← Fill Atlas

Sunday · 140 answers · 21 debuts

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

  1. 1
    RIO

    12D Ipanema locale

    40
    315
  2. 2
    ETC

    100D End-of-sentence abbr.

    37
    268
  3. 3
    OVA

    111D Things laid by a gallina

    30
    259
  4. 4
    OIL

    110D Shale extract

    27
    282
  5. 5
    HER

    72A 1960's White House pooch

    27
    237
  6. 6
    ONTO

    77A Aware of

    26
    244
  7. 7
    ABLE

    14A Fit

    25
    259
  8. 8
    AHEM

    115A "Beg pardon ..."

    23
    171
  9. 9
    ASP

    7D Venom source

    22
    265
  10. 10
    SCAR

    37A Mark for life

    20
    188
  11. 11
    IPO

    51A N.Y.S.E. debut

    20
    133
  12. 12
    EARL

    4D Benjamin Disraeli, e.g.

    19
    195
  13. 13
    REPO

    38D Seized vehicle

    18
    146
  14. 14
    LAS

    59A Singer's filler

    17
    173
  15. 15
    LIP

    30A Bit of effrontery

    17
    136
  16. 16
    HBO

    48A "Sex and the City" shower

    17
    128
  17. 17
    EYRE

    17D Brontë heroine

    15
    150
  18. 18
    CLAM

    107D Soup or sandwich ingredient

    14
    86
  19. 19
    ROAR

    103D Din

    13
    169
  20. 20
    TAS

    79A Prof.'s helpers

    13
    99
  21. 21
    PEAR

    25A Tree in a Christmas carol

    10
    95
  22. 22
    ARTY

    116A Chichi

    9
    123
  23. 23
    RIDE

    52D Fair attraction

    9
    114
  24. 24
    AUDI

    84A BMW rival

    9
    111
  25. 25
    BONO

    53D Rock singer in social causes

    9
    66
  26. 26
    TAIL

    112A Shadow

    8
    112
  27. 27
    SAIL

    75D Spinnaker

    8
    93
  28. 28
    TTOP

    105D Sporty car feature

    8
    67
  29. 29
    CLEF

    62A Staff leader

    8
    56
  30. 30
    DEREK

    34A Eric Clapton's "Layla" alias

    8
    42
  31. 31
    RTES

    8D Ways: Abbr.

    7
    128
  32. 32
    MADE

    119A Fabricated

    7
    75
  33. 33
    LAMB

    36D Many a roast

    7
    74
  34. 34
    LEAR

    16D Cordelia's father

    6
    107
  35. 35
    SELA

    78A Ward of "Once and Again"

    6
    101
  36. 36
    ADEN

    84D Port on a gulf of the same name

    5
    163
  37. 37
    ACC

    83A Org. for 1- and 101-Across

    5
    60
  38. 38
    SOUL

    108A Music from the Miracles, e.g.

    5
    48
  39. 39
    MARC

    10A Artist Chagall

    4
    84
  40. 40
    DIVA

    33A Tantrum thrower, maybe

    4
    82
  41. 41
    AXES

    47A Bounces

    4
    72
  42. 42
    PREY

    21A Target

    4
    70
  43. 43
    UVA

    101A Thos. Jefferson's school

    4
    67
  44. 44
    WIRE

    99A News source

    4
    64
  45. 45
    BRIO

    53A Verve

    4
    48
  46. 46
    CEDES

    74D Turns over

    4
    36
  47. 47
    SPARS

    118A Wrangles

    4
    36
  48. 48
    COWL

    71A Monk's garb

    4
    23
  49. 49
    SWIFT

    24D Fleet

    4
    20
  50. 50
    ELAL

    35A Lander at Ben Gurion

    3
    197
  51. 51
    ASTA

    102D Fictional terrier

    3
    185
  52. 52
    REEDS

    96A Clarinet paraphernalia

    3
    54
  53. 53
    LORD

    93A Prayer start

    3
    52
  54. 54
    LETON

    86D Give a hint

    3
    49
  55. 55
    QUIT

    31A Withdraw

    3
    47
  56. 56
    DECAF

    43A Tame brew

    3
    42
  57. 57
    ERECTS

    45A Sets up

    3
    41
  58. 58
    ORGS

    29D Some Web site owners: Abbr.

    3
    37
  59. 59
    ARCANE

    102A Mysterious

    3
    36
  60. 60
    DEMOS

    49A Some party members, for short

    3
    34
  61. 61
    ADROIT

    104A Quick-witted

    3
    27
  62. 62
    ATHLETE

    65A Endorser, sometimes

    3
    20
  63. 63
    ROOSTER

    42D Chanticleer

    3
    16
  64. 64
    LOBO

    66D Gray wolf

    2
    49
  65. 65
    SIEVE

    70A Separator

    2
    37
  66. 66
    GINA

    67D Gershon of film

    2
    34
  67. 67
    SELIG

    70D Baseball honcho

    2
    33
  68. 68
    DIAZ

    76D Porfirio ___, president of Mexico, 1884-1911

    2
    25
  69. 69
    HOVER

    114A Show protectiveness

    2
    24
  70. 70
    CHARM

    5A Jinx in reverse

    2
    22
  71. 71
    MANED

    9D Like lions

    2
    21
  72. 72
    SIGHS

    98D They're often heaved

    2
    17
  73. 73
    VOLARE

    28A 1958 #1 song

    2
    13
  74. 74
    MINUET

    64A It's done in the form of an S or a Z

    2
    12
  75. 75
    SILTS

    50D Alluvia

    2
    12
  76. 76
    HOSTA

    19A Plantain lily

    2
    10
  77. 77
    ONEA

    18A Convenient apartment

    1
    175
  78. 78
    ORTS

    97A Scraps

    1
    52
  79. 79
    LAINE

    40D "Mule Train" singer, 1949

    1
    33
  80. 80
    PRIDE

    63A "The possession of fools": Herodotus

    1
    33
  81. 81
    DARLA

    88A "Our Gang" girl

    1
    27
  82. 82
    COR

    68D I or II N.T. book

    1
    24
  83. 83
    CURIO

    20A Flea market find

    1
    20
  84. 84
    COQ

    23D 42-Down, to Pierre

    1
    19
  85. 85
    APPLES

    14D Snacks for Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road

    1
    14
  86. 86
    CANVAS

    20D Atelier item

    1
    14
  87. 87
    REALLY

    91D "For sure?"

    1
    14
  88. 88
    TARIFF

    32D Duty

    1
    10
  89. 89
    BROUHAHA

    81D Ruckus

    1
    8
  90. 90
    COLOGNE

    68A Toiletry

    1
    8
  91. 91
    LABCOAT

    59D Experimental attire?

    1
    8
  92. 92
    CHORUS

    5D Kind of line

    1
    7
  93. 93
    HOMEICE

    6D Advantage in hockey

    1
    7
  94. 94
    MOWED

    64D Did yard work

    1
    5
  95. 95
    MUTUAL debut

    10D Joint

    1
    5
  96. 96
    BLOOPS debut

    69A Less-than-Ruthian hits

    1
    4
  97. 97
    DOODLED debut

    1D Drew aimlessly

    1
    3
  98. 98
    EEE

    55D Ample shoe width

    0
    121
  99. 99
    RIIS

    52A Social reformer Jacob

    0
    45
  100. 100
    ATME

    104D "Don't look ___!"

    0
    33
  101. 101
    GLOBE

    67A Common classroom sight

    0
    26
  102. 102
    TROVE

    56D Hoard

    0
    24
  103. 103
    ABILENE

    41D Chisholm Trail stop

    0
    18
  104. 104
    DIXIE

    34D Whistler's tune?

    0
    17
  105. 105
    DUKE

    1A Nixon's law alma mater

    0
    15
  106. 106
    LIMAS

    113A Some beans

    0
    12
  107. 107
    ARIP

    11D Not give ___ (not care)

    0
    10
  108. 108
    ACADEME

    89D Halls of learning

    0
    9
  109. 109
    CURBS

    73A Reins in

    0
    8
  110. 110
    FLYING

    85A Like some colors

    0
    8
  111. 111
    RODHAM debut

    92D Pre-Bill Hillary

    0
    8
  112. 112
    DRIBS

    80A Small amounts

    0
    7
  113. 113
    FERRIS

    85D Wheel maker

    0
    7
  114. 114
    YLEM

    117A Protomatter of the universe

    0
    7
  115. 115
    ZOIC

    95A Suffix on era names

    0
    7
  116. 116
    CPSNOW

    71D "Strangers and Brothers" novelist

    0
    6
  117. 117
    ATLUNCH debut

    60D Temporarily out of the office

    0
    5
  118. 118
    COUPLET

    46D Sonnet component

    0
    5
  119. 119
    FORCEPS debut

    44D Medical tool

    0
    5
  120. 120
    DEPLORE debut

    26A Tsk about

    0
    4
  121. 121
    DITCHED

    106A Dumped

    0
    4
  122. 122
    THIRDDEGREE

    90A Good for a doctoral student, bad for a crime suspect

    0
    4
  123. 123
    WILLARD

    58D 1971 hit movie based on the novel "Ratman's Notebooks"

    0
    4
  124. 124
    WOOLS

    58A Alpaca and cashmere

    0
    4
  125. 125
    DRIERS debut

    94D Salon devices

    0
    3
  126. 126
    KEEPPACE debut

    3D Stay (with)

    0
    3
  127. 127
    SEWNUP

    27A Well in hand

    0
    3
  128. 128
    LIBERTY

    57D Symbol on an old quarter

    0
    2
  129. 129
    SHORTCIRCUIT debut

    61D Good for a mail carrier, bad for an electrician

    0
    2
  130. 130
    UNVEILED debut

    2D Bared

    0
    2
  131. 131
    BREAKTHROUGH debut

    15D Good for a scientist, bad for a roofer

    0
    1
  132. 132
    BRIEFOUTLINE debut

    54A Good for an attorney, bad for a Spandex model

    0
    1
  133. 133
    CENTERSPREAD debut

    74A Good for a magazine writer, bad for a couch potato

    0
    1
  134. 134
    CONVENES debut

    13D Brings together

    0
    1
  135. 135
    FALLINGSTAR debut

    39A Good for a wish maker, bad for a Hollywood agent

    0
    1
  136. 136
    GRIDDER debut

    87D Bowl figure

    0
    1
  137. 137
    NOTHINGTODECLARE debut

    109A Good for a returning traveler, bad for a bridge player

    0
    1
  138. 138
    OVERCOMPENSATION debut

    22A Good for a wage earner, bad for a tightrope walker

    0
    1
  139. 139
    SLIVERED debut

    82D Like almonds in many recipes

    0
    1
  140. 140
    SUDDENLY debut

    78D By surprise

    0
    1