← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 78 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AREA

    51A Zone

    46
    631
  2. 2
    AHA

    24D "That's it!"

    40
    379
  3. 3
    LEE

    18D Rebel leader of '61

    40
    360
  4. 4
    ACRE

    2D Growing room

    38
    328
  5. 5
    TIE

    47A Catsup catcher?

    34
    284
  6. 6
    ORCA

    56D Boat in "Jaws"

    34
    234
  7. 7
    TSAR

    69A Bolshevik target

    33
    341
  8. 8
    ANY

    46D One or more

    33
    249
  9. 9
    ECHO

    16A Say again

    29
    312
  10. 10
    OIL

    26D Standard product

    27
    282
  11. 11
    MIA

    5D "Mamma ___!"

    21
    209
  12. 12
    ITCH

    27A It might bring you up to scratch

    21
    135
  13. 13
    ELAN

    68A Panache

    20
    267
  14. 14
    NANA

    36A Zola heroine

    19
    142
  15. 15
    RUE

    44D Feel bad about

    18
    207
  16. 16
    RES

    57A Second notes

    17
    279
  17. 17
    OMAN

    61D Neighbor of Saudi Arabia

    17
    201
  18. 18
    NYE

    65D Bill, the Science Guy

    17
    125
  19. 19
    RENT

    62D Big part of many a family budget

    16
    190
  20. 20
    RASTA

    32D Dreadlocks wearer, informally

    14
    83
  21. 21
    RAG

    53D Tatter

    11
    149
  22. 22
    ARCO

    66A Sacramento's ___ Arena

    11
    114
  23. 23
    TDS

    40A They precede kicks, for short

    10
    179
  24. 24
    ROSE

    25A California Grenache, e.g.

    9
    138
  25. 25
    TEAM

    23A Mets, Jets or Nets

    9
    98
  26. 26
    STATE

    22A Say

    9
    90
  27. 27
    ABHOR

    59A Dislike, and then some

    9
    67
  28. 28
    PYRE

    52A Sticks around a stake

    9
    32
  29. 29
    SOLE

    13D Step on it

    8
    138
  30. 30
    ESAI

    58D Actor Morales

    8
    128
  31. 31
    ITAL

    45A Biased type, briefly

    8
    94
  32. 32
    DOA

    35A ___ number on

    8
    88
  33. 33
    RADII

    31D Spokes

    8
    81
  34. 34
    ATEIN

    33D Had a home-cooked meal

    8
    79
  35. 35
    LADS

    1A Striplings

    8
    60
  36. 36
    ECOL

    14A Sierra Club concern: Abbr.

    7
    88
  37. 37
    MARS

    55D "The War of the Worlds" base

    7
    72
  38. 38
    LEGS

    1D Chair supports

    7
    64
  39. 39
    WHAT

    12D "Come again?"

    7
    38
  40. 40
    YIN

    9D The dark side

    6
    71
  41. 41
    WONT

    71A Pattern of behavior

    6
    40
  42. 42
    IDTAG

    27D Bird marker, maybe

    5
    65
  43. 43
    AMOCO

    54A Big name in petroleum

    5
    55
  44. 44
    PADS

    7D Walks softly

    5
    54
  45. 45
    ASI

    21A "___ always say..."

    4
    130
  46. 46
    ESSEX

    42A Colchester's county

    4
    101
  47. 47
    HAND

    50A Full house, e.g.

    4
    50
  48. 48
    SEGUE

    20A Smoothly change the subject

    4
    39
  49. 49
    NEWS

    10A "That's ___ to me!"

    3
    74
  50. 50
    EHS

    64D Interjections of surprise

    3
    64
  51. 51
    TERRE

    38A ___ Haute, Ind.

    3
    44
  52. 52
    SWINE

    70A Contemptible ones

    3
    31
  53. 53
    LEGATO

    37A Musically flowing

    3
    30
  54. 54
    CARTA

    29D Magna ___

    3
    22
  55. 55
    IRAQI

    15A One barred from a U.N. no-fly zone

    2
    45
  56. 56
    DOUG

    3D QB Flutie

    2
    19
  57. 57
    NARROW

    49D Come to the point?

    2
    17
  58. 58
    USSTEEL debut

    19D J. P. Morgan founded it

    2
    15
  59. 59
    TOERR

    28D "___ is human"

    1
    19
  60. 60
    SLEUTH debut

    4D Magnifying glass carrier, maybe

    1
    10
  61. 61
    HILO

    60D Hawaii's ___ Bay

    0
    57
  62. 62
    APAT

    54D Get ___ on the back

    0
    17
  63. 63
    ARTHUR

    43A Ruler with a table

    0
    17
  64. 64
    ECUA

    11D Quito's country: Abbr.

    0
    13
  65. 65
    ORNAMENT

    6D Bulb, e.g.

    0
    11
  66. 66
    NESTEGGS

    10D Rainy day reserves

    0
    10
  67. 67
    HOAGY

    67A Poor boy

    0
    8
  68. 68
    HEBREW debut

    50D Whence the word "golem"

    0
    7
  69. 69
    NEUTRON

    36D Atomic particle

    0
    6
  70. 70
    BOXED debut

    34D Went a round

    0
    5
  71. 71
    STOPSIGN

    41D Traffic halter

    0
    5
  72. 72
    SQUIRM

    8D Wiggle

    0
    4
  73. 73
    MOPSY debut

    5A Storied rabbit

    0
    2
  74. 74
    RHFACTOR debut

    39D Concern for a blood typer

    0
    2
  75. 75
    GRAFTUNION debut

    48A Organized bribery?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    GRUELANDUNUSUAL debut

    17A How Oliver categorized his meals?

    0
    1
  77. 77
    HERMITGRAB debut

    30A Wrestling hold for a recluse?

    0
    1
  78. 78
    PARTNERSINGRIME debut

    63A Soil and soot?

    0
    1