← Fill Atlas

Tuesday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    42A Pitcherful, maybe

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ACE

    64D Serve like Sampras, e.g.

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ORAL

    59A Big exam

    42
    367
  4. 4
    AGO

    8D Give it ___ (try)

    39
    291
  5. 5
    NET

    40A Butterfly catcher

    38
    377
  6. 6
    ANI

    21A Cuckoo bird

    36
    238
  7. 7
    AIR

    37A With 6-Down, operator of a 63-Down

    33
    304
  8. 8
    BRA

    56D Stagewear for Madonna

    31
    229
  9. 9
    TAR

    9D Roof top

    26
    351
  10. 10
    ALAS

    27D Word of resignation

    26
    321
  11. 11
    LOT

    38A Auction offering

    25
    189
  12. 12
    SLY

    5D Like Wile E. Coyote

    24
    264
  13. 13
    ION

    32A Charged particle

    23
    258
  14. 14
    ACTS

    60D Plays the part

    21
    214
  15. 15
    SETS

    36D Places for props

    21
    170
  16. 16
    TEES

    70A Summer shirts

    19
    145
  17. 17
    ELIE

    35D Peace Nobelist Wiesel

    14
    160
  18. 18
    LEIA

    28D "Star Wars" princess

    14
    116
  19. 19
    TACO

    41D Guacamole's place

    11
    154
  20. 20
    AQUA

    2D Water color

    11
    151
  21. 21
    IRAS

    16A Some mutual fund accts.

    11
    129
  22. 22
    NOON

    25D Twelve ___

    11
    103
  23. 23
    AGEE

    62A Pulitzer writer James

    10
    201
  24. 24
    TARA

    39D "Gone With the Wind" setting

    10
    154
  25. 25
    TRESS

    71A Lock of hair

    9
    101
  26. 26
    FAT

    18D The 2% of 2%

    8
    116
  27. 27
    GIS

    22D Dogfaces, today

    8
    82
  28. 28
    PLY

    50D Thickness

    8
    74
  29. 29
    RTES

    33A Mail carriers have them: Abbr.

    7
    128
  30. 30
    FRAT

    6A Where boys will be boys

    7
    78
  31. 31
    STEED

    55D Riding horse

    6
    81
  32. 32
    SODS

    69A Does lawn work

    6
    50
  33. 33
    SST

    63D See 37-Across

    5
    199
  34. 34
    LEES

    61D Some popular jeans

    5
    97
  35. 35
    KLEE

    66A "Twittering Machine" artist

    5
    63
  36. 36
    SAGS

    43A Droops

    5
    54
  37. 37
    DDT

    65D Banned pesticide

    4
    76
  38. 38
    NEAL

    24D Patricia of "Hud"

    4
    70
  39. 39
    GENRE

    22A Style

    4
    68
  40. 40
    ENTRY

    57A Way in

    4
    55
  41. 41
    ANGLO

    54D The "A" of WASP

    4
    36
  42. 42
    SHREDS

    51D Tears up

    4
    29
  43. 43
    DINED

    26D Ate fancily

    4
    24
  44. 44
    DARNIT debut

    47A "Shucks!"

    4
    15
  45. 45
    IRANI

    11D Khomeini, for one

    3
    99
  46. 46
    IRR

    58A Sale item marking: Abbr.

    3
    80
  47. 47
    RAGA

    15A Indian music

    3
    77
  48. 48
    OPERAS

    49A La Scala productions

    3
    50
  49. 49
    MACRO

    12D Computer shortcut

    3
    40
  50. 50
    SCUD

    67A Gulf war missile

    3
    37
  51. 51
    LEERAT

    30A Ogle

    3
    36
  52. 52
    HANES

    1A Fruit of the Loom rival

    3
    31
  53. 53
    DENTE

    68A Al ___ (firm)

    3
    29
  54. 54
    BEAKS

    53D Prominent toucan features

    3
    12
  55. 55
    ESSEN

    13D German Pittsburgh

    2
    126
  56. 56
    ALBEE

    27A "Virginia Woolf" dramatist

    2
    57
  57. 57
    ELOISE

    29A 1955 children's heroine

    2
    51
  58. 58
    HECK

    1D "Shucks!"

    2
    22
  59. 59
    RAVIOLI

    7D Italian cheese or meat dish

    2
    20
  60. 60
    FRANCE

    6D See 37-Across

    2
    15
  61. 61
    RANOVER

    48D Hurried next door, e.g.

    2
    10
  62. 62
    RIME

    10A Frost

    1
    50
  63. 63
    EQUAL

    14A Word with time or rights

    1
    44
  64. 64
    TOWER

    31D Radio station need

    1
    24
  65. 65
    CAGES

    52A Shark watchers' protectors

    1
    13
  66. 66
    TANGERINE

    34D Cousin of an orange

    1
    11
  67. 67
    EARLIER

    4D Before now

    1
    9
  68. 68
    KAEL

    20A Film critic Pauline

    1
    9
  69. 69
    FATIGUE

    46D Rundown feeling

    1
    7
  70. 70
    SAGEADVICE debut

    63A Words of wisdom

    1
    5
  71. 71
    RIVETER debut

    10D Rosie the ___

    1
    4
  72. 72
    SOIREES

    44D Evening get-togethers

    0
    11
  73. 73
    WAF

    45A Post-W.W. II grp.

    0
    10
  74. 74
    MINTCONDITION debut

    23A Original state

    0
    5
  75. 75
    BASILRATHBONE debut

    53A Sherlock Holmes player

    0
    3
  76. 76
    CURRYFAVOR debut

    17A Ingratiate oneself, e.g.

    0
    3
  77. 77
    VACS debut

    19A Dust busters, for short

    0
    3
  78. 78
    NUREMBERG debut

    3D Famed trial venue

    0
    2