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Sunday · 140 answers · 11 debuts

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

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    EAR

    98D Part of E.N.T.

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    EST

    8D "Silentium ___ aureum" ("Silence is golden")

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    ERR

    5D Go wrong

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    ONO

    42A Rock's Plastic ___ Band

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    USA

    120D Today preceder

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    ETS

    117D They're often depicted with green skin, for short

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    ETC

    29D List shortener

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    DNA

    45A Molecule that might be modeled with Twizzlers and gummies in biology class

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    OAR

    99A It might come with a shell

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    ACT

    50A H.S. exam whose highest score is 36

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    NTH

    9D High degree

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    GAS

    11D Hilarious thing

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    EROS

    73D Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end

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    EELS

    39D Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash"

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    OPT

    27A Make a choice

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    ABS

    16D "Chiseled" features

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    LOT

    17D Destiny in life

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    RBI

    90A One of 2,214 for Babe Ruth

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    AURA

    78A Sensation before a migraine, medically

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    MIA

    114D Not around, informally

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    MRS

    65A Preceder of Peacock and White in the game Clue

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    AAA

    64A Designation for the Louisville Bats and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

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    DRS

    18D Hippocratic oath followers, for short

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    NATO

    57D Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024

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    AWE

    121D Leave speechless

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    REF

    109A Someone who might issue a travel warning?

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    DYE

    44A Hairdresser's supply

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    LOO

    96A #1 spot in London?

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    NAP

    119D Something much needed after an all-nighter

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    LOS

    116D Día de ___ Reyes Magos

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    SCAM

    31A Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probably

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    WEE

    86A Itty-bitty

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    SPAS

    126A Businesses offering mud masks

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    WOE

    28A Trouble

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    SALT

    85D Pretzel topper

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    MEMO

    6D Bad thing not to get (especially at the office?)

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    YEP

    110A "Roger that!"

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    DEAL

    1D Word on either side of "or no"

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    LATTE

    7D The Cinnamon Dolce or the Blonde Vanilla, at Starbucks

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    ALS

    115D Hirt and Hirschfeld

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    PSA

    88A "This Is your brain on drugs," e.g., for short

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    AAS

    76A Wii remote batteries

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    IFSO

    56D "In that case …"

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    ATMS

    50D Where some bills originate

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    TODO

    107A Kerfuffle

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    OMS

    48A Meditative chants

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    LENA

    7A Singer Horne

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    ROSA

    112A Name that means "pink" in Spanish

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    GEESE

    97A Honkers without horns

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    LEAH

    26A Matriarch of six of the 12 tribes of Israel

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    EASES

    70D Ameliorates

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    AMES

    113D Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end

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    TRON

    30A 1982 film whose name is a security program

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    INNER

    35D ___ child

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    SID

    77A Sloth in 2002's "Ice Age"

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    MAG

    94A Common item at a checkout line, informally

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    IDINA

    37D Menzel of Broadway

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    YEAST

    123A It might raise a bunch of dough

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    SMASH

    60D Sensation

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    MARA

    74D Golden Globe nominee Rooney

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    ASTRO

    20A 2022 World Series champ

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    DOTS

    68D .........

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    PITT

    111D The Panthers of the A.C.C.

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    AGAVE

    104D Source of a natural sweetener

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    ADSALE

    53A Source of income for a website

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    NATE

    66A "Big" comic protagonist

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    KANE

    69D Classic Orson Welles protagonist

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    DALAI

    46D ___ Lama

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    ENTIRE

    19A Total

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    RUED

    100D Kicked oneself for

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    IBEAM

    82D Steel girder

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    STORY

    47D Part of a bedtime routine

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    SPATS

    85A Quarrels

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    APRS

    24D Car financing figs.

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    NYETS

    106D Russian denials

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    REREAD

    100A Go over again

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    NOIRE

    83D Bête ___

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    ATTACH

    3D Add electronically, in a way

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    LEVY

    105D Last name shared by three actors on "Schitt's Creek"

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    IWISH

    81D "If only!"

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    DILL

    49A Plant used in pickling

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    TEASES

    127A Pulls the chain of, so to speak

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    USING

    71D Via

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    ABBY

    89A Best-selling romance author Jimenez

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    CORES

    43A Central parts of planets

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    ADORNS

    101D Prettifies

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    ENTREES

    13D Starters' followers

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    GEORGIA

    95D Last of the 13 original colonies to be founded

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    SALONS

    14D Businesses whose employees work standing up

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    MONAE

    32D "Hidden Figures" co-star Janelle

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    AIART

    84D Images that can rip off human creators, perhaps

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    COTE

    75A Dove's dwelling

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    GOBS

    108A Oodles

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    LUMP

    72D Feature of undermixed batter

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    BONSAI

    87A Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting"

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    GNOMES

    97D Some lawn ornaments

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    CHAO

    51D Former transportation secretary Elaine

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    DIADEM

    1A Bit of regal headwear

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    NANOS

    57A Discontinued iPods designed to fit into watch pockets

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    ONETERM

    12D Like George H.W. Bush, but not George W. Bush

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    VOILE

    34D Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets

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    ANNARBOR

    22A College town nicknamed "A2"

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    DIEHARD

    4D Like a really big fan

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    DINKS

    46A Soft shots, in tennis

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    INFEST

    2D Overrun

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    ILOVEDIT

    122A "5 stars"

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    SINCITY

    59D Vegas

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    DATEBAR

    49D Healthy, fiber-rich snack

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    SETLISTS

    25A Concert lineups

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    TEMU debut

    52D Chinese competitor of Amazon

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    TIK debut

    55A Half of a popular social media app

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    TOFFEES

    93D Candies that crack with a crunch

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    NYLON

    38D Guitar string material

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    DOSAGE

    102D 500 mg 2x/day, e.g.

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    BRING

    15D Carry in

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    ASSESSES

    125A Values

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    STEIG

    92A "Shrek!" author William

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    UPBOW

    79D "V," to a violinist

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    TWINGE

    124A Stab of pain

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    BEASTIE

    91D Creature, cutesily

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    THROBS

    40A Pulsates

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    OWOW

    21D "Stop! That hurts!"

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    NABOO

    80D Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars"

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    BADTASTE

    41D What kitsch exhibits

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    HOOKY

    36D What a bad student might play

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    MALAMUTE

    114A Relative of a husky

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    UNPINS

    61D Removes from the top of one's profile, as an Instagram post

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    STALES

    54D Loses freshness

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    AREWEOK

    10D "Is it time to rethink this relationship?"

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    CARDGAME

    62D Hearts or spades, but not diamonds

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    GOESBALD

    11A Develops alopecia

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    AFTERMATTHEW debut

    23A Like the Gospel of Mark, sequentially?

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    MAMI debut

    63A Affectionate term for una madre

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    REDBUDS debut

    90D Trees with heart-shaped leaves

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    REVIEWTHEENGINE debut

    33A Prepare for a mechanic's certification exam?

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    SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM debut

    67A "Don't look at me for help" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme

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    THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN debut

    58A Original people to move into Cancún's peninsula?

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    TWOANDAHALFMENU debut

    103A List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old?

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    UNITESINSHININGARMOR debut

    79A Gets married while wearing protective gear?

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    VENUEDIAGRAM debut

    118A Wedding planner's aid?

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