← Fill Atlas

Thursday · 78 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASS

    65D Zoo animal

    58
    409
  2. 2
    ANTS

    13D Ruiners of some picnics

    33
    247
  3. 3
    STAR

    55D Xmas tree topper

    31
    316
  4. 4
    ITEM

    43A He and she in a gossip column

    27
    274
  5. 5
    ARM

    57A Ken Stabler's pride

    27
    264
  6. 6
    ALTO

    2D Opera villainess, typically

    25
    290
  7. 7
    PAR

    53A Just average

    25
    218
  8. 8
    REST

    69A Musical sign

    22
    256
  9. 9
    INON

    62D Zero ___

    22
    166
  10. 10
    TIA

    46A Inez's aunt

    20
    144
  11. 11
    CCS

    5D Patient's dosage measure, for short

    20
    98
  12. 12
    EERIE

    33D Unnatural

    19
    260
  13. 13
    THE

    21A Definite article

    18
    175
  14. 14
    PRO

    9D Quid ___ quo

    15
    214
  15. 15
    NOSE

    12D Rhinoplasty target

    15
    188
  16. 16
    LEAN

    3D Option at a butcher's, maybe

    15
    103
  17. 17
    TONE

    63A La or fa

    12
    148
  18. 18
    SEX

    50A James Brown hit "___ Machine"

    11
    118
  19. 19
    OLEO

    68A Margarine

    9
    264
  20. 20
    ICON

    16A Bogart was one

    9
    189
  21. 21
    SONAR

    20A Coast Guard equipment

    9
    91
  22. 22
    MISS

    39A Girl

    9
    64
  23. 23
    UNA

    35A Filmdom's Merkel

    8
    115
  24. 24
    BALI

    1A A Bing Crosby/Bob Hope film locale

    8
    104
  25. 25
    BASS

    1D "Nozze di Figaro" part for Dr. Bartolo

    8
    89
  26. 26
    ROUT

    6D Powerful defeat

    8
    72
  27. 27
    HUG

    27A Embrace

    8
    38
  28. 28
    ALEX

    14A Baseball's Rodriguez

    6
    125
  29. 29
    MAS

    48D Women with young 'uns

    6
    111
  30. 30
    MITT

    58D Yankee's wear

    6
    74
  31. 31
    SANTA

    52D Workshop owner of note

    5
    119
  32. 32
    PETER

    41A Graves of "Mission: Impossible"

    5
    69
  33. 33
    CELL

    37D Voltaic ___

    5
    63
  34. 34
    LOVE

    56D XOXOXO alternative

    4
    75
  35. 35
    AVES

    66A Lexington and others, in N.Y.C.

    4
    55
  36. 36
    COLOR

    15A Blue, e.g.

    4
    53
  37. 37
    VEST

    19A Clothing item worn over a shirt

    4
    52
  38. 38
    BREW

    61D Yeasty drink

    4
    43
  39. 39
    HEWN

    71A No longer standing, as a tree

    4
    32
  40. 40
    UNITY

    28D Togetherness

    4
    31
  41. 41
    MOLE

    60D Yard pest

    3
    80
  42. 42
    SENECA

    36A Five Nations tribe

    3
    49
  43. 43
    BLOB

    30A Embryonic shape, at first

    3
    40
  44. 44
    SLITS

    55A Kangaroo pocket openings

    3
    26
  45. 45
    IST

    64D Zion's tail?

    2
    95
  46. 46
    PIA

    22D Singer Zadora

    2
    66
  47. 47
    PERM

    42A Hair salon job

    2
    54
  48. 48
    CLAW

    49A Itch reliever

    2
    52
  49. 49
    STETS

    67A Manuscript marks

    2
    41
  50. 50
    GINA

    10A Actress Gershon

    2
    34
  51. 51
    MOTEL

    8D Quarters costing dollars?

    2
    31
  52. 52
    TARTS

    70A Napoleon relatives

    2
    31
  53. 53
    RICOH

    54D Xerox competitor

    2
    29
  54. 54
    YUK

    23A Dumb laugh

    2
    25
  55. 55
    HUMID

    27D "Three H's" component

    2
    20
  56. 56
    PIPES

    22A Drain connections

    2
    16
  57. 57
    ONER

    31D Unique person

    1
    95
  58. 58
    DYNAMO

    47A Intense worker

    1
    17
  59. 59
    IXNAY

    4D "Over my dead body!"

    1
    16
  60. 60
    SWANN

    45D Wide receiver Lynn of Steelers fame

    1
    14
  61. 61
    CRAMP

    5A Ache

    1
    12
  62. 62
    NIMBI

    59A Kinds of clouds

    1
    6
  63. 63
    REMAX debut

    34D Very big name in home-selling

    1
    6
  64. 64
    ULEE

    38A Giant role for Peter Fonda, 1997

    0
    68
  65. 65
    ALPINE

    25A Elevated, in a way

    0
    15
  66. 66
    TRILLS

    44A High-pitched warbling sounds

    0
    8
  67. 67
    DRUBS

    18D Shellacs

    0
    6
  68. 68
    GRASSO

    51A John Reed's predecessor as N.Y.S.E. chairman, Richard ___

    0
    6
  69. 69
    KLEPTOS debut

    24D Sticky-fingered types

    0
    3
  70. 70
    SMARTEST

    40D Voting category in a high school yearbook

    0
    3
  71. 71
    ICEPELLETS

    11D Raindrops after freezing

    0
    2
  72. 72
    INDIANCORN debut

    64A Late-fall door adornment

    0
    2
  73. 73
    PHARLAP debut

    26D Thoroughbred film of 1983

    0
    2
  74. 74
    STANDSUPTO debut

    17A Challenges

    0
    2
  75. 75
    ALPHABETICORDER debut

    7D Puzzler's alert: the clues in this crossword are all in this

    0
    1
  76. 76
    GASENGINES debut

    29D Ubiquitous auto features

    0
    1
  77. 77
    GIVINGUP debut

    10D Quitting

    0
    1
  78. 78
    HAGLER debut

    32A Fighter Marvin

    0
    1