Answer: HOST
HOST is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 153 times.
Referring Clues:
- Legion
 - Throng
 - Party thrower
 - Graft recipient
 - Alex Trebek, e.g.
 - Lincolnesque
 - Welcomer
 - Person with a mike
 - Virus's target
 - Parasite's home
 - A party to a party?
 - Leno or Letterman
 - Central computer
 - Parasite's place
 - Leno, notably
 - Party-giver
 - Party giver
 - Parasite supporter
 - Multitude
 - Emcee
 - Slew
 - Parasite's need
 - Desk job at 58 & 59-Across?
 - Virus's need
 - Party leader?
 - Large group
 - Guest greeter
 - Have an affair?
 - Guestlist writer
 - Symbiont's counterpart
 - Throw a ball?
 - Passel
 - Party leader
 - Army
 - Leno, for one
 - Party guy
 - Caterer caller
 - One who entertains
 - Give a bash
 - Art Linkletter or Merv Griffin role
 - Great multitude
 - Vast multitude
 - Beijing, for the 2008 Olympics
 - Great number
 - Leno or DeGeneres, e.g.
 - Invitation sender
 - Moderator
 - Large number
 - Talk show moderator
 - Regis or Jay, e.g.
 - Parasite's target
 - Large quantity
 - Party person
 - It's his party
 - Bash thrower
 - Horde
 - Party throwing a party
 - Quiz show's question reader
 - Throw, as a party
 - Have a party, say
 - Ryan Seacrest, on "American Idol"
 - RSVP recipient
 - RSVP recipient
 - RSVP recipient
 - Throng
 - One having an affair
 - Innkeeper
 - Party VIP
 - Party holder
 - Master of ceremonies
 - Party boss?
 - Run the show
 - Person running the show
 - Alex Trebek, for one
 - Party planner
 - Myriad
 - Talk-show figure
 - Leader in home entertainment?
 - Olympics city, e.g.
 - Rio vis-à-vis the 2016 Olympics
 - Ball thrower?
 - Human in "Alien," e.g.
 - Pat Sajak, for one
 - Party party
 - Have over
 - Have over, say
 - Run the party
 - Quizmaster, e.g.
 - Gala giver
 - Coveted late-night gig
 - Invitation mailer
 - One taking coats, perhaps
 - Rio de Janeiro, for the 2016 Olympics
 - Run the heat?
 - Chris Rock, for the 2016 Oscars
 - Entertain guests
 - Fallon or Kimmel
 - One who extends hospitality
 - Trebek or Sajak
 - One expecting an RSVP
 - Parasite's quest
 - Colbert, for one
 - Deer, to a tick
 - Whole bunch
 - Throw a party
 - Tokyo, to the 2020 Olympics
 - Quiz show quizzer
 - What Brits call "presenter"
 - Entertainment show VIP
 - Boniface
 - One skilled in moderation
 - Kimmel, for the 2018 Oscars
 - Large crowd
 - Parasite harborer
 - Show runner
 - Home to a parasite
 - Talk show runner
 - Kimmel or Colbert
 - Head of the party?
 - Website need
 - Veritable plethora
 - Person paying a caterer
 - MC
 - Swarm
 - Big number
 - Joy Reid or Rachel Maddow
 - Caterer hirer
 - Sender of invites
 - Be the emcee
 - Trevor Noah, for "The Daily Show"
 - Podcast interviewer
 - Person running a party
 - Zoom call figure
 - Hope at the Oscars, e.g.
 - Entertain
 - Answer aptly hidden in "who's throwing the party"?
 - One sending a Zoom link
 - The late Alex Trebek, for one
 - One making a listing on Airbnb
 - Run the show, say
 - Person you might bring a gift for
 - Zoom meeting leader
 - Rebecca Nagle, for the "This Land" podcast
 - One who starts a video meeting
 - Podcast presenter
 - What a communion wafer represents, with "the"
 - Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, for the "Therapy for Black Girls" podcast
 - Have people over
 - Zoom meeting initiator
 - Have guests over
 - Have someone over
 - Shannon Beveridge, for the "Alphabet Club" podcast
 - Entertain friends for the evening
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - September 09, 2025
 - USA Today - July 29, 2025
 - USA Today - July 17, 2025
 - LA Times - April 11, 2025
 - USA Today - March 13, 2025
 - USA Today - March 10, 2025
 - New York Times - December 22, 2024
 - USA Today - November 06, 2024
 - LA Times - September 29, 2024
 - New York Times - February 28, 2024
 - New York Times - February 25, 2024
 - New York Times - February 19, 2024
 - USA Today - November 02, 2023
 - New York Times - October 07, 2023
 - USA Today - July 28, 2023
 - New York Times - July 26, 2023
 - LA Times - July 16, 2023
 - New York Times - July 08, 2023
 - New York Times - June 25, 2023
 - LA Times - April 12, 2023
 
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