← Fill Atlas

Monday · 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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    ORE

    24A Metal in a mountain

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    NET

    60D Mesh

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    ISEE

    15A "Hmm ..."

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    RAE

    53A "Norma ___"

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    UTE

    39D Colorado tribe

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    263
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    ASK

    7D Request

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    OER

    37A "___ the ramparts we watched ..."

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    248
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    OED

    44A 20-vol. reference work

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    141
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    SNIT

    57D Vexed state

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    RYE

    23A Seedy loaf

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    EARL

    56D ___ of Sandwich

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    INRE

    3D Concerning, in a memo

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    RASP

    6A Tool for horses' hooves

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    OFT

    27A Frequently, to Donne

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    113
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    SAL

    54A "My gal" of song

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    221
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    SRS

    47A Soon-to-be grads: Abbr.

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    IAGO

    32A "Othello" villain

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    BAA

    10D Ewe's cry

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    PITA

    55D Falafel bread

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    JAB

    26D Quick boxing punch

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    LEAH

    45A Jacob's first wife

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    TSPS

    58D Baking soda amts.

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    NAB

    62D Arrest

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    REBA

    67A Singer McEntire

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    LIN

    31D Architect Maya

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    90
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    AIDS

    1D Helps

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    46
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    ETAT

    64A Coup d'___

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    RUT

    50A Relentless nine-to-five gig, e.g.

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    MOS

    21A Actor/rapper ___ Def

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    64
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    NITRO

    4D Explosive compound, in brief

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    DELETE

    46D Undo, on a computer

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    48
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    ERST

    66A Formerly, in old usage

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    IONIA

    14A Region of ancient Asia Minor

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    DYED

    46A Not the original color

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    PESOS

    9D Cuban coins

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    63
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    ADEN

    59A Yemeni seaport

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    OHOH

    27D Cry of anticipation

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    64
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    CADS

    36D Rascals

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    47
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    STYES

    13D Eye woes

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    BLED

    30A Ran, as colors

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    45
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    AGING

    1A Growing older

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    39
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    DRAPE

    48D Hang loosely

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    35
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    IMA

    40A "___ Loser" (Beatles song)

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    TIETO

    52D Connect with

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    35
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    ABBY

    19A "Dear ___"

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    BIBS

    10A Protective wear for lobster eaters

    3
    20
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    AMAT

    16A Amo, amas, ___ ...

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    NADER

    49D Perennial presidential candidate Ralph

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    HAJ

    42D Journey to Mecca

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    IDAHOS

    34D Some potatoes

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    MOLTS

    68A Sheds feathers, e.g.

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    UNJAM

    51D Fix, as a printer's feeder

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    12
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    RIOS

    6D Spanish rivers

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    HRH

    33A Title for a prince or princess: Abbr.

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    STEREOS

    20A Sound systems

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    PEKE

    63A Toy dog, briefly

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    ENBLOC

    35A As one

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    SKINNY

    22D Thin

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    10
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    SEEMED

    8D Appeared to be

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    9
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    BABYBOOMER

    12D Bill Clinton was the first one elected president

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    8
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    ILIE

    34A Tennis's Nastase

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    ATRIP

    65A "___ to the Moon" (first science fiction film, 1902)

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    22
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    HEEHAW

    41A Donkey's sound

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    12
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    GAYER

    5D More festive

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    EARDRUM

    35D It protects the tympanic cavity

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    ATRY

    43A "Give it ___!"

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    6
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    JOEBLOW

    18D Ordinary fellow

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    5
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    DIRTYJOKES

    17A Blue things that make some people turn red?

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    3
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    DONJUAN debut

    38A Womanizer

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    3
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    DOWJONES

    48A Company with an industrial average

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    3
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    FREELOADER

    28D One who mooches

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    3
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    DEEJAYS debut

    25D Record spinners ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38-, 48- and 61-Across

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    GOIT

    2D ___ alone (have no help)

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    2
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    PUNIEST

    55A Easiest to beat up

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    2
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    DENIMJEANS debut

    61A Wrangler product

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    DESKJOBS debut

    25A Nine-to-five gigs, often

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    1
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    IMBROGLIOS debut

    11D Confused situations

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    THREEWEEKS debut

    29D How long the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament lasts

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