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Sunday · 140 answers · 13 debuts

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

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    ANT

    105D Kitchen intruder

    45
    401
  2. 2
    TNT

    50A Explosive stuff

    38
    338
  3. 3
    OSLO

    57D [See title]

    32
    324
  4. 4
    ATM

    46D Paper source?

    30
    260
  5. 5
    GAS

    82D It's in the pipeline

    30
    218
  6. 6
    ADA

    15D Nabokov novel

    27
    270
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    STAT

    1D "Right now!"

    27
    239
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    REN

    31D "Star Wars" character Kylo ___

    27
    198
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    TIN

    16D Whitesmith's material

    26
    207
  10. 10
    OVER

    57A –

    25
    247
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    ENT

    17D Doc using an otoscope

    24
    222
  12. 12
    EGOS

    62D Big heads

    23
    210
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    DRS

    43D E.R. V.I.P.s

    20
    116
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    EDNA

    49A Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay

    19
    245
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    MAR

    74A Scribble on, say

    19
    215
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    ROME

    97D [See title]

    19
    111
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    SEER

    26D Fortuneteller

    18
    170
  18. 18
    GRE

    68D Test for M.A. seekers

    18
    119
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    CANOE

    91D ___ slalom (event at the Summer Olympics)

    16
    113
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    CPR

    32A Paramedic's skill

    16
    84
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    OHO

    102D Cry of playful discovery

    15
    148
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    ALUM

    46A Degree holder, informally

    13
    123
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    ATEASE

    30D Calm

    13
    111
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    LSU

    7D Baton Rouge institution, familiarly

    13
    107
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    TREAT

    35A Reward for a good puppy

    13
    94
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    ASL

    27A Unspoken communication syst.

    13
    90
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    INSTA

    95D The 'gram

    13
    28
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    ESSAY

    62A David Foster Wallace's "Tense Present," e.g.

    12
    153
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    TUTU

    53A Dancing hippo's wear in Disney's "Fantasia"

    12
    96
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    ISLAM

    8D Five Pillars religion

    12
    94
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    ISSUE

    19A Progeny

    12
    89
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    JAM

    103D Q: Why was the road sticky? A: Traffic ___

    11
    90
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    NIKE

    79A Brand seen on the U.S. World Cup jerseys

    11
    67
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    EROICA

    61A Beethoven's Third

    11
    65
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    PET

    111A Roommate who doesn't pay rent?

    10
    149
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    AARON

    65A Judge of diamond value?

    10
    133
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    NEIL

    10D Mötley Crüe frontman Vince ___

    10
    115
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    RICO

    52D Puerto ___

    10
    80
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    ERECT

    73A Block someone's passage, say

    9
    150
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    TEAM

    53D Player's club

    9
    98
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    LIMA

    6D [See title]

    9
    87
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    AMC

    30A Big movie theater chain

    9
    79
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    ADMIT

    77A Allow to enroll

    9
    73
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    PEC

    11A Bench press muscle, for short

    9
    65
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    HOME

    110A Bank offering for a property buyer

    9
    64
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    MUD

    38D Clear as ___ (not clear)

    9
    57
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    ISAW

    98D "You don't need to tell me"

    9
    47
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    SINAI

    104A Peak of religion?

    8
    90
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    RIGA

    99D [See title]

    8
    86
  50. 50
    SMART

    59A "Nice idea!"

    8
    81
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    OMENS

    37A Harbingers

    8
    78
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    USAGE

    86A Word employment

    8
    66
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    ISO

    98A Prefix with -bar

    7
    117
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    EDGAR

    3D Hairstyle similar to a bowl cut

    7
    80
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    IONIA

    93D Coastal region of ancient Greece

    6
    94
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    TRITE

    29A Not fresh

    6
    73
  57. 57
    CAIRO

    51D [See title]

    6
    67
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    ITLL

    83D "___ never fly"

    6
    67
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    SEEDS

    87D They're often covered with dirt

    6
    62
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    SKEE

    100D ___-Ball

    6
    61
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    PENNE

    33D Tube-shaped pasta

    6
    51
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    EIGHT

    2D This clue's number, cubed

    6
    37
  63. 63
    DARED

    47A Displayed audacity

    6
    30
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    EMS

    73D Ambulance initials

    5
    149
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    SCH

    101D Any of the U.C.s

    5
    75
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    AUG

    77D Summer mo.

    5
    46
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    PIS

    92A Hired detectives, for short

    5
    41
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    AGGIE

    22A Texas A&M athlete

    5
    39
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    INTOW

    70D Following behind

    5
    38
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    ITSOK

    106A "No worries!"

    5
    37
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    MARC

    60D Artist Chagall

    4
    84
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    SEEME

    1A Teacher's summons

    4
    54
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    GOES

    76A Exits

    4
    53
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    OWS

    89A Pained yelps

    4
    51
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    ANKH

    75A Egyptian symbol of life

    4
    50
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    AGING

    108A You're doing it every day

    4
    39
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    CROSS

    51A –

    4
    36
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    GRAPE

    113A "T-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch's ___" (Notorious B.I.G.'s breakfast in "Big Poppa")

    4
    31
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    FURS

    48A The Psychedelic ___ (rock band)

    4
    19
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    RABAT

    54D [See title]

    3
    46
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    TIDAL

    18A ___ Basin (D.C. attraction)

    3
    39
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    STOMP

    96D Pound the pavement?

    3
    38
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    SNAKE

    64D Travel a winding route

    3
    35
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    NOTME

    109A "I'll pass"

    3
    20
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    MULTI

    23A Prefix with media

    3
    18
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    FURY

    48D Rage

    3
    16
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    VASCO

    69D Explorer da Gama

    3
    13
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    PRISMS

    67D They're at the ends of some rainbows

    3
    11
  89. 89
    REDDIT

    31A Website that calls itself "the heart of the internet"

    3
    9
  90. 90
    LORIS

    94A Slow ___ (Asian primate)

    3
    8
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    ELCID

    12D Spanish folk hero

    2
    51
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    ADMEN

    20D TV's Don Draper and his co-workers

    2
    37
  93. 93
    BERN

    14D [See title]

    2
    31
  94. 94
    BATE

    14A –

    2
    20
  95. 95
    NARRATOR

    79D Sam Elliott's role in "The Big Lebowski"

    2
    8
  96. 96
    GETAGRIP

    76D "Keep it together!"

    2
    7
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    MAILIN

    28A After-the-fact discount

    2
    7
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    DEEPSIGH

    78D Expression of frustration

    2
    5
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    GUESSTIMATE

    82A Vague approximation

    2
    5
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    BRUSCHETTA

    45D Classic Italian appetizer

    2
    3
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    RESURGENT

    72D Making a comeback

    2
    2
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    UNEARNEDRUN

    41A Score usually resulting from an error, in baseball

    2
    2
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    ULNAE

    41D Arm bones

    1
    41
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    GLOM

    66A Grab (onto)

    1
    30
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    VSO

    58D Brandy letters

    1
    21
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    CORSET

    85A Restrictive undergarment

    1
    17
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    RETAR

    34D Do some road maintenance on

    1
    15
  108. 108
    CABALS

    63A Conspiring cliques

    1
    10
  109. 109
    MATER

    88A Pia ___ (brain covering)

    1
    10
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    OBEDIENT

    44A Like sheep, so to speak

    1
    8
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    SIERRAS

    40D Western mountain range, informally

    1
    8
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    NACRES

    90A Linings of nautilus shells

    1
    7
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    ELEKTRA

    5D Strauss opera inspired by a Sophocles tragedy

    1
    6
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    LOATHES

    56D Despises

    1
    5
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    OUTSCORE

    9D Defeat in competition

    1
    5
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    STEEPENS

    80A Gets more expensive

    1
    5
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    DESREE

    39A One-named singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be"

    1
    4
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    WAITED

    21D Took orders, say

    1
    4
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    WHATA

    112A 2000 Christina Aguilera #1 hit

    1
    4
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    DECLARANT

    24A Person providing a sworn account

    1
    3
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    MAINITEM

    4D Top priority on the agenda

    1
    3
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    NUTCRACKERS

    42D Christmas display pieces

    1
    3
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    PENTUP

    81D Suppressed, as emotions

    1
    3
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    ALLOWEDIN

    20A Didn't turn away

    1
    2
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    MACLAINE

    55A Actress Shirley of "The Apartment"

    1
    2
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    MEOWING

    84D Asking for a human's attention, perhaps

    1
    2
  127. 127
    PHRASING

    67A Word order

    1
    2
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    ANDONANDON debut

    36D Et cetera

    1
    1
  129. 129
    CHAMPIONS debut

    107A Number ones

    1
    1
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    COLLIDES debut

    13D Meets head-on?

    1
    1
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    CREDITLIMIT debut

    32D Plastic cap?

    1
    1
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    DROO debut

    71A Fantasizes about

    1
    1
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    LLION debut

    6A –

    1
    1
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    PLEADSOUT debut

    11D Accepts a deal from the D.A., say

    1
    1
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    RLWANTS debut

    99A –

    1
    1
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    RRIER debut

    54A –

    1
    1
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    RTGAGE debut

    97A –

    1
    1
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    SOJOURNED debut

    101A Stayed somewhere temporarily

    1
    1
  139. 139
    THANKSA debut

    25A "I really, really appreciate it!"

    1
    1
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    VICTO debut

    69A Britain's most prestigious military decoration

    1
    1