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Sunday · 140 answers · 17 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

    21A Nail, as a test

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    493
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    STY

    111D Farm structure

    47
    343
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    ANT

    90A One with an underground colony

    45
    401
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    EPEE

    107D One-on-one Olympics event

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    343
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    ETNA

    87A Italian mount

    36
    334
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    ANI

    53A What to add to "Iraq" to make it adjectival

    36
    238
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    ESP

    113D "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" feeling

    35
    344
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    ISLE

    15A Great Britain, geographically

    31
    316
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    TIL

    40A Up to, informally

    29
    169
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    INN

    115A Cozy stopover

    27
    258
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    OPT

    8D Elect

    27
    211
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    ABLE

    26D Proficient

    25
    259
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    SLY

    37D Shifty

    24
    264
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    REP

    70A Be an agent for

    23
    192
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    REST

    56A Take a load off

    22
    256
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    ERRS

    83D Slips up

    22
    230
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    TAT

    86D Parlor offering, for short

    19
    174
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    LENT

    103A Didn't give forever

    19
    129
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    SKY

    119A It appears blue as a result of Rayleigh scattering

    17
    129
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    ISLA

    42A Actress Fisher of "Now You See Me"

    17
    119
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    LAO

    62A Language in which "puzzle" is "pid sa"

    16
    154
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    TLC

    1D Trio with the 1995 #1 hit "Waterfalls"

    16
    146
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    ACTI

    13D Start to play?

    16
    129
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    RIOT

    35D Hoot

    15
    191
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    CDS

    63A Burnable media

    14
    147
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    SLEW

    37A Host

    14
    115
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    SPED

    77A Went 90, say

    13
    154
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    RISE

    108D "All ___!"

    13
    150
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    LSU

    69A "Geaux Tigers!" sch.

    13
    107
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    INFO

    80D Scoop

    13
    91
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    UFOS

    60A SETI subjects

    13
    88
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    ANYA

    95D Seton who wrote "Dragonwyck"

    13
    58
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    AGOG

    46A Curious in the extreme

    12
    143
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    AVID

    3D Passionate

    12
    114
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    ISSUE

    41D It's up for debate

    12
    89
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    TIC

    79A ___ Tac (mint)

    11
    134
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    DENS

    118A Cozy spots

    11
    125
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    GENE

    30A It's in your blood

    10
    158
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    RUIN

    36D Downfall

    10
    97
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    PAM

    38D "The Office" role

    10
    94
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    EDGY

    18D Avant-garde

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    81
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    LISP

    71A Feature of Sylvester's speech

    10
    68
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    RAID

    82D Worry for a speakeasy

    9
    95
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    TAM

    112D Top part of Scotland?

    8
    104
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    BASS

    54A Subwoofer sound

    8
    89
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    PLY

    84D Layer

    8
    74
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    AEIOU

    45D Letters found in a so-called "supervocalic" word

    8
    60
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    TART

    94A Fruit-based dessert … or a possible description of its flavor

    7
    99
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    GAB

    12A Chatter

    7
    83
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    OINK

    105D Word that may come from a pen

    7
    78
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    HYDE

    106D ___ Park, home to the University of Chicago

    7
    69
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    SITS

    89A Takes a load off

    7
    68
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    SCENES

    31A Play parts

    7
    36
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    SLRS

    58A Some cameras, in brief

    7
    36
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    ERAT

    114A Part of Q.E.D.

    6
    170
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    ERSE

    87D Language in which "puzzle" is "puzal"

    6
    160
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    COIL

    32D Slinky, e.g.

    6
    47
  58. 58
    NASTY

    48D "Yuck!"

    6
    47
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    RACK

    7D Something to hang your hat on

    6
    42
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    LOOTS

    17D Commits piracy

    6
    28
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    DRESS

    117A Word with code or rehearsal

    5
    76
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    STEEP

    121A Difficult to climb, in a way

    5
    72
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    SPLIT

    65D 7-10, e.g., in bowling

    5
    57
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    STREP

    81A Throat bug

    5
    54
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    MAYA

    72A Comedian Rudolph

    5
    46
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    DELHI

    64D City of 16+ million straddling the Yamuna River

    5
    40
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    FOOD

    22A "I am not a glutton — I am an explorer of ___": Erma Bombeck

    4
    32
  68. 68
    LEGOS

    103D Interlocking bricks

    4
    27
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    ALUMS

    33A Ones coming "home" at homecoming

    4
    25
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    SLOPES

    102A Skiing areas

    4
    17
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    ALASNO debut

    97A "Sorry to say, you guessed wrong"

    4
    5
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    OTO

    9D Plains tribe

    3
    108
  73. 73
    RILL

    47A Streamlet

    3
    43
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    HOHO

    2D Jolly laugh

    3
    40
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    LIRAS

    44D Turkish money

    3
    36
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    EPSON

    67D Big name in printing

    3
    32
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    CHORE

    100D Taking out the trash, for one

    3
    31
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    BREAD

    54D I'm toast!

    3
    29
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    GASPS

    12D Displays of shock

    3
    29
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    LAPTOP

    20A Not a big Mac?

    3
    27
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    THAWS

    1A Warming periods

    3
    17
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    HANDS

    99A What many clocks and card games have

    3
    14
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    TSAI

    73A Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wen

    3
    7
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    CARL

    88A Astronomer Sagan

    2
    49
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    PLED

    104D Made a case

    2
    46
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    SWISS

    57D Like chicken cordon bleu, originally

    2
    41
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    CHINA

    100A Whence feng shui

    2
    40
  88. 88
    ORATES

    39D Gives a grand speech

    2
    34
  89. 89
    MOTEL

    51A The first one was built in 1925 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

    2
    31
  90. 90
    SODOM

    16D Sin city

    2
    29
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    STILL

    43D Alternative to sparkling

    2
    20
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    EASYAS

    50D They don't require much study

    2
    11
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    PESTOS

    29D Sauces made with basil and pine nuts

    2
    8
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    BEREAL

    14D Put on no pretensions

    2
    6
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    BOGO

    34D Sales promotion acronym

    2
    4
  96. 96
    PLACE

    6D Finish second

    1
    37
  97. 97
    FATCAT

    61D One who's rolling in money

    1
    20
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    HOGAN

    101D Navajo dwelling

    1
    20
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    BLOTS

    49D Spots on a Rorschach card

    1
    16
  100. 100
    SONNY

    102D One of the Corleones

    1
    16
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    LOITER

    98D Hang around

    1
    14
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    ESTADO

    116A Nueva York, por ejemplo

    1
    13
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    LOGCABIN

    109A Rustic abode

    1
    7
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    SPYING

    11D Bugging people, perhaps

    1
    6
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    HEATHER

    106A Plant with purple-pink flowers

    1
    5
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    PROOFS

    6A Activates, as yeast

    1
    4
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    REORGS

    36A Corp. shake-ups

    1
    4
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    FORHERE

    10D Not to go

    1
    3
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    ITCANTHURT

    74D "Worth a try"

    1
    3
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    YHEAR debut

    92D "Is that understood?"

    1
    3
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    LAHIRI debut

    55A Jhumpa ___, author of the Pulitzer-winning "Interpreter of Maladies"

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    2
  112. 112
    PRTALK debut

    78D Bit of hype, informally

    1
    2
  113. 113
    BRISK

    34A Quick-moving

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    13
  114. 114
    CROWS

    63D Is exultant

    0
    8
  115. 115
    LIMEY

    59D British sailor, in slang

    0
    8
  116. 116
    RHYMES

    120A Chimes and dimes vis-à-vis this clue's answer

    0
    8
  117. 117
    LESLEY

    52D Stahl of "60 Minutes"

    0
    7
  118. 118
    SNIDEST

    5D Most snarky

    0
    7
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    LOVIN

    19A "My ___ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)," 1992 hit by En Vogue

    0
    6
  120. 120
    ODDDUCK

    27A Misfit

    0
    5
  121. 121
    CAPEESH

    91D "Is that understood?"

    0
    4
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    OLLIES

    75A Skateboard tricks

    0
    4
  123. 123
    RABBIS

    96D Prayer leaders

    0
    4
  124. 124
    SETLIST

    31D Songs to be played at a concert

    0
    4
  125. 125
    FUNKY

    24D "My name is Prince, and I am ___" (Prince lyric)

    0
    2
  126. 126
    INSTINCTS

    76D Gut feelings

    0
    2
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    STRAYDOG

    25A Potentially adoptable pup

    0
    2
  128. 128
    CHILIFACTORY debut

    23A Kitchen at a barbecue restaurant?

    0
    1
  129. 129
    CRAFTYFAIRY debut

    91A Tinker Bell or Puck?

    0
    1
  130. 130
    FANTODS debut

    93D State of uneasiness, informally

    0
    1
  131. 131
    HIPPIEBOOTY debut

    28A Result of a 1960s Haight-Ashbury shopping spree?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    IFYOUWISH debut

    15D "Fine by me"

    0
    1
  133. 133
    NOSYBESTIE debut

    48A Good friend who won't stop snooping?

    0
    1
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    PHONYBOOKIE debut

    104A Bad person for a gambler to make bets with?

    0
    1
  135. 135
    POINTYOUTIE debut

    38A Highly visible belly button?

    0
    1
  136. 136
    RATTANS debut

    68D Plants used in wickerwork furniture

    0
    1
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    SWEETIETREATY debut

    66A Prenuptial agreement?

    0
    1
  138. 138
    TESTYGROUPIE debut

    110A Acolyte with a bad temper?

    0
    1
  139. 139
    WHINYSTORY debut

    85A Long anecdote from a complainer?

    0
    1
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    WILDGINGER debut

    4D Fragrant medicinal plant also called colic-root

    0
    1