← Fill Atlas

Sunday · 140 answers · 17 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    24D Span of time

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ATE

    31A Downed a sub, say

    76
    598
  3. 3
    ELI

    35D Yalie

    60
    599
  4. 4
    ODE

    53A "To the Poets," for one

    58
    523
  5. 5
    ETC

    78A Often-repeated abbr.

    37
    268
  6. 6
    IDO

    50D Courtroom affirmation

    33
    336
  7. 7
    ONCE

    30A Fairy tale start

    32
    326
  8. 8
    AND

    8D "___ a partridge in a pear tree"

    30
    239
  9. 9
    REN

    84D Stimpy's TV pal

    27
    198
  10. 10
    ANNE

    99D Last of the House of Stuart

    26
    283
  11. 11
    STEM

    36D Hold back

    26
    228
  12. 12
    OPEN

    85A Unwrap, as a gift

    26
    217
  13. 13
    ANO

    71A "Wheel of Fortune" buy

    25
    216
  14. 14
    IAN

    27A Fleming or Hunter

    23
    260
  15. 15
    ITS

    90A "___ Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"

    23
    257
  16. 16
    NESS

    89A Crimefighter of early '60s TV

    23
    202
  17. 17
    OER

    57A "___ the fields we go"

    22
    248
  18. 18
    EURO

    104D Foreign money

    22
    221
  19. 19
    ALEC

    77A One of the Waughs

    19
    279
  20. 20
    SEES

    105D Dates

    19
    131
  21. 21
    ESTEE

    6D Cosmetician Lauder

    18
    185
  22. 22
    RAP

    100A 50 Cent piece

    17
    198
  23. 23
    ODIN

    3D God who presided over the Aesir

    17
    159
  24. 24
    PAN

    96A Goat-legged god

    17
    125
  25. 25
    TALON

    65D Claw

    17
    71
  26. 26
    TRUE

    16D Constant

    16
    150
  27. 27
    POD

    96D Pea's place

    15
    101
  28. 28
    LEA

    29A Meadow

    14
    261
  29. 29
    ALONE

    12D How Santa travels

    14
    191
  30. 30
    INERT

    93A Lifeless

    14
    149
  31. 31
    AUTO

    86A Not manually, after "on"

    13
    165
  32. 32
    HAHA

    2D "That's hysterical!"

    13
    125
  33. 33
    AONE

    77D Top-rated

    12
    209
  34. 34
    GRR

    38A Watchdog's greeting

    12
    78
  35. 35
    AJAR

    82D Slightly open

    10
    192
  36. 36
    ELOPE

    67D Skip off

    10
    131
  37. 37
    WAD

    18D Real mouthful

    10
    85
  38. 38
    INE

    106D Suffix with elephant

    9
    155
  39. 39
    OLIN

    4D Actor Ken

    9
    112
  40. 40
    ERNST

    51D "Ninotchka" director ___ Lubitsch

    9
    101
  41. 41
    BAS

    72A What Eng. majors get

    9
    96
  42. 42
    ETAT

    88A "L'___ c'est moi"

    8
    143
  43. 43
    FAT

    108D Like Santa

    8
    116
  44. 44
    BALI

    46A Indonesian vacation destination

    8
    104
  45. 45
    TEPEE

    32A Indian council setting

    8
    76
  46. 46
    ETES

    76A Summers on the Seine

    7
    148
  47. 47
    VAT

    9D Winery sight

    7
    101
  48. 48
    TABOO

    32D Off-limits

    7
    74
  49. 49
    TONS

    17D A huge amount

    7
    62
  50. 50
    FRY

    58A Use a wok

    7
    48
  51. 51
    OLAV

    30D Norwegian king

    6
    98
  52. 52
    BEAR

    95A Grizzly

    6
    70
  53. 53
    DRAB

    55A Grayish

    6
    65
  54. 54
    SINS

    7D Confession recitals

    6
    62
  55. 55
    PETER

    34D Pumpkin eater of the nursery

    5
    69
  56. 56
    ENTIRE

    113A Undivided

    5
    68
  57. 57
    MATT

    98D Drudge of the Internet

    5
    59
  58. 58
    ADDLE

    41D Confuse

    5
    58
  59. 59
    BETTE

    72D Davis of "Jezebel"

    5
    53
  60. 60
    BLAB

    39A Spill the beans

    5
    49
  61. 61
    ANOINT

    10D Officially designate

    5
    42
  62. 62
    BLARE

    91A Trumpet sound

    5
    38
  63. 63
    BOSSY

    42D High-handed

    5
    30
  64. 64
    CLOP

    1D Sound effect in a western

    5
    30
  65. 65
    ESTES

    28A ___ Park

    4
    125
  66. 66
    AXEL

    43A Skater's jump

    4
    110
  67. 67
    LOAM

    54A The good earth

    4
    73
  68. 68
    ATWAR

    73D Battling

    4
    48
  69. 69
    ARA

    37D Neighbor of Scorpius

    3
    181
  70. 70
    DER

    83D Wagner's "___ fliegende Hollander"

    3
    115
  71. 71
    ODS

    19D Some hosp. cases

    3
    98
  72. 72
    ELAND

    75A Cousin of a gnu

    3
    67
  73. 73
    LINEN

    40D Table covers

    3
    62
  74. 74
    GLIB

    103D Smooth-tongued

    3
    52
  75. 75
    AREEL

    97D Dancing giddily

    3
    45
  76. 76
    ASTRA

    44A "Ad ___ per aspera" (Kansas' motto)

    3
    45
  77. 77
    NOI

    109D "___ do not!"

    3
    45
  78. 78
    SCOTT

    74D "Ivanhoe" author

    3
    43
  79. 79
    MINOR

    94D Nondrinker by law

    3
    34
  80. 80
    SALTY

    36A Like tears

    3
    33
  81. 81
    BRIDE

    95D Mrs. Santa Claus, long ago

    3
    24
  82. 82
    CNOTE

    15D Place to see a Ben Franklin portrait

    2
    50
  83. 83
    AFTS

    102D Ship positions

    2
    37
  84. 84
    OSH

    70D Kyrgyz city

    2
    37
  85. 85
    EXUDE

    33D Display

    2
    24
  86. 86
    TREATS

    63D Sugar plums and candy canes

    2
    24
  87. 87
    TRESTLE

    62A Certain bridge

    2
    23
  88. 88
    INROAD

    22A Bit of progress

    2
    19
  89. 89
    SIL

    110D Part of R.S.V.P.

    1
    42
  90. 90
    INSANE

    93D Bonkers

    1
    33
  91. 91
    SENILE

    5D In one's dotage

    1
    21
  92. 92
    MESON

    66D Quark-plus-antiquark particle

    1
    20
  93. 93
    MAIDS

    98A Dust busters

    1
    19
  94. 94
    ORINOCO

    52D Part of the Venezuela/ Colombia border

    1
    18
  95. 95
    LADLES

    20A They can dish it out

    1
    16
  96. 96
    LADES

    68D Puts on, as cargo

    1
    15
  97. 97
    BEATEN

    91D Defeated

    1
    13
  98. 98
    BLOTTO

    59D Pie-eyed

    1
    13
  99. 99
    NOTNOW

    111A "Later"

    1
    13
  100. 100
    ROBOTS

    69A Unspontaneous ones

    1
    13
  101. 101
    CHOOSE

    1A Select

    1
    12
  102. 102
    RIELS

    56A Cambodian money

    1
    9
  103. 103
    FINERY

    61D Sunday best

    1
    8
  104. 104
    ACTTWO

    14A When Romeo talks to Juliet on the balcony

    1
    7
  105. 105
    LESBOS

    116A Sappho's home

    1
    7
  106. 106
    JENNY debut

    87A Female donkey

    1
    6
  107. 107
    YEARLY debut

    25D Like Santa's visit

    1
    4
  108. 108
    GABBER debut

    38D Gossip

    1
    3
  109. 109
    LIDO

    47A Fashionable beach resort

    0
    34
  110. 110
    COX

    107D Loser to Harding in 1920

    0
    28
  111. 111
    MLI

    94A 11th-century date

    0
    28
  112. 112
    MELEES

    66A Donnybrooks

    0
    21
  113. 113
    SYM

    13D Orchestra: Abbr.

    0
    13
  114. 114
    AMORES

    44D Ovid's love elegies

    0
    10
  115. 115
    REBEC

    60D Renaissance fiddle

    0
    9
  116. 116
    BRONZE

    59A Age following the Stone Age

    0
    8
  117. 117
    TENONS

    62D Mortise insertions

    0
    8
  118. 118
    LUTIST

    81D Elizabethan musician

    0
    7
  119. 119
    SAVALAS

    7A "Kojak" star

    0
    7
  120. 120
    TENSILE

    115A Kind of strength

    0
    7
  121. 121
    CIDE debut

    101D Funny ___, 2003 Derby winner

    0
    5
  122. 122
    EXTERN

    114A Nonresident doctor

    0
    5
  123. 123
    INANELY

    21A Sans sense

    0
    5
  124. 124
    SHAYS

    45D Rural carriages

    0
    5
  125. 125
    ADENOID

    112A Of the lymph glands

    0
    4
  126. 126
    AIRSTRIP

    14D Touchdown site

    0
    3
  127. 127
    BLUING debut

    39D Wash whitener

    0
    3
  128. 128
    BRAZOS debut

    46D Texas river

    0
    3
  129. 129
    FINNEY debut

    61A "Under the Volcano" star, 1984

    0
    3
  130. 130
    NAILDOWN

    80D Settle once and for all

    0
    3
  131. 131
    ALFREDU debut

    49D Sch. in upstate N.Y.

    0
    1
  132. 132
    BUTIAMHEAVIERBYPOUNDS debut

    48A Verse, part 2

    0
    1
  133. 133
    CORSAGES debut

    101A Some wedding embellishments

    0
    1
  134. 134
    ICANNOTFITINSIDEAFLUE debut

    106A End of the verse

    0
    1
  135. 135
    LAPINS debut

    92D Rabbit furs

    0
    1
  136. 136
    LEGACY debut

    11D Inheritance

    0
    1
  137. 137
    OHIINTENDTOGOMYROUNDS debut

    23A Start of a Christmas verse

    0
    1
  138. 138
    PANNIERS debut

    26A Large baskets

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SODOUNLATCHADOORORTWO debut

    79A Verse, part 3

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SORTING debut

    64A Laundry job

    0
    1