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Sunday · 140 answers · 12 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

    77D Memorable time

    97
    791
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    ALI

    12D See 30-Down

    49
    518
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    ICE

    59D ___ blue

    40
    391
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    LET

    25D God's first word on the first day

    34
    288
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    EAT

    31A Parent's exhortation

    33
    399
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    ANTS

    44D "The Empire of the ___" (H.G. Wells short story)

    33
    247
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    ESAU

    82A Biblical twin

    31
    245
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    LEI

    91A What goes around the head at Diamond Head

    29
    310
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    ONES

    22A Simoleons

    28
    295
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    OVER

    3D "I'm done talking"

    25
    247
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    SRO

    47D Theater sign

    24
    251
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    NEED

    106D Call for

    24
    214
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    SON

    102A Mama's boy

    24
    213
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    SPOT

    32A Real bind

    24
    153
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    OPAL

    26A The Australia-shaped "Pride of Australia," for one

    23
    253
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    OTTO

    57A ___ the Orange (Syracuse mascot)

    22
    273
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    CPA

    111D Many an I.R.S. employee

    19
    189
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    ELO

    41A Kind of rating system in chess

    17
    250
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    SUE

    7D Go after

    17
    183
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    RATE

    118A Utility figure

    16
    182
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    RON

    101D Bacardi, por ejemplo

    16
    169
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    ESPY

    108D Catch a glimpse of

    16
    130
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    PEDI

    15A Lead-in to cure or cab

    15
    47
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    NON

    94A The "en" in "enby"

    13
    143
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    ENOLA

    99D ___ Gay

    13
    121
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    IMAGE

    116A Persona

    13
    110
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    EDDY

    121A River swirl

    12
    154
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    GET

    11D Come down with

    11
    118
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    TSARS

    86A Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible

    11
    117
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    LEAP

    117A Quantum ___

    11
    103
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    AMIS

    72A Bordeaux besties

    11
    88
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    HUT

    65A Humble home

    11
    68
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    ZEN

    62D Garden variety?

    10
    102
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    RICO

    101A Fed. statute that took down the Gambino crime family

    10
    80
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    ERATO

    81D Muse with a lyre

    9
    174
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    SAX

    113D Coltrane's instrument

    9
    76
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    MOSS

    73D Something furry on a fir

    9
    60
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    TEAMO

    70A International date line?

    9
    35
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    ROUT

    2D Beat handily

    8
    72
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    UMPS

    6D Homebodies?

    8
    69
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    EVEL

    54A Daredevil Knievel

    8
    66
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    GRAD

    107D Mortarboard tosser

    8
    57
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    GAPS

    60A Braces might fix them

    8
    36
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    APEX

    28A Crest

    7
    101
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    YON

    64A Over there

    7
    82
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    ISLES

    18D Sweden has more than 200,000 of them (of which only 1,000 are inhabited)

    7
    79
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    MGM

    76D James Bond studio

    7
    69
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    MONO

    42A Audio option

    7
    69
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    RICH

    92A Preposterous

    7
    65
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    PDFS

    1D Some email attachments

    7
    27
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    OSAGE

    119A "Killers of the Flower Moon" tribe

    6
    90
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    USDA

    66D Inits. on a "Choice" label

    6
    83
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    SIRS

    40A Entitled guys?

    6
    80
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    ENRON

    80D Company whose misconduct helped spawn the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002)

    6
    73
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    HASP

    43D Hinged fastener

    6
    73
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    MENS

    76A ___ room

    6
    63
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    AJAX

    10D Comet alternative

    6
    62
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    AGASP

    10A Thunderstruck

    6
    39
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    ONLEAVE

    103A Not working, say

    6
    37
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    ENABLE

    97D Turn on

    6
    36
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    GREED

    83A Midas' downfall

    6
    30
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    LAILA

    30D With 12-Down, world champion boxer who retired an undefeated 24-0

    6
    25
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    HOLLA

    43A Slangy greeting

    6
    11
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    ASNER

    53A Ed of "Up"

    5
    103
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    EGGO

    51D Brand whose sales spiked after an appearance on "Stranger Things"

    5
    92
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    STOOD

    32D Put up with

    5
    57
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    APBS

    89A Police alerts, for short

    5
    47
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    ESCAPE

    8D Actual title of "The Piña Colada Song"

    5
    46
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    FACE

    104D Part of a clock

    5
    46
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    DOVE

    19A Peace symbol

    5
    39
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    NEXUS

    100D Hub

    5
    24
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    ISUZU

    61A Auto company headquartered in Yokohama

    4
    30
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    FLOAT

    55D Parade sight

    4
    28
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    DORIS

    88A N.B.A. analyst Burke

    4
    24
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    HEWED

    35D Cut

    4
    19
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    LOSETO

    37D Finish behind

    4
    16
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    INGE

    105D Playwright William

    3
    124
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    ELEC

    114A Monthly utility bill: Abbr.

    3
    80
  79. 79
    DET

    46D Lions or Tigers, on a scoreboard

    3
    52
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    MADD

    71D Org. with the tagline "No More Victims"

    3
    34
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    SPASMS

    24D Sudden contractions

    3
    31
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    DECCA

    84D Record label that famously turned down the Beatles

    3
    30
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    SUSIE

    75D "___ Q" (rockabilly classic)

    3
    26
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    JELLO

    21A Snack brand with a hyphen in its name

    3
    25
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    TAXES

    120A Wears on

    3
    25
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    ANGUS

    38D Breed of cattle

    3
    22
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    MAUVE

    87A Pale purple

    3
    22
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    TUPAC

    115A Rapper with seven posthumous albums

    3
    21
  89. 89
    SLOPS

    13D Pours poorly

    3
    17
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    MASALA

    68D Indian spice mixture

    3
    15
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    BUSES

    5A Commuting options

    3
    12
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    HAVETO

    93D Can't not

    3
    11
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    ILLICIT

    34D Not authorized

    3
    10
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    PONIES

    14D Pays (up)

    3
    10
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    DEAGE debut

    17D Render more youthful, as with C.G.I.

    3
    3
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    HAG

    112D Witch

    2
    63
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    GIL

    39A ___ Scott-Heron, writer of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"

    2
    56
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    HOVER

    98D What drones and anxious parents do

    2
    24
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    OLIVER

    36D Late-night host John

    2
    24
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    STUPOR

    9D Drunken state

    2
    18
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    SPARES

    69D Necessities for retiring?

    2
    16
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    PERMS

    67A Wavy dos

    2
    15
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    YOKOONO

    64D At 78, she became the oldest artist to have a #1 dance hit

    2
    14
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    AMUST

    20A Absolutely necessary

    2
    12
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    ECZEMA

    96D Skin condition

    2
    12
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    STRIPES

    27A Pool side

    2
    7
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    PILLAGE

    29A Sack

    2
    6
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    ENPASSANT

    16D Chess move with a French name

    2
    5
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    TSTORM

    86D Supercell, e.g., for short

    2
    5
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    SINGIT

    95D Encouragement at karaoke night

    2
    3
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    SUPES

    56D Carriers of master keys, informally

    2
    3
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    HOLDSWATER

    35A Castle moat?

    2
    2
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    LEADS

    45A Sales prospects

    1
    24
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    PREPS

    74D Practices mise en place

    1
    18
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    PROB

    1A "No ___, Bob"

    1
    17
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    FONZ

    104A He literally jumped the shark on "Happy Days"

    1
    16
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    WILLA

    33D Novelist Cather

    1
    12
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    RONCO

    63A Veg-O-Matic maker

    1
    11
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    WISPS

    48A Smoky tendrils

    1
    11
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    BASETWO

    5D Binary

    1
    5
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    DONTSTARE

    85A Reprimand to a rubbernecker

    1
    5
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    VONN

    109A Skier Lindsey

    1
    5
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    BELIED

    4D Called into question

    1
    4
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    DETAILS

    58A Scoop, so to speak

    1
    3
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    GOESALLIN

    50A Shoves, to a poker player

    1
    3
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    NEURALNET

    78D Machine learning model that mimics the human brain

    1
    3
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    IQRANGE

    105A 85 to 115, typically

    1
    2
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    PENCAPS

    74A They prevent accidental scribbles

    1
    2
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    PLANTSEVIDENCE

    49D Leaf fossils?

    1
    2
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    BASQUES debut

    90D Europeans who speak a non-Indo-European language

    1
    1
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    EXCHANGESNUMBERS debut

    110A Stock prices?

    1
    1
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    FUDGESFACTS debut

    55A Sugar and cocoa content?

    1
    1
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    FUELSSPECULATION debut

    23A Oil futures?

    1
    1
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    GOLFSHIRT debut

    39D Swinger's attire

    1
    1
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    HEADCANON debut

    98A Personal theory that isn't in the source material

    1
    1
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    POOLSRESOURCES debut

    15D Noodles and floaties?

    1
    1
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    SEANASTIN debut

    52D Portrayer of Bob Newby on "Stranger Things"

    1
    1
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    SETSATEASE debut

    95A "And … cut!"?

    1
    1
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    TAKESORDERS debut

    79A "Lights! Camera! Action!"?

    1
    1
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    WISEASSES debut

    33A People who might answer "What's up?" with "The sky"

    1
    1