← Fill Atlas

Tuesday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SNL

    56A Precursor to talk shows for Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, in short

    40
    263
  2. 2
    SKA

    50D Jamaican music genre

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    163
  3. 3
    AMEN

    44A "Absolutely right!"

    27
    296
  4. 4
    AHI

    24A Yellowfin tuna, on menus

    26
    111
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    EURO

    43A Continental coin

    22
    221
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    ABE

    24D $5 bill, informally

    18
    274
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    STS

    48D A, B and F, e.g., in D.C.

    16
    191
  8. 8
    AMID

    25D Surrounded by

    16
    136
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    IBET

    45A "Yeah, right!"

    16
    132
  10. 10
    SSE

    21A Chicago-to-Tampa dir.

    15
    262
  11. 11
    CDS

    11D Some 60-mo. investments

    14
    147
  12. 12
    AWAY

    25A On vacation

    14
    86
  13. 13
    ATEASE

    55A Military command

    13
    111
  14. 14
    IDA

    18A Song girl who's "sweet as apple cider"

    12
    251
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    DINE

    22A Sup

    11
    54
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    LAD

    33A Young chap

    10
    140
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    OLEO

    5D Yellow spread

    9
    264
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    RODS

    39A Towel holders

    9
    59
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    ETAT

    23A Coup d'___

    8
    143
  20. 20
    EARNS

    15A Merits

    8
    81
  21. 21
    DSL

    52D Fast way to connect, briefly

    7
    82
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    DELETE

    41D Remove, as spam

    7
    48
  23. 23
    PRINT

    34A What Command-P means on a Mac

    7
    32
  24. 24
    ITA

    46A Suffix with señor

    6
    104
  25. 25
    OUNCE

    4D Post office scale unit

    6
    65
  26. 26
    SEIS

    47D Dos x tres

    6
    37
  27. 27
    BLARE

    26A Trumpet

    5
    38
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    EDWIN

    17D Buzz Aldrin's real first name

    5
    32
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    BRAID

    13A Make into cornrows

    4
    25
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    DJED

    1D Provided the music for a party, informally

    4
    20
  31. 31
    SHAD

    38A Herringlike fish

    3
    56
  32. 32
    MARNE

    9D River of W.W. I

    3
    29
  33. 33
    JELLO

    28D Dessert brand once pitched by Bill Cosby

    3
    25
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    SMU

    38D The Mustangs of the American Athletic Conf.

    2
    62
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    PING

    10D Worrisome engine sound

    2
    34
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    EVENER

    14A Like 50/50 vis-à-vis 60/40

    2
    24
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    SENSEI

    49A Martial arts instructor

    2
    23
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    OUTEAT

    36D Best in an annual Nathan's contest, say

    2
    16
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    FRANCE

    37D Site of 27-Across/32-Down's ambassadorship

    2
    15
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    GEISHA

    35D Dancer in a kimono

    2
    14
  41. 41
    YSER

    57A River of W.W. I

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    134
  42. 42
    ITALO

    18D Writer Calvino

    1
    67
  43. 43
    SCALA

    48A Milan's La ___

    1
    36
  44. 44
    ADAY

    29D The Beatles' "___ in the Life"

    1
    30
  45. 45
    BURN

    26D Seriously overcook

    1
    30
  46. 46
    DARLA

    19D "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" girl

    1
    27
  47. 47
    OLDTIMER

    51A Veteran

    1
    11
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    JARULE

    12A Rapper with the 2002 #1 hit "Always on Time"

    1
    6
  49. 49
    PHENOMS

    34D Sports wonders, say

    1
    6
  50. 50
    DRDOOM debut

    1A Archenemy of the Fantastic Four

    1
    4
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    FURCOAT

    32A Mink, e.g.

    1
    4
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    BENJAMIN

    27A With 32-Down, person associated with the scene depicted in this puzzle's grid

    1
    3
  53. 53
    ATEST

    20D "This is only ___"

    0
    72
  54. 54
    MERV

    6D Game show maven Griffin

    0
    30
  55. 55
    QUID

    30D British pound, informally

    0
    18
  56. 56
    SKUNK

    47A Real stinker

    0
    17
  57. 57
    OBAMAS

    40D 2000s White House family

    0
    15
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    IBERIAN

    7D Spanish or Portuguese

    0
    14
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    STARER

    42D One not blinking, perhaps

    0
    9
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    IBMPC

    7A Tech product introduced in '81

    0
    8
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    HACKIT

    53A Cope

    0
    6
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    AKITE

    44D See 35-Across

    0
    5
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    BRAINY

    8D Opposite of dense

    0
    5
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    DRESSING

    3D Order often "on the side"

    0
    3
  65. 65
    EDGEDIN

    31A Added slyly, as a comment

    0
    3
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    FRANKLIN

    32D See 27-Across

    0
    3
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    QUELLS debut

    30A Silences

    0
    2
  68. 68
    DISCOVERING debut

    16A With 23-Down, what 27-Across/32-Down is often credited with

    0
    1
  69. 69
    ELECTRICITY debut

    23D See 16-Across

    0
    1
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    GOFLY debut

    35A With 44-Down, advice to 27-Across/32-Down?

    0
    1
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    MISSTATE debut

    54A Say wrongly

    0
    1
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    RAVISHED debut

    2D Enraptured

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    1