← Fill Atlas

Friday · 68 answers · 19 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    NSA

    58D Eavesdropping org.

    38
    233
  2. 2
    TAN

    27A Like lifeguards

    30
    238
  3. 3
    IOTA

    49A Speck

    25
    243
  4. 4
    PTA

    61D Student-focused org.

    25
    240
  5. 5
    ORES

    53D Lucky strikes

    24
    244
  6. 6
    ETRE

    54D Peut-___ (perhaps): Fr.

    24
    241
  7. 7
    ANON

    16A At another time

    20
    275
  8. 8
    NATO

    41D Brussels-based org.

    19
    167
  9. 9
    IDS

    8D Checkpoint requests

    17
    181
  10. 10
    ENG

    60D One of the Bunker twins

    17
    160
  11. 11
    ALP

    46A Grossglockner, e.g.

    16
    187
  12. 12
    DEM

    23D F.D.R. or J.F.K., e.g.

    15
    93
  13. 13
    TDS

    5D Slo-mo replay subjects, often

    10
    179
  14. 14
    TAI

    47A Randy's skating partner

    8
    154
  15. 15
    PEAS

    19A Exemplars of twinship

    8
    89
  16. 16
    SMART

    32A Kind of cookie

    8
    81
  17. 17
    MELT

    18A Deliquesce

    7
    76
  18. 18
    TOSCA

    44A Teatro Constanzi premiere of 1900

    7
    76
  19. 19
    HIVE

    39A Busy place

    7
    64
  20. 20
    OLAV

    36A Gold-medal speed skater Johann ___ Koss

    6
    98
  21. 21
    GUT

    43D Eviscerate

    6
    55
  22. 22
    QTIP

    1D Medicine cabinet item

    6
    44
  23. 23
    MINE

    62A Sub sinker

    5
    80
  24. 24
    WANE

    2D Fall off

    5
    75
  25. 25
    LYES

    55D Percolation products

    5
    48
  26. 26
    YIP

    6D Peke squeak

    5
    44
  27. 27
    STAKE

    31D Tent need

    5
    36
  28. 28
    PEDAL

    10D Harp part

    4
    36
  29. 29
    SATIN

    35A Took part temporarily

    3
    62
  30. 30
    TENON

    40A Join securely

    3
    47
  31. 31
    AUDIT

    48D Sit in on

    3
    31
  32. 32
    RUSS

    21D Ukr. neighbor

    3
    27
  33. 33
    JAMB

    11D Architectural sidepiece

    2
    44
  34. 34
    ONEATATIME

    12D Successively

    2
    17
  35. 35
    UDO

    7D Japanese salad ingredient

    2
    16
  36. 36
    ELEV

    51D Atlas abbr.

    1
    55
  37. 37
    INSO

    38D ___ many words

    1
    37
  38. 38
    JOEL

    52A Director Schumacher

    1
    26
  39. 39
    QUASI

    37A Seemingly, at the start

    1
    18
  40. 40
    ERDA

    3D "Das Rheingold" goddess

    1
    13
  41. 41
    INDISPOSED debut

    17A Under the weather

    1
    3
  42. 42
    CERAMISTS debut

    34A Potters

    1
    2
  43. 43
    EDER

    22A Fulda tributary

    0
    72
  44. 44
    CLU

    26A Billy the Kid portrayer Gulager

    0
    25
  45. 45
    CIR

    59D Equator, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    22
  46. 46
    SCTV

    64A Where John Candy made his debut

    0
    21
  47. 47
    AGAL

    56A "___ in Calico" (hit of the 40's)

    0
    17
  48. 48
    ERIQ

    24D "ER" actor La Salle

    0
    14
  49. 49
    JOVI

    11A Rock's Bon ___

    0
    10
  50. 50
    DOLEOUT debut

    50A Dispense

    0
    4
  51. 51
    GARBAGE debut

    20A Dump drop-off

    0
    4
  52. 52
    ITSINTHERE debut

    63A Prego ad phrase

    0
    3
  53. 53
    QWERTYUIOP

    1A Starting lineup?

    0
    3
  54. 54
    RAISEHAVOC debut

    4D Maraud

    0
    3
  55. 55
    TARADIDDLE

    15A Fib

    0
    2
  56. 56
    TEARGASSES debut

    65A Quells, in a way

    0
    2
  57. 57
    VOLGARIVER debut

    13D Caspian Sea feeder

    0
    2
  58. 58
    CENSURERS debut

    45A Severe critics

    0
    1
  59. 59
    DANCEPARTY debut

    57A Rave

    0
    1
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    INTENTNESS debut

    14D Sharp focus

    0
    1
  61. 61
    MAHARAJAHS debut

    33D Ranjit Singh and others

    0
    1
  62. 62
    OLEGCASSINI debut

    9D "In My Own Fashion" autobiographer

    0
    1
  63. 63
    RESUSCITATE debut

    25D Bring back

    0
    1
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    SCOTTADAMS debut

    28D "Dilbert" cartoonist

    0
    1
  65. 65
    SKINGAMES debut

    42A Scams

    0
    1
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    STTHERESA debut

    28A So-called "Little Flower of Jesus"

    0
    1
  67. 67
    TELEOLOGIC debut

    29D Caused by providential guidance

    0
    1
  68. 68
    TRANSPLANT debut

    30D Noted Barnard undertaking

    0
    1