← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ALI

    24D Clay, today

    49
    518
  2. 2
    ELSE

    36D Other

    43
    440
  3. 3
    IDEA

    33A Glimmering

    33
    396
  4. 4
    TSAR

    56D Bygone despot

    33
    341
  5. 5
    ERS

    48A Where some M.D.'s work

    33
    284
  6. 6
    ATLAS

    68A Legend's locale

    25
    195
  7. 7
    ETRE

    55D French 101 verb

    24
    241
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    NAE

    5D Highlands negative

    19
    171
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    PLEA

    3D "Don't hurt me!," for one

    18
    154
  10. 10
    EASEL

    30D Oil holder

    16
    144
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    NERO

    12D He ordered Seneca's death

    15
    243
  12. 12
    THAI

    59A Siamese

    15
    130
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    SNO

    32A ___-cone

    14
    188
  14. 14
    IAGO

    23A Othello's ensign

    14
    173
  15. 15
    ALUM

    11D Wound application

    13
    123
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    EATS

    13D Grub

    11
    166
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    SALSA

    14A Taco topper, perhaps

    11
    98
  18. 18
    ALAN

    61D Author Paton

    10
    232
  19. 19
    METE

    70A Dole (out)

    10
    90
  20. 20
    TWOS

    53A Rare bills

    10
    80
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    ITSY

    62D Teeny

    10
    78
  22. 22
    ESTATE

    51D Net worth

    9
    125
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    GATE

    57A Field opening

    9
    91
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    HULA

    60D Waikiki wiggle

    9
    89
  25. 25
    IONE

    25A "The Last Days of Pompeii" heroine

    9
    73
  26. 26
    ASPEN

    1A Skiing mecca

    8
    97
  27. 27
    INCH

    28D Tiny amount of progress

    8
    75
  28. 28
    EVEL

    41A First name in daredeviltry

    8
    66
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    JEER

    52A Ridicule

    8
    49
  30. 30
    TCM debut

    64D Cable sta. for cinema buffs

    8
    38
  31. 31
    POOR

    15A Needy

    7
    67
  32. 32
    NOLA

    7D Town where Augustus died

    7
    61
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    VANE

    10A Weather indicator

    7
    58
  34. 34
    SST

    39A Expensive transport

    5
    199
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    HRS

    9D Many mins.

    5
    90
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    FAM

    65D Grp. of relatives

    5
    29
  37. 37
    BERG

    69A Composer Alban

    4
    71
  38. 38
    OSO

    47D Spanish bear

    4
    69
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    ANKH

    6A Cross of Egypt

    4
    50
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    BRAG

    66A Crow

    4
    49
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    FRAN

    21A Tarkenton of Minnesota

    4
    43
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    ASTA

    1D Dog of detective fiction

    3
    185
  43. 43
    CONAN

    19D First name in late-night TV

    3
    47
  44. 44
    ARGYLE

    50D Sock type

    3
    27
  45. 45
    GIBB

    54D Singing brother of 60's-90's pop

    3
    18
  46. 46
    DOVER

    31D White cliffs locale

    3
    10
  47. 47
    SAHL

    2D Comic Mort

    2
    67
  48. 48
    ORI

    26D "... ___ quit!"

    2
    63
  49. 49
    ICBM

    37A Weapon that can cross the Atl. or Pac.

    2
    51
  50. 50
    ESPRIT

    4D Bon vivant's gift

    2
    38
  51. 51
    CLUB

    67A Black card

    1
    41
  52. 52
    MEANY

    71A Hardly Mr. Nice Guy

    1
    19
  53. 53
    INCOME

    34A Household ___

    1
    15
  54. 54
    PYE

    44D Poet laureate before Southey

    1
    13
  55. 55
    NOBET debut

    29D Gambler's pass

    1
    7
  56. 56
    EERO

    45A Architect Saarinen

    0
    132
  57. 57
    ALAR

    20A Controversial spray

    0
    109
  58. 58
    ASIT

    27D ___ were

    0
    41
  59. 59
    MERV

    35D TV's Griffin

    0
    30
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    OLMOS

    22A Actor Edward James ___

    0
    23
  61. 61
    AOUT

    58D Juillet's follower

    0
    21
  62. 62
    SEENO

    43D "___ evil"

    0
    17
  63. 63
    GETON

    54A Be friends (with)

    0
    16
  64. 64
    ILEA

    16A Intestinal parts

    0
    16
  65. 65
    ROWER

    46D Crew member

    0
    14
  66. 66
    TESTTUBE

    40D Place for a lab experiment

    0
    8
  67. 67
    THEASP

    42A Daddy Warbucks's henchman

    0
    8
  68. 68
    KOENIG

    8D Chekov player on "Star Trek"

    0
    7
  69. 69
    MAHJONGG

    38D Game played in "The Joy Luck Club"

    0
    6
  70. 70
    VIOLENCE

    10D Reason for an "R"

    0
    5
  71. 71
    OFGOD debut

    18D Attila, the Scourge ___

    0
    2
  72. 72
    THEPEOPLESCOURT debut

    17A Where ordinary folks play tennis?

    0
    2
  73. 73
    AINTLOVEGRAND debut

    27A Enthusiastic response to a tennis shutout?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    APPROVES debut

    6D Stamps, maybe

    0
    1
  75. 75
    ITSNOTYOURFAULT debut

    63A Soothing words to a tennis player?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THEYALSOSERVE debut

    49A What standers and waiters do in tennis?

    0
    1