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Sunday · 137 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ASS

    66A Real so-and-so

    58
    409
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    AREA

    7D Side by side, maybe?

    46
    631
  3. 3
    ECO

    42A Green beginning

    42
    370
  4. 4
    SNL

    8D Show shot in Studio 8H, for short

    40
    263
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    NSA

    105A Member org. of the Five Eyes alliance

    38
    233
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    EAST

    81D Like Zambia relative to Angola

    33
    285
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    SAD

    14A Sorry

    31
    236
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    LIE

    72D Many do this on the beach

    28
    318
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    EARS

    74D All ___

    27
    163
  10. 10
    TAR

    52A Some roofing material

    26
    351
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    ASHE

    29D U.S. Davis Cup player for 10 years

    22
    275
  12. 12
    EARL

    81A –

    19
    195
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    AER

    51D ___ Lingus

    19
    148
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    NIT

    106A Something picked in an argument

    19
    143
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    APED

    96D Parroted

    19
    103
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    ESTEE

    91A Lauder of cosmetics

    18
    185
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    DESI

    56A From India or Pakistan

    18
    139
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    NAP

    55A Part of a day care schedule

    17
    192
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    RATE

    97A Stack up

    16
    182
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    OAK

    100A –

    16
    152
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    AGED

    82A Up there, so to speak

    16
    148
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    AMID

    102A Among

    16
    136
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    PDA

    98D Sidewalk snogging, e.g., for short

    16
    91
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    SITE

    61D Browser destination

    15
    115
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    WHO

    21A Nocturnal bird known for its distinct calls, informally

    15
    89
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    CFO

    75A Big money exec

    13
    51
  27. 27
    ADORN

    18A Dress up

    12
    72
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    USERS

    47D ___ guide

    10
    96
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    SHO

    99D "Dexter" channel, familiarly

    10
    86
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    IDOS

    5D Responses prompted by an officiant

    10
    78
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    FBI

    1A Org. for Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality"

    10
    75
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    GAGA

    69D Agog

    10
    75
  33. 33
    OPEDS

    108A Some essays

    10
    49
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    GNAW

    69A Nibble (on)

    9
    85
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    OLDE

    77D Shoppe descriptor

    8
    106
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    ENTRE

    19A ___ nous

    8
    96
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    YSL

    109A Couturier who created Le Smoking tuxedo, for short

    7
    99
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    ALMS

    48A Zakat, in Islam

    7
    67
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    CODE

    20A Bring up to ___

    7
    66
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    HALE

    24A Fit

    6
    98
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    ANDES

    107A Habitat for vicuñas

    6
    76
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    MITT

    68A –

    6
    74
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    HIGH

    37A Secret lairs

    6
    42
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    PITAS

    4A Shawarma wraps

    6
    35
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    SHERA

    83A Princess of Power, in the comics

    6
    22
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    TREK

    35A Long walk

    5
    92
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    SEL

    13D Fleur de ___ (seasoning)

    5
    71
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    ADLER

    15D Irene ___ ("the Woman," to Sherlock Holmes)

    5
    59
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    DONT

    56D "___ forget …"

    5
    50
  50. 50
    RUG

    36D Something to pray on

    5
    49
  51. 51
    KAL

    101D ___ Penn, actor who held a post in the Obama White House

    5
    38
  52. 52
    TOWEL

    22A –

    5
    38
  53. 53
    UMAMI

    87D Savory quality

    5
    34
  54. 54
    TOWS

    6D Tugboat jobs

    5
    29
  55. 55
    NARNIA

    41D Aslan's world

    5
    25
  56. 56
    ASU

    45A Sch. with the mascot Sparky the Sun Devil

    4
    83
  57. 57
    DDT

    70A Substance banned for agricultural use in 1972, for short

    4
    76
  58. 58
    STIES

    46D Fenced-in patches of mud

    4
    52
  59. 59
    EATIT

    88D Suffer an embarrassing loss

    4
    41
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    ACTON

    29A Respond to

    4
    31
  61. 61
    UMASS

    92A Amherst sch.

    4
    31
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    NEIGH

    67A "Anything you want!"

    4
    30
  63. 63
    KIND

    64A Beneficent

    4
    20
  64. 64
    TEENIE

    57A Wee, in one spelling

    4
    18
  65. 65
    FTW

    1D "Victory!," in internet shorthand

    4
    6
  66. 66
    ALINE

    71A Style that flares out from the waist

    3
    76
  67. 67
    HOMER

    104A Hit one out of the park

    3
    37
  68. 68
    FEUD

    49D Reality show fodder

    3
    35
  69. 69
    LUBE

    30D Slippery stuff

    3
    33
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    LURID

    40D Like many true-crime dramas

    3
    33
  71. 71
    RACED

    90D Sped

    3
    33
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    SOAMI

    14D "Same here"

    3
    32
  73. 73
    DEETS

    16D 411

    3
    16
  74. 74
    UNIONS

    10D Marriages

    3
    9
  75. 75
    TOG

    17A Dress (up), quaintly

    2
    53
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    FLOP

    94D Something that closes quickly

    2
    41
  77. 77
    AME

    65A Denomination of Boston's historic Charles Street Church: Abbr.

    2
    40
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    OOMPH

    39D Pep

    2
    36
  79. 79
    AIG

    59D Recipient of a 2008 govt. bailout

    2
    32
  80. 80
    LACED

    93A Tied up

    2
    32
  81. 81
    TOSH

    26D Nonsense, to Brits

    2
    31
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    PATENT

    4D Easily recognizable

    2
    28
  83. 83
    EKING

    60D Scraping (by)

    2
    25
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    VIRAL

    23A How things might go on the internet

    2
    23
  85. 85
    LOME

    95D Capital of Togo

    2
    17
  86. 86
    BUYS

    34D Believes, so to speak

    2
    14
  87. 87
    BULGE

    44A Swelling

    2
    10
  88. 88
    CTRLC

    11D Copy command on a keyboard

    2
    4
  89. 89
    SHASTA

    32A 14,000-foot volcano in California

    1
    37
  90. 90
    BANTU

    62D Language group of sub-Saharan Africa

    1
    33
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    DWELT

    103A Lingered (on)

    1
    19
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    DUCTS

    9A Tear things

    1
    17
  93. 93
    FORK

    49A Equivalent of one gallon

    1
    17
  94. 94
    BEATLE

    73A One crying "Help!"?

    1
    15
  95. 95
    WARTS

    50A –

    1
    14
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    BUOYED

    43A Lifted, as spirits

    1
    7
  97. 97
    LAUNCH

    30A Some outdoor seats

    1
    7
  98. 98
    BURRS

    34A Hallmarks of Scottish accents

    1
    6
  99. 99
    SUCKLE

    83D Feed, as a pup might

    1
    6
  100. 100
    WEMET

    28A Response to a repeat introduction

    1
    5
  101. 101
    PARTD

    27D Medicare section that covers prescription drugs

    1
    4
  102. 102
    TRASHTALK

    12D Offensive line in football, say?

    1
    4
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    OTTESSA debut

    25A ___ Moshfegh, author of the 2015 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-winning novel "Eileen"

    1
    2
  104. 104
    SLOPE

    99A Lollygagger

    0
    46
  105. 105
    HEIRS

    31A –

    0
    22
  106. 106
    BOSN

    44D Cap'n's subordinate

    0
    19
  107. 107
    ADULATE

    33D Heap praise on

    0
    17
  108. 108
    BLEED

    73D What an errant red sock may do in a load of whites

    0
    16
  109. 109
    TAMALES

    57D Steamed food items eaten with the hands

    0
    16
  110. 110
    POOLS

    27A Collections of bets

    0
    14
  111. 111
    PETERS

    85D Fades (out)

    0
    13
  112. 112
    SPARED

    84A Let live

    0
    10
  113. 113
    QUEUE

    86A 2 vis-à-vis 8, 3 vis-à-vis 27, etc.

    0
    9
  114. 114
    SPRING

    78A Growing season

    0
    9
  115. 115
    FLATTOP

    94A Fade hairstyle sported by Grace Jones

    0
    8
  116. 116
    OFFICE

    63A Run for it!

    0
    8
  117. 117
    DOUBTS

    38A –

    0
    6
  118. 118
    PAUSED

    79D Took a breather

    0
    6
  119. 119
    QURAN

    86D Holy text divided into suras

    0
    6
  120. 120
    REFITS

    54D Modernizes the equipment of

    0
    6
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    PLAGUE

    80A Former magazine that featured male nudes

    0
    5
  122. 122
    TBOND

    52D Long-term security option, in brief

    0
    5
  123. 123
    ARFED

    53D Responded to "Speak!"

    0
    4
  124. 124
    BRUTES

    89A –

    0
    4
  125. 125
    LAURYN

    40A Grammy winner Hill

    0
    4
  126. 126
    MINDBLOWN

    68D "That's ... so ... crazy!"

    0
    4
  127. 127
    WHEREWEREWE

    28D Comment when trying to get a discussion back on track

    0
    4
  128. 128
    FREEPASS

    76D Exemption from consequences

    0
    3
  129. 129
    BOHOCHIC

    2D Clothing style with hippie influences

    0
    2
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    CARTOONY

    75D Humorously exaggerated

    0
    2
  131. 131
    DEVOURS

    9D Gobbles up

    0
    2
  132. 132
    IGOTTAGO

    3D "Look at the time!"

    0
    2
  133. 133
    POCKS

    98A Skin marks

    0
    2
  134. 134
    BANKCHARGES debut

    43D Overdraft fees, e.g.

    0
    1
  135. 135
    BREAKTHESOUNDBARRIER debut

    58A Hit Mach I … or a hint to answering eight pairs of consecutive entries in this puzzle

    0
    1
  136. 136
    CHEEKY debut

    20D Fresh

    0
    1
  137. 137
    PHTESTS debut

    80D Things revealing basic truths?

    0
    1