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Most Common Crossword Answers

Can you guess the most common answers found in the New York Times crossword puzzle from 1996-2012?
Answers must match exactly
Remember that crossword answers can be acronyms, proper nouns or even groups of words!
Data from noahveltman.com, courtesy of Michael Donahoe
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Last updated: July 20, 2022
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Appearances
Answer
323
ERA
279
AREA
263
ERE
253
ONE
251
ELI
236
ALI
231
ALE
228
ORE
222
ATE
220
OLE
214
ERIE
212
ALOE
212
ETA
211
ARE
205
EDEN
205
ERR
204
ADO
204
ESS
203
ENE
200
IRE
198
ARIA
195
ANTE
194
ALA
194
EEL
194
ODE
190
EAR
189
EST
188
OREO
187
NEE
187
ELSE
184
ASH
182
ACE
179
APE
179
END
Appearances
Answer
178
IRA
174
AGE
174
ESE
173
IDEA
170
ANT
170
SPA
169
ETE
167
SEE
164
ASEA
164
ASIA
164
EVE
163
ARI
162
EAT
161
ANTI
161
ISEE
158
ACRE
158
TEN
157
NET
157
EGO
156
ARENA
156
TNT
154
ART
154
ETAL
154
ETNA
153
ANON
153
EASE
153
OLEO
152
TAR
152
TEE
150
ANA
147
ORAL
146
NOR
146
ELS
Appearances
Answer
146
EPEE
146
TEA
145
ICE
145
LEE
144
ALEE
143
AHA
143
ALAS
143
ALEC
143
EON
143
EROS
143
TSAR
142
SEA
142
ERASE
141
ASS
141
OSLO
141
ORDER
140
ONCE
140
AMI
139
RTE
139
SET
139
STAR
138
SSE
138
IDOL
138
INRE
138
ENOS
137
STE
134
ELAN
134
ESSO
133
TREE
133
IRON
132
NRA
132
EDGE
132
EDIT
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Level 60
Nov 24, 2023
Would be nice to accept numerals. Nice quiz.