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Sunday · 140 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ONE

    12D Representation of January

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    PSST

    46D [Hey!]

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    ORAL

    15D Kind of history

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    ERAS

    75A Chapters of history

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    ASAP

    103A "Like … NOW!"

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    ESP

    4D In particular, in shorthand

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    ORCA

    117A Predator that can grow to roughly the size of a school bus

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    ISLE

    111D Popular vacation destination

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    EMIT

    36D Radiate

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    RAT

    27A Tell (on)

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    UNIT

    110D Condo, e.g.

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    ENDS

    124A Some are loose

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    AMEN

    107D "You tell 'em!"

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    ADD

    116D Recipe instruction

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    ALAS

    10D Word of woe

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    ALTO

    47D Vocal range from about F3 to F5

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    LOT

    59D Parcel of land

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    URSA

    91A ___ Major Cluster (astronomical grouping)

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    SIN

    90A Envy, e.g.

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    EMAIL

    118A Component of some chains

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    IKEA

    71D Its first store was in Älmhult, Smaland

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    ESTEE

    83A First name in cosmetics

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    TOT

    65A Small sip of alcohol, to Brits

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    TEAS

    88A Some are loose

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    NOSE

    89A Smoke detector?

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    OFT

    117D Frequently, poetically

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    HTTP

    23A URL starter

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    AGREE

    74D Concur

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    TRAM

    53D Airport transport

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    SURE

    41D Certain

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    ROAR

    97D Erupt with laughter

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    RID

    70A Purge

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    AINT

    81D "___ Misbehavin'"

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    LADLE

    119A Cafeteria server

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    AVON

    63A London-based cosmetics giant

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    SEN

    104D Pres. Biden, once

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    TSARS

    50D Peter and Alexander

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    DYES

    72D Ingredients in many candies

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    DINE

    120A Eat in style

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    SAGE

    37D Solomon, for one

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    RICO

    17D Having a lot of dinero

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    ERNIE

    22A Half of a Muppet duo

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    HAL

    115D "2001" computer

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    ANNO

    16D A, as in ancient history?

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    ABIT

    6D Somewhat

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    DEEP

    18D "Whoaaaaaa"-inducing

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    TORSO

    38A Trunk

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    SYNC

    78D Match

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    ROPE

    1A Need for double Dutch

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    ARENAS

    8D Big things to sell out

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    COW

    26D Yoga pose on all fours

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    NARC

    32A Tell (on), informally

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    YRS

    68D Jr. and sr.

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    TOOL

    79D Something found on a belt

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    IBAR

    20A Building support beam

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    BRAS

    109D Articles that may be wired

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    MICE

    28D "Optical" accessories

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    SALON

    9A Cutting room?

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    ECG

    113A Heart monitor, for short

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    MANI

    35D Nail work, for short

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    MAS

    44A "No ___!"

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    PERT

    25D Cheeky

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    XENA

    43A Iconic TV role for Lucy Lawless

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    NASTY

    122A Foul

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    ELDER

    123A Religious figurehead

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    PART

    46A Consideration for a hairstylist

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    PLANE

    21A Spirit of St. Louis, e.g.

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    SHOES

    62D What a cordwainer makes

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    ONTAPE

    2D Like some books

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    REND

    112D Tear

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    LOVE

    51D Either blank in "___ is ___"

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    PAIN

    80D Major inconvenience

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    FLAT

    121A Lackluster

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    LAC

    11D Fond du ___, Wis.

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    NEGATE

    102D Cancel out

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    MIDAS

    54D Big name in auto parts

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    FEUD

    45A Beef, maybe

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    WAND

    69D Component of a fairy costume

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    NEATEN

    13D Tidy up

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    PLUG

    82D Stopper

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    SNEAKY

    76A Under-the-table

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    RARA

    5A ___ avis

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    INTL

    49A The "I" of AIG: Abbr.

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    BOARD

    14A Hirer of an executive director

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    UNOS

    19A Popular pizza chain, familiarly

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    PUSH

    33D Neither lose nor win, in betting lingo

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    LOMA

    108D ___ Linda, Calif.

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    RIGATONI

    5D Ribbed pasta

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    VSOP

    85D Letters on a Cognac bottle

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    OVERLY

    100D To excess

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    ROOTCAUSE debut

    48D Underlying reason

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    OONA

    105A Actress Chaplin

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    ISOLATE

    58A Set apart

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    PEWS

    33A Congregants' seats

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    SLOTS

    56A Features of airports in Nevada

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    SPONGE

    57D Total suck-up?

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    OPENIT

    30A Excited gifter's words

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    BEHEST

    14D Orders

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    ESTADO

    77D Nuevo Hampshire, por ejemplo

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    JOSIE

    64D ___ and the Pussycats (fictional band)

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    BMOVIE

    106A Camp production, maybe

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    LANTERN

    52D Guiding light

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    POTTER

    3D Worker who throws things

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    STOOPS

    61A Common city street hangouts

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    TOELOOP

    29A Figure skating jump

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    INCODE

    98D Like some spy messages

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    HERECOMESTHESUN

    34A Warning to Icarus (The Beatles)

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    RIVETER

    60A One with a fasten-ating job?

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    ODER

    42D German "or"

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    TYNE

    125A ___ Daly, "Cagney & Lacey" co-star

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    DELA

    86A Crème ___ crème

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    OFFER

    39D Job candidate's aspiration

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    SPEECH

    9D Chant to an honoree

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    RAVINE

    7D Dodger Stadium is built on one

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    NEXTTO

    31D Touching, say

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    CANOES

    73A Olympic crafts since 1936

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    SEMS

    92D Univ. sessions

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    YVONNE

    55D De Carlo who played Lily Munster

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    FAMILY

    94D Brood

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    CLEEF

    93A Van ___ & Arpels (jeweler)

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    PARSNIP

    80A Vegetable that looks like a portmanteau of two other vegetables (but isn't!)

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    STAGGER

    78A Drunken walk

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    WICCAN

    101D Certain polytheist

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    MATINEES

    28A Shows up in the afternoon?

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    NAPKIN

    99D Item in a table setting

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    BOMBER

    96D Jacket type

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    DANGLE

    95D Swing by a string, say

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    LIGHTMYFIRE

    52A Request to Prometheus (The Doors)

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    PERO

    67D Spanish "but"

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    REITERATE

    40D Highlight, in a way

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    ALBUMEN

    107A Egg white

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    YOURESOVAIN

    84A Criticism of Narcissus (Carly Simon)

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    ARMBONES

    87D Radii, e.g.

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    RUHROH

    1D Exclamation from Astro on "The Jetsons"

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    DONTBRINGMEDOWN debut

    95A Entreaty to Hades (Electric Light Orchestra)

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    GIVEPEACEACHANCE debut

    24A Supplication to Ares (Plastic Ono Band)

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    IMACPROS debut

    111A Bygone Apple desktops

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    JADORE debut

    64A Dior fragrance

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    MORNINGHASBROKEN debut

    114A Congratulations to Eos (Cat Stevens)

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    OHPRETTYWOMAN debut

    66A Comment to Aphrodite (Roy Orbison)

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