← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 79 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ACE

    2D Star pitcher

    57
    493
  2. 2
    EAR

    16A One may play something by this

    57
    485
  3. 3
    END

    62D The ___ [fittingly]

    55
    447
  4. 4
    ALI

    63A 2001 Will Smith biopic

    49
    518
  5. 5
    ANT

    44D Tiny soldier

    45
    401
  6. 6
    ANI

    44A Singer DiFranco

    36
    238
  7. 7
    NOR

    3D Hammerfest's locale: Abbr.

    33
    332
  8. 8
    ESC

    58D Key to the left of F1

    30
    209
  9. 9
    OIL

    27A Aromatherapist's supply

    27
    282
  10. 10
    ELF

    57A Snap, Crackle or Pop

    21
    197
  11. 11
    URN

    9D Mantel piece

    19
    244
  12. 12
    OWL

    60D Avian pal of Eeyore

    18
    135
  13. 13
    PDA

    26A Hand-held organizer, briefly

    16
    91
  14. 14
    IRATE

    13D Steamed

    14
    194
  15. 15
    AESOP

    11D There was always a point to what he wrote

    14
    127
  16. 16
    ATONE

    6D Do penance

    13
    172
  17. 17
    ALS

    45A Capp and Kaline

    13
    134
  18. 18
    ENSUE

    5D Come next

    13
    101
  19. 19
    ASL

    41A Digital communication, for short?

    13
    90
  20. 20
    SEX

    66A Kinsey topic

    11
    118
  21. 21
    IMHO

    31D Texter's "As I see it ..."

    11
    58
  22. 22
    PSY

    10D "Gangnam Style" rapper

    11
    47
  23. 23
    SALAD

    68A Many a deli offering

    10
    101
  24. 24
    REEK

    32D Stink

    9
    67
  25. 25
    IDEAS

    46D Gray matter output

    7
    95
  26. 26
    COAT

    21A Ulster, e.g.

    6
    89
  27. 27
    OSHEA

    54D Milo of "The Verdict"

    6
    71
  28. 28
    LANCE

    1A Disgraced Armstrong

    6
    64
  29. 29
    CREPE

    4D Often-filled breakfast food

    6
    51
  30. 30
    ACORN

    14A Item in a squirrel's hoard

    5
    80
  31. 31
    SHOAL

    64A Nautical hazard

    5
    36
  32. 32
    CUTIE

    67A Adorable one

    5
    25
  33. 33
    LAH

    1D "Well, ___-di-dah!"

    4
    51
  34. 34
    FATAL

    12D Like some attractions

    4
    33
  35. 35
    IDIOTS

    22D Mad magazine's Usual Gang of ___

    4
    23
  36. 36
    STA

    19A Boarding house?: Abbr.

    3
    158
  37. 37
    TEARS

    15A Duct outflow

    3
    38
  38. 38
    POETS

    24D Some laureates

    3
    36
  39. 39
    DAFT

    55A Cuckoo

    2
    56
  40. 40
    COL

    21D Mustard, for one: Abbr.

    2
    48
  41. 41
    AIMAT

    28A Target

    2
    47
  42. 42
    MOA

    61D Extinct flightless bird

    2
    45
  43. 43
    TALENT

    30D What "America's Got," on NBC

    2
    43
  44. 44
    THU

    59D Ascension Day, e.g.: Abbr.

    2
    43
  45. 45
    RAYE

    33D Martha a k a the Big Mouth

    2
    39
  46. 46
    MEHTA

    7D Maestro Zubin

    2
    30
  47. 47
    ROANS

    36D Dappled horses

    2
    23
  48. 48
    HEMEN

    43A Many Sylvester Stallone characters

    2
    22
  49. 49
    WALLE

    47D 2008 Pixar robot

    2
    14
  50. 50
    PUENTE

    20A Tito of Latin jazz

    2
    9
  51. 51
    ECOLE

    51D Where to learn anglais

    1
    82
  52. 52
    EVOKE

    42A Conjure up

    1
    40
  53. 53
    JED

    18D President Bartlet of "The West Wing"

    1
    27
  54. 54
    BAHAI

    50D Religion founded in Persia

    1
    22
  55. 55
    ALLELE

    35D Alternative form of a gene

    1
    17
  56. 56
    SAMUEL

    23D Barber who composed "Adagio for Strings"

    1
    15
  57. 57
    PANED

    8D Like French doors

    1
    14
  58. 58
    AHN

    52D Philip of "Kung Fu"

    1
    13
  59. 59
    AFI debut

    11A Movie org. that created a top-100 list from which all of this puzzle's quotes come

    1
    10
  60. 60
    LOEWS

    53D Bygone theater chain

    1
    10
  61. 61
    AMPUP

    6A Energize, informally

    1
    7
  62. 62
    HERESJOHNNY

    17A Memorable movie line spoken by ... Jack Nicholson

    1
    6
  63. 63
    EEE

    39D Shoebox letters

    0
    121
  64. 64
    AAR

    34A Bern's river

    0
    55
  65. 65
    NACHOS

    56A Cheesy treats

    0
    22
  66. 66
    IRREG

    31A Flawed, as mdse.

    0
    20
  67. 67
    ONPOT

    49D Baked, so to speak

    0
    16
  68. 68
    AHL

    29D Calder Cup rink org.

    0
    13
  69. 69
    DAVIT

    38D Shipboard crane

    0
    11
  70. 70
    AFFIX

    48D Tack on

    0
    9
  71. 71
    WEWON

    65A Victors' shout

    0
    8
  72. 72
    ALLMAN

    34D Rocker Gregg who married Cher

    0
    6
  73. 73
    EIGHTH

    25D Pizza slice, often

    0
    4
  74. 74
    ETPHONEHOME

    58A ... Debra Winger (heard but not seen)

    0
    4
  75. 75
    IWANTTOBEALONE debut

    46A ... Greta Garbo

    0
    2
  76. 76
    YOUHADMEATHELLO

    37A ... Renée Zellweger

    0
    2
  77. 77
    ISEEDEADPEOPLE debut

    22A ... Haley Joel Osment

    0
    1
  78. 78
    PAYSA debut

    26D ___ visit (drops in)

    0
    1
  79. 79
    STELLAHEYSTELLA debut

    40A ... Marlon Brando

    0
    1