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Sunday · 140 answers · 24 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    69A Exist

    56
    533
  2. 2
    END

    81D Conclusion

    55
    447
  3. 3
    NET

    78D Pickleball need

    38
    377
  4. 4
    ARI

    6D Shapiro of NPR

    36
    378
  5. 5
    OGRE

    120A Grim Grimm figure

    36
    284
  6. 6
    SIR

    50D "Hello there, good ___"

    35
    271
  7. 7
    EAST

    85A Direction of the wind that brought Mary Poppins

    33
    285
  8. 8
    ARIA

    17A "Ave Maria" finale, appropriately?

    30
    446
  9. 9
    ETAS

    49A Figs. on flight boards

    26
    214
  10. 10
    ANO

    100A Year abroad

    25
    216
  11. 11
    ASK

    12D Request

    24
    204
  12. 12
    NESS

    124A Costner's role in "The Untouchables"

    23
    202
  13. 13
    OTIS

    113D Soul legend Redding

    20
    251
  14. 14
    SAY

    5A For example

    20
    132
  15. 15
    CIA

    83A Org. once led by George H.W. Bush

    19
    206
  16. 16
    ESPY

    52A Spot

    16
    130
  17. 17
    ASST

    127A Right hand: Abbr.

    15
    193
  18. 18
    DECO

    11D Chrysler Building style, familiarly

    15
    97
  19. 19
    SNO

    119D ___-cone

    14
    188
  20. 20
    TONI

    90A Chart-topping Basil or Braxton

    14
    117
  21. 21
    MAMA

    107D Crib call

    14
    115
  22. 22
    ARCH

    32A Image on a Missouri state quarter

    13
    159
  23. 23
    ENSUE

    97A Follow

    13
    101
  24. 24
    DISS

    57A Put-down

    13
    29
  25. 25
    AMIE

    21A French friend

    12
    170
  26. 26
    GEM

    47A Treasure

    12
    119
  27. 27
    FOE

    71D Adversary

    12
    112
  28. 28
    SPREE

    18A Buying binge

    12
    97
  29. 29
    DRAT

    115D Mild expletive

    11
    109
  30. 30
    EZRA

    19D Poet Pound

    10
    139
  31. 31
    DOC

    126A Happy companion

    10
    102
  32. 32
    LIN

    96A Architect Maya

    10
    90
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    RICO

    3D ___ Act (measure against mobsters)

    10
    80
  34. 34
    TINA

    123A First name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    9
    118
  35. 35
    UTERI

    33A Wombs

    9
    41
  36. 36
    EMI

    46D Bygone owner of Virgin Records

    8
    117
  37. 37
    COG

    37A Gear tooth

    8
    63
  38. 38
    PEDRO

    108A Hall-of-Famer Martínez

    8
    32
  39. 39
    LENS

    114D Something to look through

    7
    129
  40. 40
    ELISE

    121A Beethoven dedicatee

    7
    75
  41. 41
    MARS

    1D Red rover home

    7
    72
  42. 42
    AVIAN

    103A For the birds

    7
    57
  43. 43
    TARP

    104A Rainproof cover

    6
    78
  44. 44
    KNEES

    60D Body parts with caps

    6
    40
  45. 45
    PRADA

    8A Italian fashion house

    6
    33
  46. 46
    CUED

    29D Prompted, in a theater

    6
    29
  47. 47
    JPEG

    117D Digital picture format

    6
    24
  48. 48
    MART

    1A Trading post

    5
    57
  49. 49
    TORME

    98A Mel who sang the 1949 #1 hit "Careless Hands"

    5
    41
  50. 50
    CANINE

    72A Word often shortened to a letter and a number

    5
    23
  51. 51
    CONGA

    56D Kind of line that no one just stands in

    4
    31
  52. 52
    BAO

    66A Steamed Chinese bun

    4
    19
  53. 53
    STA

    93A Place to buy tickets: Abbr.

    3
    158
  54. 54
    ELEC

    80A The "E" in G.E.: Abbr.

    3
    80
  55. 55
    SHADE

    39A Desirable condition for hostas

    3
    39
  56. 56
    ESTAS

    42A "Cómo ___?"

    3
    34
  57. 57
    CARED

    29A Gave a darn

    3
    22
  58. 58
    JASON

    79A Name spelled by the initials of five consecutive months

    3
    19
  59. 59
    OPTIMA

    51A Onetime Kia model

    3
    18
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    ELMST

    23D Horror film locale, in brief

    3
    14
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    HOMERUN

    64A Smash hit

    3
    9
  62. 62
    TOK

    54A Tik___ challenge

    3
    6
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    BANG

    88D [Kapow!]

    2
    38
  64. 64
    HAWK

    13A Hard-liner

    2
    30
  65. 65
    YESM

    7D Antiquated assent

    2
    22
  66. 66
    AREAMAP

    34D Tour aid

    2
    16
  67. 67
    AMARETTO

    14D Almond-flavored liqueur

    2
    15
  68. 68
    MASCARA

    65D Sephora purchase

    2
    15
  69. 69
    SUMMA

    95D Diploma modifier

    2
    13
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    COOKS

    59A They put things on the back burner

    2
    12
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    HERNIA

    122A Risk of heavy lifting

    2
    12
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    ALFAS

    34A Italian sports cars, informally

    2
    10
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    ONTOAST

    62D How caviar might be served

    2
    9
  74. 74
    CDRACKS

    94A Jewel case holders

    2
    7
  75. 75
    LONGO

    91A Start of "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

    2
    6
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    SLICERS

    76D Deli devices

    2
    6
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    ACOUSTIC

    89D Not plugged in, in a way

    2
    5
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    USFLAG

    101A Stars and Stripes

    2
    5
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    REL

    43A Divinity sch. subj.

    1
    133
  80. 80
    ARAT

    2D "I smell ___"

    1
    53
  81. 81
    SOC

    58D Party to the left of Dem.

    1
    43
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    OENO

    92D Sommelier's prefix

    1
    39
  83. 83
    EMP

    73A Catherine the Great, e.g.: Abbr.

    1
    29
  84. 84
    GLOSS

    125A Sheen

    1
    23
  85. 85
    AGIO

    10D Foreign exchange fee

    1
    18
  86. 86
    STOOLIE

    26A Informer, informally

    1
    17
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    ATTICA

    55A Home of the Temple of Poseidon

    1
    14
  88. 88
    BOLL

    109D Cotton capsule

    1
    14
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    DOGES

    20A Venetian magistrates of old

    1
    14
  90. 90
    DESCENT

    40D Lineage

    1
    11
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    AMMONIA

    67D Fast-evaporating cleaning agent

    1
    10
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    TROLLED

    44A Provoked an online fight

    1
    10
  93. 93
    AKIO

    110D Sony co-founder Morita

    1
    7
  94. 94
    EMPORIA

    41D Major shops

    1
    7
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    BANDSAW

    109A Woodworking tool with a belt

    1
    6
  96. 96
    SAMEOLD

    112A "Nothing much"

    1
    6
  97. 97
    MRMAGOO

    27A Cartoon character inspired by W.C. Fields

    1
    5
  98. 98
    PDQBACH

    8D Fictional composer whose first three initials mean "A.S.A.P."

    1
    5
  99. 99
    INABAR

    87A Where "Cheers" is set

    1
    4
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    MADRES

    99D Mothers, in Mexico

    1
    4
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    TARTNESS

    86D Feature of rhubarb pie

    1
    4
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    WINERACK

    15D Stand in a cellar

    1
    4
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    CONVERGE

    83D What parallel lines never do

    1
    3
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    LETTERA

    35D What Hester Prynne wore in a Hawthorne novel

    1
    3
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    MEANSTO

    63D Will, given the opportunity

    1
    3
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    OPENING

    68D Sicilian Defense in chess, e.g.

    1
    3
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    PATHE

    105D Trail/head

    1
    3
  108. 108
    GLIDEON

    38D Like some eyeliners

    1
    2
  109. 109
    LEAPTON

    91D Grabbed, as an opportunity

    1
    2
  110. 110
    MRSDASH

    28D Seasoning brand that dropped the first part of its name in 2020

    1
    2
  111. 111
    NONEOF

    70A Your business start-up?

    1
    2
  112. 112
    ROUGHAGE

    9D Dietary plant fiber

    1
    2
  113. 113
    TAHOMA

    4D Indigenous people's name for Mount Rainier

    1
    2
  114. 114
    TOASTMASTER

    118A Certain emcee

    1
    2
  115. 115
    USEDON

    82A Applied to

    1
    2
  116. 116
    YOUNGTURK

    53D One eager for radical change

    1
    2
  117. 117
    BEADOLL debut

    66D "Help me out here"

    1
    1
  118. 118
    CVOLT debut

    31D Horse/power

    1
    1
  119. 119
    DUITCH debut

    48A Holland/tunnel

    1
    1
  120. 120
    FLATTERY debut

    36D Excessive praise

    1
    1
  121. 121
    GITANOS debut

    75A Jeans popular in the 1980s

    1
    1
  122. 122
    GUMMI debut

    106A ___ bears

    1
    1
  123. 123
    HAZMATSUITS debut

    13D Protective outfits for handling radioactive material

    1
    1
  124. 124
    INSIDERS debut

    84D Ones in the know

    1
    1
  125. 125
    JAGUARXKES debut

    79D Classic British sports cars

    1
    1
  126. 126
    JPOKER debut

    117A Card/game

    1
    1
  127. 127
    KEYDISH debut

    16D Small entryway receptacle that might also house loose change

    1
    1
  128. 128
    METRODNOME debut

    61A Stadium/timekeeper

    1
    1
  129. 129
    MMMDCV debut

    30A 3,605, in ancient Rome

    1
    1
  130. 130
    PARY debut

    74A Average/income

    1
    1
  131. 131
    QBUICK debut

    24A Fast/car

    1
    1
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    RACHELWEISZ debut

    22A Lead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012)

    1
    1
  133. 133
    ROADNOISE debut

    45D Honking or screeching, for example

    1
    1
  134. 134
    SFIESTA debut

    102D Slumber/party

    1
    1
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    SLWIM debut

    18D Skinny/dip

    1
    1
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    SPEEDCOP debut

    5D Officer with a radar gun

    1
    1
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    STAGTENAME debut

    77A Denver/Colorado

    1
    1
  138. 138
    TREXK debut

    116A Dino/expedition

    1
    1
  139. 139
    WOARD debut

    111D Promise/keeper

    1
    1
  140. 140
    ZMANY debut

    25A Wild/bunch

    1
    1