← Fill Atlas

Monday · 76 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRE

    35A Ill temper

    52
    498
  2. 2
    OBOE

    36A Slender instrument

    32
    315
  3. 3
    ATOM

    18A ____ bomb

    23
    266
  4. 4
    ACTS

    32D Book after John

    21
    214
  5. 5
    MEET

    13D Track competition

    17
    144
  6. 6
    IDEAL

    43A Having no drawbacks

    17
    135
  7. 7
    NEMO

    34D Captain for many a league

    16
    156
  8. 8
    NOAH

    33D Ark skipper

    14
    138
  9. 9
    RHEA

    54D Mother of Zeus

    11
    133
  10. 10
    PLOT

    7D Scheme

    11
    78
  11. 11
    HALO

    15A Angelic topper

    10
    151
  12. 12
    RILE

    67A Make mad

    10
    130
  13. 13
    STEAM

    9D Be plenty mad

    10
    91
  14. 14
    AHEAD

    59A In front (of)

    10
    81
  15. 15
    OLEO

    14A Margarine

    9
    264
  16. 16
    ERNIE

    19A Journalist Pyle

    9
    163
  17. 17
    FEE

    48A Medical charge

    9
    121
  18. 18
    YELL

    55D Scream

    9
    76
  19. 19
    RUM

    25A "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ____"

    9
    69
  20. 20
    LINE

    40A Queue

    8
    112
  21. 21
    ROPE

    58A Lasso

    8
    100
  22. 22
    TAME

    41A Friendly to humans

    8
    88
  23. 23
    PLY

    24D Ask persistently

    8
    74
  24. 24
    LAMB

    20A One in Mary's care

    7
    74
  25. 25
    APRIL

    51D Showery month

    7
    66
  26. 26
    PEEL

    31D Sunburn result

    6
    97
  27. 27
    SHOD

    44A Like work horses

    6
    73
  28. 28
    CAMP

    28A Bivouac

    6
    61
  29. 29
    CORN

    10D Toe woe

    6
    49
  30. 30
    ISR

    43D Syr. neighbor

    5
    142
  31. 31
    SELMA

    3D 60's march site

    5
    69
  32. 32
    MALE

    56D Kind of bonding

    5
    65
  33. 33
    AUG debut

    42A Sept. preceder

    5
    46
  34. 34
    TINGE

    27D Trace

    5
    42
  35. 35
    DISH

    1A Chef's serving

    4
    60
  36. 36
    LILT debut

    17A Pleasant tune

    4
    59
  37. 37
    IBEX debut

    57D Wild goat

    4
    48
  38. 38
    SALES

    65A Business job

    4
    47
  39. 39
    DABS

    53D Uses a powder puff

    4
    42
  40. 40
    ABRAHAM

    49A F. Murray ____

    4
    20
  41. 41
    EXAM

    66A Midterm, e.g.

    3
    116
  42. 42
    SCRAM

    9A "Skiddoo!"

    3
    64
  43. 43
    SAFER

    38D More secure

    3
    46
  44. 44
    ANNOY

    32A Pester

    3
    42
  45. 45
    RINK

    11D Skating oval

    3
    35
  46. 46
    MERGE

    52D Join

    3
    33
  47. 47
    DELE

    63A Excise, as text

    2
    78
  48. 48
    SYNOD

    38A Church council

    2
    47
  49. 49
    TOILE

    16A Sheer cotton

    2
    43
  50. 50
    BELLE

    62A ____ of the ball

    2
    34
  51. 51
    MANILA

    46D Kind of folder

    2
    22
  52. 52
    DOLLS

    1D "Guys and ____"

    2
    21
  53. 53
    ABIE

    29D His Rose was Irish

    1
    64
  54. 54
    COED

    37A Like many modern dorms

    1
    60
  55. 55
    IBID

    60A "How much am ____?" (auction query)

    1
    50
  56. 56
    ORIG

    64A Not a copy: Abbr.

    1
    44
  57. 57
    COPS

    5A ____ a plea (works a deal with the D.A.)

    1
    24
  58. 58
    FADES debut

    48D Loses brightness

    1
    10
  59. 59
    OLDSTER

    26A Octogenarian, e.g.

    1
    9
  60. 60
    SCALPER debut

    23A Ticket profiteer

    1
    5
  61. 61
    FLEMISH debut

    45A Some Belgians

    1
    4
  62. 62
    MONA

    30D "____ Lisa"

    0
    67
  63. 63
    ALIE

    12D "I cannot tell ____"

    0
    65
  64. 64
    OATERS

    6D Horse operas

    0
    36
  65. 65
    ILIAC

    2D Ending with sacro-

    0
    34
  66. 66
    BURR

    61A Raymond of "Perry Mason"

    0
    32
  67. 67
    LURED

    22D Enticed

    0
    15
  68. 68
    SOMBRERO

    8D Pedro's hat

    0
    10
  69. 69
    HOURI

    50D Beautiful woman of paradise

    0
    5
  70. 70
    IBIDEM debut

    47D Footnote notation

    0
    4
  71. 71
    WETBLANKET debut

    21A Hardly the life of the party

    0
    4
  72. 72
    DRYMARTINI debut

    53A Refreshment for 007?

    0
    3
  73. 73
    CHAWED

    5D Had a wad of tobacco

    0
    2
  74. 74
    COLDHARBOR debut

    28D Virginia Civil War battle site

    0
    2
  75. 75
    YULETIDE debut

    39D Noel season

    0
    2
  76. 76
    HOTBLOODED debut

    4D Excitable

    0
    1