← Fill Atlas

Monday · 78 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONE

    29A Last number in a countdown

    64
    613
  2. 2
    ARE

    27A Is for more than one?

    56
    533
  3. 3
    EYE

    23A CBS logo

    28
    283
  4. 4
    ASA

    28A Middle of a simile

    27
    230
  5. 5
    AFAR

    1A From a distance

    25
    233
  6. 6
    ERASE

    18D Clear the chalkboard

    24
    295
  7. 7
    NEED

    66A Requirement

    24
    214
  8. 8
    SPOT

    40A Common dog's name

    24
    153
  9. 9
    REV

    9D Gun the engine

    24
    147
  10. 10
    URSA

    34D ___ Major (Great Bear)

    22
    190
  11. 11
    EVA

    21A Zsa Zsa's sister

    20
    247
  12. 12
    EEK

    62D Mouse hater's cry

    19
    163
  13. 13
    NAP

    48A Snooze

    17
    192
  14. 14
    TOO

    45A Also

    17
    189
  15. 15
    PRO

    59D In favor of

    15
    214
  16. 16
    ELENA

    19D Actress Verdugo

    15
    178
  17. 17
    ELITE

    65A Best of a group

    15
    168
  18. 18
    NOTE

    57D Memo

    15
    132
  19. 19
    TSKS

    69A Sounds of disapproval

    15
    63
  20. 20
    EVIL

    56D Wicked

    14
    208
  21. 21
    AROSE

    3D Got out of bed

    14
    154
  22. 22
    CDS

    63D Record store purchases

    14
    147
  23. 23
    APR

    5D Busy mo. for the I.R.S.

    13
    170
  24. 24
    OCEAN

    8D Pacific, for one

    12
    147
  25. 25
    TOSS

    41D Light throw

    12
    139
  26. 26
    SAW

    58D Trite saying

    12
    114
  27. 27
    NORA

    14A Writer Ephron

    11
    139
  28. 28
    EXEC

    61A Corp. bigwig

    11
    101
  29. 29
    ENS

    30D Naval rank: Abbr.

    10
    270
  30. 30
    ANGLE

    1D What a protractor measures

    10
    76
  31. 31
    SPAT

    58A Tiff

    9
    134
  32. 32
    POSH

    43D Fancy-schmancy

    9
    64
  33. 33
    MATS

    10A Wrestling surfaces

    9
    57
  34. 34
    ARCS

    64A Circle parts

    8
    109
  35. 35
    KILO

    55D Amount in a drug shipment

    8
    50
  36. 36
    ENDED

    52D Finished

    7
    82
  37. 37
    AMS

    28D Mornings, for short

    6
    86
  38. 38
    LASER

    20A Surgery tool

    6
    71
  39. 39
    CAMP

    38D Pitch a tent

    6
    61
  40. 40
    PIECE

    15A Chessman

    6
    36
  41. 41
    DRESS

    49A Gown

    5
    76
  42. 42
    CROP

    35D Riding whip

    5
    69
  43. 43
    ADZE

    44D Axlike tool

    5
    53
  44. 44
    SIDLE

    13D Move furtively

    5
    40
  45. 45
    ARP

    42A Dadaist Jean

    4
    129
  46. 46
    BASTE

    25D Moisten the turkey

    4
    52
  47. 47
    BORN

    33D Brought to life

    4
    28
  48. 48
    RAVE

    4D Great review

    3
    115
  49. 49
    MALI

    10D Niger's western neighbor

    3
    91
  50. 50
    TUNER

    12D Piano fixer

    3
    30
  51. 51
    COHEN

    26D Former Maine Sen. William

    3
    20
  52. 52
    WOKE debut

    67A Stopped sleeping

    3
    16
  53. 53
    ARDOR

    5A Zeal

    2
    66
  54. 54
    ANTED

    53D Chipped in chips

    2
    63
  55. 55
    PLEASE

    51A "The magic word"

    2
    32
  56. 56
    AQABA

    11D Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Egypt

    2
    30
  57. 57
    LAOTSE

    47D Noted Chinese philosopher

    2
    23
  58. 58
    FORAY

    2D Quick raid

    2
    18
  59. 59
    PERSONA

    43A ___ non grata

    2
    16
  60. 60
    TORRE

    39A Yankee manager Joe

    1
    42
  61. 61
    LIBEL

    22A Slander's counterpart

    1
    34
  62. 62
    COPS

    38A Police officers

    1
    24
  63. 63
    AQUI

    16A Here, in Honduras

    1
    18
  64. 64
    NOOSE

    37D Gallows loop

    0
    69
  65. 65
    RICES

    6D Reduces to bits, as potatoes

    0
    25
  66. 66
    DOLED

    68A Meted (out)

    0
    23
  67. 67
    DELVE

    7D Search (into)

    0
    22
  68. 68
    AZORES

    53A Portuguese islands

    0
    18
  69. 69
    RODENT

    50D Mouse or beaver, e.g.

    0
    17
  70. 70
    DIVOT

    60A Golfer's gouge

    0
    14
  71. 71
    ABSENCE

    24A It makes the heart grow fonder

    0
    12
  72. 72
    GROVERCLEVELAND

    17A ___ Alexander (Hall-of-Fame pitcher)

    0
    6
  73. 73
    JOREL debut

    31D Superman's father

    0
    6
  74. 74
    MELLO debut

    46A ___ Yello (soft drink)

    0
    3
  75. 75
    APPLEJACK debut

    32D Fermented cider

    0
    2
  76. 76
    APTERYXES debut

    36D Kiwis

    0
    2
  77. 77
    JOHNKENNEDY debut

    54A ___ Toole (Pulitzer-winning novelist)

    0
    2
  78. 78
    JAMESBUCHANAN debut

    31A ___ Duke (tobacco magnate)

    0
    1