    0
    2
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    PROGENY

    3D Offspring

    0
    2
  134. 134
    RELEVANCE

    62A See 53-Down

    0
    2
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    BER debut

    61D Tom who hosted "Dancing With the Stars" / Brimless caps

    0
    1
  136. 136
    DOGTREATS debut

    49D Rewards for staying, maybe

    0
    1
  137. 137
    REVOLTING debut

    111A See 84-Down

    0
    1
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    SPOONFULS debut

    42D Amounts of sugar, perhaps

    0
    1
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    STOPSIGNS debut

    20A See 5-Down

    0
    1
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    WHE debut

    12D Anyplace / From which place

    0
    1