← Fill Atlas

Tuesday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALI

    4D MacGraw of "The Getaway"

    49
    518
  2. 2
    AGE

    52A Grow old

    47
    417
  3. 3
    ERE

    64D Before, before

    43
    602
  4. 4
    ELSE

    69A Other than

    43
    440
  5. 5
    EGO

    27A It may need massaging

    42
    393
  6. 6
    IDEA

    47A Abstraction

    33
    396
  7. 7
    ANTI

    18A One opposed

    32
    364
  8. 8
    EYE

    34A Potato bud

    28
    283
  9. 9
    PTA

    67D Mom-and-pop org.?

    25
    240
  10. 10
    ABET

    60D Help in a heist

    22
    228
  11. 11
    ENTER

    54D Keyboard key

    19
    217
  12. 12
    SAN

    65D ___ Andreas fault

    19
    182
  13. 13
    AFRO

    19A Big do

    18
    170
  14. 14
    INTO

    61A Keen on

    17
    219
  15. 15
    LYE

    28A Sodium hydroxide

    17
    146
  16. 16
    SKY

    1D Poseidon : sea :: Uranus : ___

    17
    129
  17. 17
    DIET

    72A Losing proposition?

    17
    96
  18. 18
    NOSE

    58D Sniffer

    15
    188
  19. 19
    OFT

    66D Frequently

    15
    113
  20. 20
    AESOP

    63A Originator of the phrase "Familiarity breeds contempt"

    14
    127
  21. 21
    EKES

    68A Barely gets, with "out"

    14
    119
  22. 22
    ELECT

    37D Vote in

    13
    99
  23. 23
    AVER

    39A Declare

    12
    195
  24. 24
    EIN

    41D German article

    12
    159
  25. 25
    ISLAM

    23D Belief of 4 1/2 million Americans

    12
    94
  26. 26
    RAG

    3D Cleaning cloth, often

    11
    149
  27. 27
    ARIEL

    52D Sharon of 23-Across

    11
    122
  28. 28
    COO

    2D Avian sound

    10
    144
  29. 29
    SPAT

    6D Set-to

    9
    134
  30. 30
    EWER

    16A Decorative pitcher

    8
    146
  31. 31
    LEAD

    10D Show the way

    8
    100
  32. 32
    SHAG

    6A Carpet type

    8
    83
  33. 33
    RARER

    25D Harder to find

    8
    72
  34. 34
    LAMB

    10A Meat on a kabob, maybe

    7
    74
  35. 35
    LYRE

    71A Ancient harp

    7
    65
  36. 36
    RULE

    43A Be the master of

    6
    100
  37. 37
    SCRAP

    1A Set-to

    6
    70
  38. 38
    NYU

    30D Big Apple educ. institution

    6
    53
  39. 39
    KOALA

    14A Cute "bear"

    5
    64
  40. 40
    PURR

    15A Contented sound

    5
    52
  41. 41
    III

    46A The last King Richard of England

    4
    126
  42. 42
    YENTA

    73A Busybody

    4
    65
  43. 43
    ILIED

    21D Fibber's words

    4
    33
  44. 44
    HUNT

    7D Event for hounds

    4
    28
  45. 45
    DIGIT

    42D Finger or toe

    4
    26
  46. 46
    LORD

    33A Prayer start

    3
    52
  47. 47
    MUSE

    59D Inspiration source

    3
    50
  48. 48
    GOOD

    22D "Well done!"

    3
    46
  49. 49
    GENII

    31D They may be rubbed out

    3
    29
  50. 50
    KRAFT

    70A Maker of Seven Seas salad dressing

    3
    21
  51. 51
    INSETS

    56A Atlas features

    3
    18
  52. 52
    SNEAKY

    51D Underhanded

    3
    15
  53. 53
    BEAKS

    38D Woodpeckers' peckers

    3
    12
  54. 54
    DAUB

    62A Paint unskillfully

    2
    37
  55. 55
    DENEB

    35A Star in the constellation Cygnus

    2
    34
  56. 56
    AWFUL

    11D Just terrible

    2
    33
  57. 57
    ARTIER

    8D More pretentious

    2
    17
  58. 58
    SAKI

    45D "The Square Egg" writer

    1
    45
  59. 59
    ISRAEL

    23A Ally of America

    1
    40
  60. 60
    KAI

    55A China's Chiang ___-shek

    1
    32
  61. 61
    YOGIS

    17A Bear and Berra

    1
    14
  62. 62
    MERCY

    12D Something asked of the 33-Across

    1
    13
  63. 63
    NUDIE

    36D Skin flick

    1
    11
  64. 64
    LANDED

    49D Got, as a job

    1
    8
  65. 65
    BROKE

    13D Out of money

    1
    7
  66. 66
    SITTINGDUCK debut

    20A One liable to get hurt

    1
    4
  67. 67
    STOVE

    24D Griddle locale

    0
    30
  68. 68
    MERITS

    32D Is worthy of

    0
    15
  69. 69
    ANDREW

    26D Fergie's ex

    0
    13
  70. 70
    PASSED

    5D Said "no thanks"

    0
    11
  71. 71
    MERES

    44A French mothers

    0
    7
  72. 72
    GRINGO

    9D "Old ___" (1989 Jane Fonda film)

    0
    5
  73. 73
    KIGALI

    50D Capital of Rwanda

    0
    4
  74. 74
    DUNED debut

    40A Like hilly beaches

    0
    2
  75. 75
    GUNKY debut

    53D Gooey

    0
    2
  76. 76
    RUNNINGMATE debut

    57A Co-nominee

    0
    2
  77. 77
    WALKINGSTICK

    48A Insect that's well-camouflaged on a tree

    0
    2
  78. 78
    STANDINGROOM debut

    29A Provision for late-arriving spectators

    0
    1