← Fill Atlas

Saturday · 72 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OTIS

    4D Big maker of moving walkways

    20
    251
  2. 2
    URN

    20A Garden ornament

    19
    244
  3. 3
    ENTER

    59A Script instruction

    19
    217
  4. 4
    RON

    39A The anchorman in "Anchorman"

    16
    169
  5. 5
    EYRE

    55D Fictional hiree at Thornfield

    15
    150
  6. 6
    ONAIR

    31A Alert at 52-Down

    12
    128
  7. 7
    YODA

    10D Someone who speaks like the quote in 25-Across

    12
    73
  8. 8
    ASSES

    14D Twits

    11
    103
  9. 9
    ARGO

    53D Legendary galley

    9
    148
  10. 10
    SPEED

    42A Celerity

    9
    62
  11. 11
    OBOES

    16A Foursome in Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand"

    8
    79
  12. 12
    DEREK

    46D Literature Nobelist Walcott

    8
    42
  13. 13
    ETD

    9D Gate fig.

    7
    113
  14. 14
    ROAST

    23D Pig ___

    7
    76
  15. 15
    BEDS

    34D They're raised in some gardens

    7
    73
  16. 16
    CIG

    51A Butt

    7
    52
  17. 17
    GAEL

    54D Manxman, e.g.

    7
    50
  18. 18
    WAGE

    52A Engage in

    7
    50
  19. 19
    BRB

    33A "Putting the phone down for a sec," in textspeak

    7
    19
  20. 20
    NPR

    38D "Latino USA" carrier

    6
    98
  21. 21
    EMERGE

    49A Stop playing hide-and-seek

    6
    64
  22. 22
    HOUR

    25D Number before a colon

    6
    56
  23. 23
    SKATE

    32A Ray variety

    5
    74
  24. 24
    LIB

    28D Ad follower

    5
    50
  25. 25
    DOVE

    46A Went off the board

    5
    39
  26. 26
    DARES

    18A Lead-ins to games of chicken

    5
    31
  27. 27
    NOH

    58D Theatrical form

    4
    61
  28. 28
    ZETA

    1D Riemann ___ function

    4
    52
  29. 29
    EXIST

    40A Are around

    4
    45
  30. 30
    OXIDE

    36D Lime, e.g.

    4
    33
  31. 31
    TEASER

    30D One-minute excerpt, maybe

    4
    28
  32. 32
    EXAM

    2D Class act?

    3
    116
  33. 33
    SAS

    57D Parent of Air Greenland

    3
    116
  34. 34
    RINGO

    56A 1973 self-titled album with the #1 hits "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen"

    3
    39
  35. 35
    SWINE

    32D Pen set

    3
    31
  36. 36
    HYATT

    21D "Grand" place to stay

    3
    26
  37. 37
    AMYS

    19A Tan and others

    2
    28
  38. 38
    GORY

    50D Rating an R rating, say

    2
    22
  39. 39
    SPURN

    7D Reject

    2
    21
  40. 40
    YUCCA

    10A Desert plant pollinated by moths

    2
    15
  41. 41
    SHRINKRAY debut

    57A Miniaturizing device in "Fantastic Voyage"

    2
    3
  42. 42
    STANLEE

    37A Comic book legend with many movie cameos

    1
    20
  43. 43
    GOOS

    24A Bits of baby talk

    1
    11
  44. 44
    DENVER

    47A Where Chipotle was founded and is headquartered

    1
    9
  45. 45
    HANDLE

    21A Nickname

    1
    9
  46. 46
    FINERY

    22A Regalia

    1
    8
  47. 47
    KISSY

    61A When doubled, very affectionate

    1
    8
  48. 48
    VIRTU

    48D Bent for collecting curios

    1
    7
  49. 49
    UNIBROW debut

    35A Sign of lycanthropy, to some

    1
    4
  50. 50
    REGIFT

    45D Pass along, with dubious propriety

    1
    3
  51. 51
    ARTFORGER debut

    60A Criminal who welcomes a hanging?

    1
    2
  52. 52
    ROXY

    3D New York City theater where CinemaScope debuted

    0
    28
  53. 53
    HAMLET

    25A Source of the line "Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go"

    0
    25
  54. 54
    WKRP

    52D 1970s-'80s sitcom locale

    0
    22
  55. 55
    WIS

    5D Land O' Lakes land: Abbr.

    0
    19
  56. 56
    RERUNS

    45A Some summer fare

    0
    17
  57. 57
    FERRET

    22D Pride : lion :: business : ___

    0
    14
  58. 58
    DESTINY

    43A It's often met "on the road taken to avoid it," per Jean de la Fontaine

    0
    10
  59. 59
    ACQUIT

    6D Clear

    0
    5
  60. 60
    ANNODOMINI

    26D Dating standard

    0
    5
  61. 61
    SERGES

    44D Suit materials

    0
    5
  62. 62
    UBANGI

    11D Congo feeder

    0
    5
  63. 63
    COATING

    29A Film

    0
    3
  64. 64
    CORDONBLEU

    12D Julia Child, e.g.

    0
    3
  65. 65
    EXOTICPET debut

    15A Tiger or boa constrictor

    0
    2
  66. 66
    SOUTHPOLE

    62A Lowest point?

    0
    2
  67. 67
    TAXISQUAD debut

    17A Group of practice-only N.F.L. players

    0
    2
  68. 68
    TEANECK debut

    8D New Jersey city that's at the terminus of Interstate 80

    0
    2
  69. 69
    CEELOGREEN debut

    13D Singer who was a coach on four seasons of "The Voice"

    0
    1
  70. 70
    MAINEVENTS debut

    27D WrestleMania highlights

    0
    1
  71. 71
    SYNCHRO debut

    41D Mostly-women Olympics sport, familiarly

    0
    1
  72. 72
    ZEROWASTE debut

    1A Ultra-environmental policy

    0
    1