← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    ERA

    30A Historical chapter

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    ATE

    10D Had a hero?

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    ALI

    16A Title role about a titleholder

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    ALOE

    28D Soothing plant

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    ADO

    65D Fuss

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    477
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    OAR

    57A Scull

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    331
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    SHE

    69A Donna Summer's "___ Works Hard for the Money"

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    345
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    OAT

    31A Nosebag tidbit

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    ESS

    49A Feminine suffix

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    SAC

    27A Anatomical pouch

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    DEMO

    41D Mailing to a record exec

    16
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    RAD

    47A Like, awesome

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    ANG

    6D Director Lee

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    EASY

    71A "Careful now"

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    URGE

    24D Yen

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    WII

    64D 2006 Nintendo debut

    11
    53
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    NILE

    18D View from Abu Simbel

    10
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    FREE

    22A Big word in advertising

    10
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    SPAY

    61D Neuter

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    51
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    DORA

    26D TV explorer

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    111
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    IMPS

    39D Some tricksters

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    ETAT

    42D Floride, e.g.

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    143
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    COW

    11A Intimidate

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    61
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    OLDER

    12D Grayer, maybe

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    51
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    GTO

    35D Classic muscle car

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    126
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    TIM

    46A Boy in "A Christmas Carol"

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    109
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    ERIK

    14A Edgar-winning writer Larson

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    ELSIE

    55D Borden cow

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    SKIP

    45A Not attend

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    66
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    SHORT

    36D Brief

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    40
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    ATRA

    59D Trac II alternative

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    PADS

    1A Brake components

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    54
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    PEPS

    1D Energizes, with "up"

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    34
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    OBAMA

    8D Winner of 2008

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    SOOT

    44A Blackener of Santa's suit

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    DIVA

    3D Opera star

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    FAA

    63D Sky safety org.

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    LIS

    62A Fleur-de-___

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    KRIS

    38D ___ Kringle

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    URIAH

    51D Heep of fiction

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    51
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    TOMS

    60D ___ of Maine toothpaste

    4
    41
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    ZIG

    5D Make a sharp turn

    4
    25
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    SFPD

    27D Org. in TV's "Nash Bridges"

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    DENTE

    43A Al ___

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    29
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    YMA

    21A Singer Sumac

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    DEFY

    48D Stare down, say

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    ENTICE

    33D Tempt

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    23
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    IRMA

    68A Cookbook writer Rombauer

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    RDS

    19A Rtes.

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    LAI

    66A "Love Story" composer Francis

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    FLOE

    32A Big chunk of ice

    1
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  52. 52
    SWAMI

    20A Turban wearer, maybe

    1
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    AENEID

    67A Old war story

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    34
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    MAIDS

    25D Hotel employees

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    19
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    GIGS

    34A Band jobs

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    MAUNA

    53D ___ Loa

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    17
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    INABIT

    15A Presently

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    16
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    SKIMP

    4D Economize

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    15
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    RICAN

    9D Costa ___

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    14
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    FLATS

    58A Alternative to high heels

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    13
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    PILLS

    50D Aspirin and such

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    13
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    IRAE

    56A "Dies ___"

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    ADAGIO

    70A Slowly

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    MOOED

    52D Lowed

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    IRREG

    54D Markdown abbr.

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    ZADORA

    5A Actress Pia

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    10
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    FLAILS

    22D Thrashes about

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    DARYL

    7D Hall of fame

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    RICKI

    37A Lake of TV

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    ARAW

    2D Get ___ deal

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    WISED

    13D Smartened (up)

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    CARROTCAKE debut

    11D It often has cream cheese frosting

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    4
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    COUNTBASIE

    29D "Jumpin' at the Woodside" composer/bandleader

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    4
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    FOURWAYSTOP debut

    63A Feature of some intersections ... or a five-word hint to 17-, 23-, 40- and 50-Across

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    PAVINGGRACE debut

    17A Elegance in road construction?

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    1
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    PLUMLANDLORD debut

    23A Desirable guy to rent from?

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    1
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    POUNDEDTHEALARM debut

    40A Hit "snooze" with force?

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    1
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    PUBCOMMITTEE debut

    50A Council of Guinness drinkers?

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