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Sunday · 140 answers · 15 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ACE

    110A One-pip card

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    ERIE

    93D Lake that's home to South Bass Island

    48
    510
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    STY

    124D Challenge for a cleaner

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    ORCA

    26A The false killer whale resembles it

    34
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    OBOE

    86D Instrument in Joan Tower's "Island Prelude"

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    IMO

    60A "The way I see it ...," via texts

    29
    107
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    APE

    78A Human, e.g.

    28
    415
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    ALSO

    9D "I forgot to mention ..."

    28
    245
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    ATTA

    115A Flour variety with a palindromic name

    28
    156
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    SIS

    59A Family nickname

    26
    210
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    ITCH

    49D Between-the-shoulder-blades annoyance

    21
    135
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    PER

    14D Part of b.p.s.

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    SENSE

    17D Meaning

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    ELO

    120D Scrabble rating system

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    URL

    123D Link, of a sort

    17
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    AAH

    2D "That feels good!"

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    152
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    OAK

    122D Durable wood

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    152
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    NERO

    44A ___ Redivivus (first-century myth about an emperor's reappearance)

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    LAB

    31A Place to run some tests

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    SAL

    27A Italian nickname

    14
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    SERA

    77A "Buona ___" (Italian greeting)

    14
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    MOO

    81A Jersey call

    14
    137
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    EVES

    70A Brinks

    14
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    ISIT

    84D "Oh, really?"

    14
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    HAHA

    57A ___ funny

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    125
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    MCS

    1D Rap battle participants

    13
    79
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    SESH

    39D Meeting, informally

    13
    26
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    YALE

    41A Home of Grace Hopper College

    11
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    REI

    114A King, in Portuguese

    11
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    NEST

    108D Digs in a forest

    10
    242
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    AROAR

    58D Like a bellowing crowd

    10
    88
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    CHIC

    99A Stylish

    10
    83
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    CHIA

    96A ___ Pet

    10
    46
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    ETHAN

    109D Patriot Allen

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    113
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    KIT

    80A Drummer's setup

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    PESTO

    56A Oily sauce

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    SYNC

    29D Harmonize

    9
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    AMAZE

    54D Blow away

    9
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    WAG

    113A Movement for a finger or a tail

    9
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    OWETO

    65D Have because of

    9
    27
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    OCT

    101A Mo. for Canadian Thanksgiving

    8
    152
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    EVAN

    21D ___ Rachel Wood of "Kajillionaire"

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    122
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    NEAP

    73D ___ tide

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    114
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    INCH

    89D Move slowly

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    75
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    TORI

    83A Singer Amos

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    YON

    36A Hither and ___

    7
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    HEAR

    23D Learn through the grapevine

    7
    61
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    IPASS

    13A Card table declaration

    7
    54
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    CHO

    64A Comedian Margaret

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    RECTO

    63D Half of a leaf

    7
    38
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    AVAIL

    62D Come in handy

    6
    86
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    STOOD

    71D Came to attention, say

    6
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    LYING

    47D Prevaricating

    6
    24
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    DARN

    35D "Rats!"

    5
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    SNEAK

    129A Go quietly

    5
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    ANIMAL

    15D Member of a kingdom that spans the globe

    5
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    VETS

    38D November honorees

    5
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    HASTA

    52D "___ luego"

    5
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    BCE

    8D Abbr. in ancient dates

    5
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    PAOLO

    85A Award-winning sci-fi author Bacigalupi

    5
    22
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    PICO

    34D Salsa variety, casually

    5
    19
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    ESSEX

    111A County between London and the North Sea

    4
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    DID

    106A Accomplished

    4
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    TAMPA

    126A City that hosts an annual Pirate Festival

    4
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    PARIS

    61A Métro area?

    4
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    COLOR

    46A Use crayons

    4
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    HIPPO

    67D Mudhole wallower

    4
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    NATURE

    42A The artist François Boucher said that it was "too green and badly lit"

    4
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    TOASTS

    102D Makes crispy

    4
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    TOUCH

    11D Have an emotional impact on

    4
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    WOAH

    30D "That's wild!," in a modern spelling

    4
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    SUSHI

    112D Food served with gari and wasabi

    3
    52
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    TOTES

    55D Reusable shopping bags

    3
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    MPS

    28A Canada's House of Commons has 338 of them, in brief

    3
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    NEATEN

    105D Tidy up

    3
    24
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    CALORIE

    18A Unit equivalent to 4.184 joules

    3
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    APPA debut

    116D Dad, in Korean

    3
    4
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    LIV

    40A Actress Ullmann

    2
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    ASSAIL

    12D Attack

    2
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    WHIP

    88D Produce speedily, with "out"

    2
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    SWISH

    29A "Nothing but net!"

    2
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    EARHART

    127A First president of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots

    2
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    CHAO

    118D Rosalind of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"

    2
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    ATTUNED

    103A Alertly responsive (to)

    2
    9
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    FIFA

    6D World Cup org.

    2
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    SMOOCH

    69D Less-than-demure kiss

    2
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    TEDX

    94D "Ideas worth spreading" spinoff

    2
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    MEZE

    74A Selection of appetizers in Greek and Turkish restaurants

    2
    4
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    STAPLE

    16D Object for binding contracts

    1
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    DETENTE

    20A Thawing

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    ROSH

    66A Hebrew for "head"

    1
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    SWANS

    107D Septet in a Christmas carol

    1
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    CLIOS

    19A Awards for ad campaigns

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    OCHOA

    45D Astronaut Ellen of shuttle missions

    1
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    AMHERST

    119A Emily Dickinson's hometown

    1
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    BODES

    79A Augurs

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    CHOPSTICKS

    48A Restaurant pick-up option?

    1
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    SACRUM

    117A Bone at the base of the spine

    1
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    PECKS

    61D Demure kisses

    1
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    SLOWMOTION

    87A Dramatic action-movie effect

    1
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    UCSF

    104D Bay Area sch.

    1
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    UPPISH debut

    43D Hoity-toity

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    2
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    DONATE

    25A Participate in a pledge drive

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    SPYON

    128A Secretly surveil

    0
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    BRONC

    72D Bucking beast, informally

    0
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    BUNK

    32D Twin bed?

    0
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    OVERUSE

    37A Run into the ground

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    CACHET

    75A Prestige

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    CLAMUP

    99D Thwart the interrogators

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    COHOS

    50D Some Pacific salmon

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    ONHIRE

    98A Available for rental, to Brits

    0
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    FIRED

    53D Like ceramics

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    HADIN

    95A Invited over

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    ITOLDYOUSO

    13D Gloater's words

    0
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    FIERCER

    10D More intense

    0
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    KIDSMEAL

    92D Fast-food offering that may come with a toy

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    BAFTA

    8A U.K. movie award

    0
    3
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    FETTLE

    7D In fine ___

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    HASTIME

    97D Can spare a few moments

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    HIGHLY

    100D Good way to be regarded

    0
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    MASTIFF

    1A Large dog breed

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    NOSRAT

    68A Chef/food writer Samin ___

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    NULLITY

    125A Legally void status

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    OTIOSITY

    82D Idleness

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    SHIPOFTHESEUS debut

    22A Thought experiment that asks whether an object remains the same object if its parts are replaced one by one

    0
    2
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    SHIPOFTHESEUS debut

    121A Thought experiment that asks whether an object remains the same object if its parts are replaced one by one

    0
    2
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    SLIDINTO

    3D Donned, as a silky dress

    0
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    SLIPONSHOES

    107A Loafers, e.g.

    0
    2
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    TOPOS

    4D Literary theme, from the Greek

    0
    2
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    BLUNDERERS debut

    79D Ones making mistakes

    0
    1
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    CHIPANDDALE debut

    33A Acorn-loving duo

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    1
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    CHOWYUNFAT debut

    51A Hong Kong action hero who frequently collaborated with John Woo

    0
    1
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    DISAVOWS debut

    20D Denies knowing anything about

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    1
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    EMMACORRIN debut

    76D Portrayer of Princess Diana on "The Crown"

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    1
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    IRONHORSES debut

    5D Steam trains, in the 19th century

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    1
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    IVORIAN debut

    24A Person living between Liberia and Ghana

    0
    1
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    LATA debut

    91D ___ Mangeshkar, Indian singer known as the "Queen of Melody"

    0
    1
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    NOSILLY debut

    130A "Obviously not, ya goof!"

    0
    1
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    SHOWBOATING debut

    71A Ostentatious behavior

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    1
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    SLOPBUCKET debut

    90A Pail for feeding pigs

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    1