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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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    ELI

    115D Country music's ___ Young Band

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    EAR

    100D Location of the malleus, incus and stapes

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    TSA

    102A Grp. that investigates cases?

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    YES

    96A "Absolutely!"

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    AGE

    38D Industrial ___

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    ALOE

    121A Shaving gel additive

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    SEE

    78D Go out with

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    LEE

    82D Sheltered side

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    ASIA

    37A One side of the Bering Strait

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    ERAS

    124A Historic periods

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    ACAI

    58A "Superfood" berry

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    ETON

    22A George Orwell's alma mater

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    ACNE

    88D Undesirable marks in high school

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    ARTS

    7D The "A" in STEAM

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    ALSO

    70D "Not to mention …"

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    SRI

    8D Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific

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    KNEE

    113D Often-skinned body part

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    ARLO

    59D The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"

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    STU

    76A Disco guy on "The Simpsons"

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    EPIC

    11A "Spartacus" or "Gladiator"

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    SARI

    111A Garb for an Indian bridesmaid

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    ATT

    38A QB stat: Abbr.

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    SLR

    1D Pro's camera type

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    STAY

    78A Temporary halt, legally

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    NED

    35A ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend

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    ASTI

    97A Province bordering Turin

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    OBI

    44D Kimono closer

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    YEA

    93A Antonym and rhyme for "nay"

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    TET

    57A Holiday celebrated with banh chung

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    SUN

    84A Symbol for fair weather in a forecast

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    HERE

    33D "Catch!"

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    ATRIA

    16D Courtyards

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    OLAF

    45A "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"

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    SRS

    83D Typical univ. applicants

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    NOM

    43A Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally

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    NAME

    34D Handle

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    HOLE

    85A Green opening

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    AYN

    75D Objectivist author Rand

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    OILS

    81A Aromatherapy liquids

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    SKIT

    28A Vaudeville offering

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    HONOR

    105D Pay tribute to

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    ARRAY

    20A Large spread

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    TAM

    9D Laddie's cap

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    PACE

    91A Tempo

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    EXPO

    56A Trade show

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    SANER

    127A Less off-the-wall

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    ENVY

    53D Coveter's sin

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    COIN

    2D Numismatist's acquisition

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    PEE

    117D Head of production?

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    BEST

    65D Most exceptional

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    PASTA

    6A ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"

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    BEET

    55D Source of some natural dyes and sugars

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    SITS

    125A Takes a load off

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    LOOSE

    19A Like harem pants

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    TIPS

    112D Tax code issues

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    RUB

    79A Difficulty, to Hamlet

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    ROGER

    3D "Got it," on a radio

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    TEEUP

    69D Prepare to drive

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    SCRAP

    1A Leftover piece of fabric

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    LAN

    118D PC connection

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    PARR

    21A Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles"

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    ACORN

    109D ___ squash

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    LEAPT

    122A Vaulted

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    EENSY

    126A Wee

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    RAO

    50D 1990s Indian P.M.

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    GSPOT

    107D Sexology subject

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    BEEP

    52A Hit the horn

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    SKYS

    68D "The ___ the limit!"

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    GABE

    15A Comic Kaplan

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    BUC

    62A N.F.C. South player

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    WIRED

    123A Like some undercover detectives

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    ASHTON

    4D Kutcher of "That ’70s Show"

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    TEENIE

    99A ___-weenie

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    AYESIR

    10D "Yes, captain!"

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    THX

    39D "Much obliged," in a text

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    IRR

    13D Bargain bin abbr.

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    PATTI

    12D Singer Page or LaBelle

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    CHET

    32D Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"

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    ACACIA

    103D Its leaves are eaten by giraffes

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    TIARAS

    98D Small crowns

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    CRESTS

    14D Tops of waves

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    WICCA

    108A Pagan religion

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    TOPBANANA

    40D Head honcho

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    PORTIA

    110A "The Merchant of Venice" heroine

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    ROIDS

    31A Banned body builders, slangily

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    IRINA

    106D One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"

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    ATLASES

    94D Books with legends

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    FLEAS

    66D Pests that bug pups

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    AVARICE

    67A Greed

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    PANES

    6D Windows upgrades, perhaps

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    CHIS

    89D X's, to Aphrodite

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    SPUME

    104D Froth

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    MIB

    54A Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed

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    SPLITSECOND

    116A Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)

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    DDR

    119D Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly

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    SERVER

    41A Device in a high-tech farm

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    CAPTOSS

    92D Commencement ritual

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    FLYBYNIGHT debut

    71A Awesome after dark? (Gen X)

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    ENDER

    18D 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield

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    ENISLE

    101D Maroon, in a way

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    KLM

    29D Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine

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    LYIN

    86D "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)

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    YEASTS

    77A Moonshiners' needs

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    WITTY

    108D Pun-filled, say

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    ABDUCT

    67D Kidnap

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    EPSILON

    11D Letter before zeta

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    GETREAL

    15D "Come off it now!"

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    FILCH

    47D Run off with

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    STRIKE

    30A Call at home

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    NETTLES

    27A Stinging plants

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    SCUFF

    51D Mark on a freshly polished shoe

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    THERMO

    36A Dynamic opening?

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    BRITON

    61D Liverpudlian, e.g.

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    TVSTAR

    36D Oprah or Ellen

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    SOUNDS

    49D Source of onomatopoeic words

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    BOOTIES

    80D Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps

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    TIERACK

    112A Men's accessory organizer

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    MONS

    120A Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)

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    NIBBLE

    60A Small bite

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    RUEFUL

    42D Shamefaced

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    STANLAUREL

    68A Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)

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    FABFOUR

    64A Beatles nickname

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    GHOSTBUSTERS

    48A Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)

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    PETTIEST

    5D Like the most pedantic pedant

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    SEAFOOD

    74A Fare at many a shoreline eatery

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    STREETROD

    25A Drag performer?

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    AMBIGUITY

    46D The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g.

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    BOOKI

    17D First section of the "Iliad"

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    CHITON

    95A Ancient Greek tunic

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    CLOTHESPIN

    63D It holds the line

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    ETHIOPIANS

    26D Addis Ababa residents

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    RIGHTONTIME

    23A "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)

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    SNACKCOUNTER

    87A One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)

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    UNIONREPS

    114A Labor leaders

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    CHILLINTHEAIR debut

    32A Relax on a plane? (Gen X)

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    KENDOLL debut

    73A Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions

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    OLDDEBT debut

    24D Collector's item?

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    SHIPPINGLANES debut

    104A Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)

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    UNSCREWS debut

    90D Uses "lefty-loosey" on

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    YORKIE debut

    72D Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly

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