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Sunday · 140 answers · 10 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

    120D "when r u coming?"

    74
    571
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    SPA

    121D Relaxing getaway

    59
    475
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    ANTE

    72D It gets you a hand

    45
    461
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    ADE

    6D Commercial suffix with Power

    35
    277
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    ACNE

    89A Cause of some red cheeks

    32
    233
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    ESAU

    83D Heir with much hair in the Bible

    31
    245
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    SRI

    94A ___ Lanka

    28
    238
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    REV

    116D Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't

    24
    147
  9. 9
    APT

    101D Fitting

    23
    217
  10. 10
    SEC

    62A Instant

    23
    187
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    ELAN

    35D Flair

    20
    267
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    ITO

    38D Diminutive Spanish suffix

    20
    240
  13. 13
    SEW

    43D Do some garment-making

    20
    169
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    SAY

    18D Perhaps

    20
    132
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    SARA

    7D Singer Bareilles

    19
    181
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    ECON

    64D Univ. course that's in demand?

    19
    151
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    MAC

    91A Bub

    19
    133
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    IOU

    51D Promise of payback

    18
    160
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    ELO

    16D ___ rating (chess stat)

    17
    250
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    SUE

    44A Press a case?

    17
    183
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    IDEAL

    102A Best-case

    17
    135
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    LAB

    47A Test room

    15
    143
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    RYES

    114D Some loaves or liquors

    15
    116
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    SAL

    96D ___ soda

    14
    221
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    GAP

    31D Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s

    13
    131
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    PTSD

    48D Affliction for some vets, in brief

    13
    30
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    ARISE

    20A Emerge

    12
    127
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    ISLAM

    10D Faith with five pillars

    12
    94
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    SEN

    77A One in 100: Abbr.

    11
    184
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    ASSES

    126A Oafs

    11
    103
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    MAIN

    79A Word with dish or drag

    11
    85
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    NILE

    40A Where many papyrus plants grow

    10
    163
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    REBA

    36D Redheaded "Queen of Country"

    10
    132
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    USO

    90A Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief?

    10
    115
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    GEO

    11D Prefix with cache

    10
    87
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    EASES

    106D Lets up

    10
    74
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    ITSME

    3D Unhelpful way to respond to "Hello?"

    10
    70
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    CBD

    87D Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief

    10
    14
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    STL

    29D The Cardinals, on scoreboards

    9
    111
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    ACURA

    59A Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper

    9
    80
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    HYENA

    53A Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling

    9
    45
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    DST

    45A "Spring forward" hrs.

    8
    97
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    TEPEE

    2D Conical accommodations

    8
    76
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    PILE

    34D It's driven into the ground

    8
    67
  45. 45
    MIR

    17D Old space station

    7
    140
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    SOLI

    44D Performances for one

    7
    62
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    OWLET

    39A Baby who's up all night?

    7
    48
  48. 48
    COLD

    60D Far from the target, in a guessing game

    7
    40
  49. 49
    ADSALE

    127A Deal made on the spot?

    7
    14
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    PARE

    48A Cut back on

    6
    92
  51. 51
    RAUL

    98A One of Cuba's Castros

    6
    47
  52. 52
    LAIRS

    113A Hide-outs

    6
    35
  53. 53
    PAPI

    75D Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz

    6
    20
  54. 54
    LIB

    76D Lefty, to a righty

    5
    50
  55. 55
    SADIE

    37A Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"

    5
    48
  56. 56
    SPRIG

    7A Shoot for dinner?

    5
    44
  57. 57
    VCR

    118D Forerunner of the DVD player

    5
    44
  58. 58
    MANGA

    27A Japanese graphic novels

    5
    13
  59. 59
    THEME

    123A Many a John Williams composition

    4
    40
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    VERNE

    71D Sci-fi pioneer Jules

    4
    34
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    MAHER

    41D Bill of HBO's "Real Time"

    4
    26
  62. 62
    STUMP

    1D Bewilder

    4
    20
  63. 63
    GAWK

    69D Rubberneck

    4
    19
  64. 64
    HOLI

    58A Hindu festival of colors

    4
    13
  65. 65
    UPLIT

    61D Illuminated from below

    4
    13
  66. 66
    AREYOUIN

    63A Challenge to a potential investor

    4
    6
  67. 67
    ESA

    117D That, in Spanish

    3
    93
  68. 68
    YARN

    54D Tall tale

    3
    65
  69. 69
    TEENY

    115A Itsy-bitsy

    3
    48
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    RHOS

    50D Greek PPP

    3
    45
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    ONEIL

    110D Buck enshrined in Cooperstown

    3
    43
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    RINGO

    9D One of the Beatles

    3
    39
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    TSHIRT

    80A Locale for many a commercial logo

    3
    38
  74. 74
    YENTL

    65D Streisand musical

    3
    38
  75. 75
    COUP

    84D Great success

    3
    34
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    WASNT

    78A "It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit)

    3
    24
  77. 77
    OPHELIA

    21A DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 1946

    3
    19
  78. 78
    VENA

    70D ___ cava (major blood vessel)

    3
    14
  79. 79
    AGEISTS

    92D Shaders of gray?

    3
    12
  80. 80
    PEERAGE

    30A Dukes, countesses, etc.

    3
    11
  81. 81
    ESPORT

    28A … outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at …

    3
    4
  82. 82
    YEASTY

    119A Like wheat beers

    2
    18
  83. 83
    JETTA

    109D Volkswagen sedan

    2
    16
  84. 84
    TETRAD

    19A … in global commerce)(Conflict …

    2
    16
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    BLAHS

    105D Malaise, with "the"

    2
    14
  86. 86
    UPSIDE

    22A Potential benefit

    2
    14
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    ISITME

    102D "Am I crazy …?"

    2
    13
  88. 88
    KEEPS

    88D Play for ___

    2
    13
  89. 89
    THREADS

    46D Competitor of Bluesky and X

    2
    11
  90. 90
    RANLOW

    23A Was almost out of supplies

    2
    10
  91. 91
    BYRNE

    111D David who fronted Talking Heads

    2
    8
  92. 92
    MOPERS

    66A … transport)(Bigwig's …

    2
    5
  93. 93
    MOSHPIT

    41A Frenzied locale at a rock concert

    2
    5
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    MOULIN

    33D "___ Rouge"

    2
    5
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    UPROOTS

    13D Pulls out, as weeds

    2
    5
  96. 96
    MEMED

    26A Turned into an internet gag

    2
    2
  97. 97
    MEDIC

    27D Triage provider

    1
    42
  98. 98
    GOAPE

    100A Lose it

    1
    31
  99. 99
    THARP

    14D Choreographer Twyla

    1
    18
  100. 100
    OSPREY

    86D Fish hawk

    1
    17
  101. 101
    STIGMA

    1A Bad association

    1
    17
  102. 102
    TERRI

    104D Twin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons"

    1
    17
  103. 103
    SORTER

    121A Certain factory machine

    1
    11
  104. 104
    GRIER

    4D "Jackie Brown" star Pam

    1
    10
  105. 105
    ORATORY

    25A That's saying something!

    1
    10
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    THEWEB

    55A Google's domain

    1
    10
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    PRANCE

    8D Have a spring in one's step

    1
    9
  108. 108
    BRAES

    57D Scottish hillsides

    1
    8
  109. 109
    ESCORTS

    122A Chaperones

    1
    8
  110. 110
    MADDASH

    5D Unruly rush

    1
    8
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    PECTIN

    124A … of hindsight)(With the benefit …

    1
    8
  112. 112
    REVERSI

    116A Disk-flipping strategy game

    1
    8
  113. 113
    HAO

    81D "Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")

    1
    7
  114. 114
    MERCS

    108D Violently eliminates, in gamer-speak

    1
    6
  115. 115
    BECKS

    82A German brewery since 1873

    1
    5
  116. 116
    EARGASM

    56D Sonic euphoria, colloquially

    1
    5
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    SPLENDID

    74A Marvelous

    1
    5
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    VARNISH

    125A Clear coat

    1
    4
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    BESPOKE

    95A Custom-tailored

    1
    3
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    DRAGRACES

    68A Straightaway driving contests

    1
    3
  121. 121
    LIVEON

    99D Persist

    1
    3
  122. 122
    ORECAR

    42D Mine craft?

    1
    3
  123. 123
    VILLANOVA

    70A Philadelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops

    1
    3
  124. 124
    COOPTED

    12D Assumed ownership over

    1
    2
  125. 125
    CORIOLIS

    49A Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares]

    1
    2
  126. 126
    CORNISH

    93D Cultural group of SW Britain

    1
    2
  127. 127
    PLUMJOB

    107A Good position to be in?

    1
    2
  128. 128
    PLUTOED

    97D Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year

    1
    2
  129. 129
    RAGEON

    73A … park an auto)(Narrow space in which to …

    1
    2
  130. 130
    WEIWEI

    24D Chinese artist Ai ___

    1
    2
  131. 131
    BURJ debut

    82D ___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol"

    1
    1
  132. 132
    COMMITTOPAPER debut

    32A Put down in writing

    1
    1
  133. 133
    CUTGEMS debut

    12A Jeweler's wares

    1
    1
  134. 134
    GETTAN debut

    15D Achieve a sunbather's goal

    1
    1
  135. 135
    JUPITERPROBES debut

    103A Crafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions

    1
    1
  136. 136
    LOOPBACK debut

    85A Return to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do

    1
    1
  137. 137
    SAMIN debut

    52D Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat"

    1
    1
  138. 138
    SMOREO debut

    74D Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow

    1
    1
  139. 139
    SOSICK debut

    67D "That's freaking epic!"

    1
    1
  140. 140
    VEINTE debut

    112A … clarify or explain)(Seeking to …

    1
    1