← Fill Atlas

Thursday · 76 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    25A Dog-___

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ASH

    7D Bat material

    50
    458
  3. 3
    ELSE

    15A "What ___?" (clerk's question)

    43
    440
  4. 4
    EDIT

    1A Shorten, say

    32
    302
  5. 5
    TREE

    64A Branch headquarters?

    25
    309
  6. 6
    ASK

    41A Call upon

    24
    204
  7. 7
    REEL

    12D Stagger

    19
    184
  8. 8
    DARE

    56D Brave

    19
    116
  9. 9
    DOS

    44A A couple in Mexico?

    18
    175
  10. 10
    UFO

    36A Subject of many X-Files

    17
    131
  11. 11
    ELATE

    6D Lift

    16
    182
  12. 12
    ESPY

    13D Annual athletic award from cable TV

    16
    130
  13. 13
    SHED

    58D Drop

    12
    115
  14. 14
    IKE

    61D "South Park" brother

    11
    181
  15. 15
    MESA

    8D Southwest sight

    11
    151
  16. 16
    EMTS

    29A CPR experts

    10
    96
  17. 17
    LOAN

    34A Kind of officer

    10
    89
  18. 18
    BIB

    31A Stain collector

    9
    74
  19. 19
    OFAGE

    35A 21, e.g.

    9
    31
  20. 20
    OBOES

    16A Relatives of English horns

    8
    79
  21. 21
    LENS

    66A You can see right through it

    7
    129
  22. 22
    CENT

    45A Follower of red or 50

    7
    93
  23. 23
    EBBS

    1D Declines

    7
    90
  24. 24
    ECOL

    54D Sci. course

    7
    88
  25. 25
    HERD

    67A Gather

    7
    70
  26. 26
    NACRE

    9A Fancy button material

    7
    59
  27. 27
    REAM

    5A Swindle, in slang

    6
    113
  28. 28
    LETGO

    22D Free

    6
    46
  29. 29
    OKOK

    63A "All right already!"

    6
    30
  30. 30
    APRON

    50D Stage part

    5
    60
  31. 31
    AHME

    52D "Alas!"

    5
    55
  32. 32
    ILIAD

    26D Old war story

    4
    99
  33. 33
    OATEN

    49A Like some breakfast cereals

    4
    39
  34. 34
    NOTSO

    27D "I beg to differ"

    3
    56
  35. 35
    ABLER

    10D More up to the job

    3
    33
  36. 36
    ZOOM

    18D Camera feature

    3
    33
  37. 37
    BLEEP

    19A Censor

    3
    25
  38. 38
    STICK

    42A Nail, as a gymnastic landing

    3
    17
  39. 39
    BELA

    14A Banjoist Fleck

    2
    77
  40. 40
    TOSH

    51D Reggae musician Peter

    2
    31
  41. 41
    HILT

    43A Maximum extent

    2
    25
  42. 42
    SPENDS

    46A Devotes

    2
    24
  43. 43
    XBOX

    53D Microsoft product launched in 2001

    2
    19
  44. 44
    APER

    57D Mimic

    1
    85
  45. 45
    COED

    11D Not same-sex

    1
    60
  46. 46
    WROTE

    48D Penned

    1
    36
  47. 47
    ONIN

    35D "Come ___!"

    1
    30
  48. 48
    DEARME

    2D "My stars!"

    1
    27
  49. 49
    TASKS

    28D Listings on a to-do list

    1
    25
  50. 50
    INTIME

    26A Eventually

    1
    21
  51. 51
    OHBOY

    59A "Goody!"

    1
    21
  52. 52
    IFOLD

    32D Poker player's declaration

    1
    19
  53. 53
    MACK

    30D Big truck maker

    1
    15
  54. 54
    PEGLEG

    47D Feature of many a pirate

    1
    12
  55. 55
    DEFACTO

    24D Actual

    1
    7
  56. 56
    HEXER

    65A Warlock, e.g.

    1
    5
  57. 57
    TATTLING debut

    4D Fink's activity

    1
    3
  58. 58
    ILIE

    3D "Would ___?"

    0
    107
  59. 59
    NTEST

    39D Weapons check, in brief

    0
    44
  60. 60
    SMOTE

    62A Struck down

    0
    34
  61. 61
    STACKS

    46D Library area

    0
    13
  62. 62
    BOUTS

    33D Fights

    0
    10
  63. 63
    SEETOIT

    20A Carry out an order

    0
    10
  64. 64
    PAGODAS

    55A Places of prayer and reflection

    0
    9
  65. 65
    LOVED

    23A Extremely popular

    0
    8
  66. 66
    REVIVE

    5D Bring back

    0
    7
  67. 67
    TAXRATE

    51A It tends to increase with income

    0
    7
  68. 68
    BUYIN

    31D Start of a poker game

    0
    6
  69. 69
    WARMS

    48A Starts to like, with "to"

    0
    6
  70. 70
    BARMITZVAHS

    17A Events for some teens

    0
    3
  71. 71
    ALLEGEDLY debut

    21A Frequently used adverb on Court TV

    0
    2
  72. 72
    NOBLEGASES debut

    9D One column in the periodic table

    0
    2
  73. 73
    THENORTH debut

    40D Victors of 1865

    0
    2
  74. 74
    CIRCLEGRAPH debut

    60A Something never shown in bars

    0
    1
  75. 75
    ITSGONNACOSTYOU debut

    37A Bargaining phrase ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme

    0
    1
  76. 76
    OSCARMAYER debut

    38D Food company whose name is spelled out in its advertising jingle

    0
    1