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Sunday · 140 answers · 11 debuts

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

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    ETA

    43A Roadwork might push it back, in brief

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    ALE

    1D Stuff served in a horn at a Renaissance faire, perhaps

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    570
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    SPA

    104A "Me day" destination

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    475
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    EAR

    122D Barber's obstacle

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    IRE

    72D Its prime minister is known as the Taoiseach: Abbr.

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    TSA

    106A Org. with a PreCheck option

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    LEO

    88D Zodiac feline

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    AGO

    46A Back in time

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    ORCA

    110D Predator that can weigh up to six tons

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    LET

    111A Give an allowance?

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    ROE

    45A Something fishy

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    AND

    10D "Your point being …?"

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    SIT

    76A Survive a round of musical chairs

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    MET

    116A Had a session

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    SRO

    61A Inits. for a hit

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    NEON

    86D Bright light in the big city

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    219
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    SAP

    58D Likely victim on April Fools' Day

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    194
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    ARK

    77A Setting for the musical "Two by Two"

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    160
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    PEA

    28A "Once Upon a Mattress" prop

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    ISNT

    53D First word of a Stevie Wonder hit

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    EDGE

    36D Intense demeanor

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    TEEN

    92D Many a babysitter

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    IPO

    97A Wall St. debut

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    SEGA

    7D Company whose name is derived from "Service Games"

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    118
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    MAR

    121D Dent or scratch

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    CAN

    73D When doubled, a dance

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    ERG

    54D Part of a joule

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    LAP

    71D Drink like a dog

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    DIET

    82D Milkweed leaves, for a monarch caterpillar

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    ORO

    74D "___ y plata" (state motto of Montana)

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    231
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    SEEN

    41D Admitted to a doctor's office

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    170
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    URDU

    39D Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter

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    SAL

    120D Mule of old song

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    LOLA

    40D Looney Tunes bunny

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    EASY

    112D Like child's play

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    RAIL

    78A Inveigh (against)

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    120
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    DRY

    37A Like some wits and wines

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    UTA

    59D Actress Hagen

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    LOOT

    80D Ill-gotten gains

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    RIDS

    52D Purges

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    DMS

    123D Contacts on Instagram, informally

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    AGEE

    95A "A Death in the Family" novelist

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    PEAR

    38D Compote fruit

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    95
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    STEAM

    107A What fumaroles emit

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    SLAY

    70D Do in

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    EPS

    119D Many debut releases, in brief

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    ZOO

    94A One might be organized by habitat

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    IONE

    12D Skye of "Say Anything …"

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    USURP

    57A Stage a hostile takeover of

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    ENDAT

    49D Not go further than

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    SOLAR

    75A Kind of farm

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    AVERT

    27A Keep from happening

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    PRESS

    50D Panini maker, e.g.

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    64
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    PATIO

    30D Alfresco dining spot

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    GOV

    42D Ending of a political address

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    WOO

    55D Romance

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    OILER

    17D Loser in the 2024 Stanley Cup final

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    YOGA

    31D Positions that require flexibility?

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    TYPO

    113D Embarassing mistake?

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    51
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    SOX

    2D Red or White follower

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    50
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    TEPID

    114A Lukewarm

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    44
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    UTOPIA

    22A Best of all possible worlds

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    SPEEDO

    16D Maker of tiny trunks

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    DAL

    118D Indian lentil dish

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    ERN

    6D Directional suffix

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    ANIL

    60A Blue dye

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    DUNE

    115D Sea turtle nesting site

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    NASTY

    18D Mean-spirited

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    QTIP

    11D Stick in a makeup kit

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    GALL

    99D Chutzpah

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    ERASERS

    129A They might get worn down while solving crosswords

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    ELIAS

    32A Sewing machine pioneer Howe

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    LUV

    13D Word on a candy heart

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    GAIA

    25D Greek goddess of the earth

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    ARNO

    109A River through Florence

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    FONT

    89D Type of type

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    RODIN

    56A "The Kiss" sculptor

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    EPITOME

    51D Textbook example

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    SAYHI

    104D Drop in for a sec

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    DANUBE

    98D Europe's second-longest river

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    BENTO

    21A Japanese takeout option

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    SERE

    33D Desertlike

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    OTO

    14D Indigenous Oklahoman

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    AGAPE

    95D Visibly stunned

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    SPACE

    125A "___ is to place as eternity is to time": Joseph Joubert

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    ASTRA

    68D "Ad ___" (2019 sci-fi film)

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    ATEIT

    64A Face-planted

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    IDEALS

    127A Guiding principles

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    IBERIA

    8D Airline based in Madrid

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    NAMED

    108A Like streets, but rarely alleyways

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    GREY

    44A Like many London skies

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    WAKE

    69D Hazard for a jet skier

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    RAIDS

    67D Surprise 100-Downs

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    REVERE

    20D Regard highly

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    NOMS

    90D Academy endorsements, casually

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    ISE

    34A Expert conclusion?

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    EOE

    93A Job listing abbr.

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    IRAQI

    8A Saudi's neighbor

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    REALTY

    5D Subject of Netflix's "Selling Sunset"

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    REDTAG

    9D Markdown indicator

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    DEERES

    101D Some farm machines

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    WIPED

    85D Totally exhausted

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    LAMBDA

    102D Kappa follower

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    COASTAL

    73A Like the view from Big Sur

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    LOITERER

    19A Annoyance for a shopkeeper

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    LOGSON

    13A Gets ready to surf, maybe

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    STARLETS

    63D Hollywood hopefuls

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    OLIVETREE

    84D Athena's gift to Athens

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    TELOS

    65D Final purpose, to Aristotle

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    NEET

    29A Longtime hair removal brand

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    ATTACK

    100D Go on the offensive

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    GDS

    62A Dept. store inventory

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    MOPED

    81A E-bike alternative

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    HIGHS

    48D Euphoric moments

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    ITSALIE

    91A "I categorically deny that!"

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    GOWN

    15D Red carpet attire

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    GEMINI

    96D Early NASA program

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    YOLKS

    128A Hollandaise sauce ingredients

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    ASPIRES

    1A Shoots for the moon

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    DROWN

    83A Smother, as with sauce

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    EMEERS

    103D Mideast dignitaries: Var.

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    PROUD

    105D Honored

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    HUBCAP

    124A Rim protector

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    KIL

    26A Le Mans race unit: Abbr.

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    PANTY

    30A Word with hose or line

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    ITHINK

    4D "For my money …"

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    WELBY

    24D Dr. Marcus of old TV

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    AIRHEAD

    47A Scatterbrain

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    DURANGO

    66A Dodge S.U.V.

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    DONTGETMADGETELEVEN debut

    98A Advice after one's rival scores a perfect ten?

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    EXCHANGEWEDDINGVOWELS debut

    23A Say "O di" instead of "I do"?

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    INADREAM debut

    126A Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place

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    IZZE debut

    79D Sparkling juice brand

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    NOELFLYZONES debut

    87A Santa's routes on Christmas Eve?

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    PACKYOURBAGELSANDGO debut

    38A Eviction notice sent to a New York deli owner?

    1
    1
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    PEELERREVIEW debut

    50A "This thing is SHARP! It handles potatoes and carrots with ease," e.g.

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    PICKACARD debut

    3D Magician's request

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    SNARLUPS debut

    35D Traffic jams

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    WHATSPASTELISPAST debut

    69A Interior decorator's assertion that bold colors are back in style?

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    YOURDELAYSARENUMBERED debut

    117A Airline's promise to improve its timeliness?

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