← Fill Atlas

Monday · 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
    ASS

    43A Idiot

    58
    409
  2. 2
    EST

    49A Inexact fig.

    55
    428
  3. 3
    ELSE

    11D Something ___ (a lulu)

    43
    440
  4. 4
    ART

    1D Linkletter who hosted TV's "House Party"

    40
    384
  5. 5
    ODOR

    8D Skunk's defense

    39
    344
  6. 6
    EVE

    3D She raised Cain

    34
    373
  7. 7
    ADD

    35D Total (up)

    27
    224
  8. 8
    SIT

    44A Perch

    26
    172
  9. 9
    REST

    10A Sleep

    22
    256
  10. 10
    SOSO

    44D Mediocre

    21
    154
  11. 11
    GEE

    57D "___ whiz!"

    20
    200
  12. 12
    TRY

    59D Hear, as a case

    19
    181
  13. 13
    MAE

    22A Fannie ___

    18
    181
  14. 14
    STAB

    50D Knife

    17
    181
  15. 15
    LOS

    47A ___ Alamos, N.M.

    17
    144
  16. 16
    LAB

    56D "Chocolate" dog

    16
    144
  17. 17
    CON

    29A Swindle

    15
    123
  18. 18
    CBS

    30A "60 Minutes" network

    13
    123
  19. 19
    AHOY

    51D Greeting to a matey

    13
    108
  20. 20
    DISC

    4D Kind of brake

    13
    81
  21. 21
    AONE

    60A Top-notch

    12
    209
  22. 22
    BAH

    2D "___! Humbug!"

    12
    142
  23. 23
    NOVA

    36D Bright star

    12
    125
  24. 24
    RAVI

    14A Sitarist Shankar

    11
    71
  25. 25
    GENE

    52D DNA element

    10
    158
  26. 26
    WED

    26A Marry

    10
    115
  27. 27
    SLIP

    12D Err

    9
    84
  28. 28
    RODS

    41A Fishing poles

    9
    59
  29. 29
    PEER

    62A Look out a window, say

    8
    116
  30. 30
    TACT

    13D Saying "I'm not sure that dress looks perfect on you," e.g.

    8
    102
  31. 31
    TILDE

    15A Squiggle over an "n"

    8
    50
  32. 32
    DEF

    9D Dict. offering

    7
    88
  33. 33
    SEXY

    65A Alluring

    7
    81
  34. 34
    INEPT

    21A Bumbling

    7
    76
  35. 35
    MIEN

    19D Bearing

    7
    73
  36. 36
    HEX

    58D Put a spell on

    7
    69
  37. 37
    RISK

    28D Hazard

    7
    59
  38. 38
    SAGAS

    50A Long, drawn-out stories

    7
    50
  39. 39
    OLDEN

    7D Ancient

    6
    43
  40. 40
    RONA

    53D Author Jaffe

    5
    97
  41. 41
    STOOD

    5A Got up

    5
    57
  42. 42
    BYES

    63A What top seeds often get at the starts of tournaments

    5
    27
  43. 43
    CANINE

    30D Tooth next to a premolar

    5
    23
  44. 44
    ABED

    1A Sleeping, say

    4
    78
  45. 45
    BASTE

    64A Moisten while cooking

    4
    52
  46. 46
    NALA

    36A Simba's love in "The Lion King"

    4
    51
  47. 47
    BERT

    48A "Sesame Street" character with a unibrow

    4
    41
  48. 48
    RODIN

    33A "The Kiss" sculptor

    4
    37
  49. 49
    ALOHAS

    23D Hawaiian greetings

    4
    32
  50. 50
    COHN

    25A Marc who sang "Walking in Memphis"

    3
    34
  51. 51
    ELDERS

    24D Tribal advisers, typically

    3
    28
  52. 52
    ROUND

    10D Quarterfinals or semifinals

    3
    26
  53. 53
    MORTAL

    39D Human

    3
    11
  54. 54
    BLENDS

    31D Mixes

    3
    10
  55. 55
    OVINE

    42A Sheeplike

    2
    72
  56. 56
    KARL

    34A Bush adviser Rove

    2
    41
  57. 57
    LIPS

    54D They're kissable

    2
    36
  58. 58
    BARNS

    48D Buildings with lofts

    2
    22
  59. 59
    WOLF

    26D Gobble (down)

    2
    22
  60. 60
    RADIAL

    53A Like the arms of a starfish

    2
    20
  61. 61
    STENOS

    5D Shorthand takers

    1
    55
  62. 62
    LACES

    47D Spikes, as a drink

    1
    39
  63. 63
    ANNUL

    61A Cancel

    1
    35
  64. 64
    HARK

    40A "Listen!"

    1
    28
  65. 65
    ALLRISE

    27A Cry when a judge enters a courtroom

    1
    13
  66. 66
    MARTHA

    22D Mrs. George Washington

    1
    10
  67. 67
    URIS

    38D Leon who wrote "Exodus"

    0
    94
  68. 68
    OLLA

    16A ___ podrida (spicy stew)

    0
    88
  69. 69
    PACINO

    18D "Scarface" star Al

    0
    18
  70. 70
    TRIFLE

    46D Play (with)

    0
    12
  71. 71
    STRANDS

    45A DNA units

    0
    10
  72. 72
    CANTER

    20A Gait faster than a trot

    0
    7
  73. 73
    SAYEST

    32D "Thou ___" (Jesus' response to Pilate)

    0
    6
  74. 74
    TIETHEKNOT debut

    6D Marry

    0
    2
  75. 75
    CROSSEDOUT debut

    29D Put X's over

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THECOLOROFLIGHT debut

    55A Spectrum?

    0
    1
  77. 77
    THESOUNDOFMONEY debut

    37A Ka-ching?

    0
    1
  78. 78
    THESPEEDOFMUSIC debut

    17A Tempo?

    0
    1