← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 76 answers · 2 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ONE

    60D Score for a post-touchdown kick

    63
    612
  2. 2
    ACE

    38A Pass with flying colors

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ORAL

    57D Student's viva voce

    42
    367
  4. 4
    ANTI

    64A ___-G suit

    32
    364
  5. 5
    OBOE

    10A Instrument similar to a cor anglais

    32
    315
  6. 6
    AIR

    6D Go public with

    32
    303
  7. 7
    EMIT

    8D Throw off

    30
    262
  8. 8
    OIL

    12D Subject of a 1973 crisis

    27
    282
  9. 9
    ARENA

    32A Barclays Center, e.g.

    24
    334
  10. 10
    ACME

    1A As high as you can go

    19
    210
  11. 11
    NANA

    56D Granny

    19
    142
  12. 12
    ROME

    33A City founded by a twin, in myth

    19
    111
  13. 13
    BAR

    11D Vaulter's hurdle

    18
    157
  14. 14
    OTOH

    23D Texter's "However ..."

    18
    60
  15. 15
    DES

    63D Start of many French surnames

    16
    154
  16. 16
    DEA

    41A Narc's org.

    16
    124
  17. 17
    AWL

    62D Saddler's tool

    12
    118
  18. 18
    ENS

    13D U.S.N.A. grad: Abbr.

    10
    270
  19. 19
    EMTS

    69A Trauma experts, briefly

    10
    96
  20. 20
    FAR

    59D Partner of away

    9
    110
  21. 21
    ENACT

    53D Sign into law

    9
    96
  22. 22
    TANS

    7D Some salon acquisitions

    8
    81
  23. 23
    RHINO

    58A Zoo heavyweight

    8
    59
  24. 24
    STRAP

    21A Flogging implement

    7
    81
  25. 25
    NASAL

    28D Congested-sounding

    7
    73
  26. 26
    ACCRA

    1D Ghana's capital

    7
    58
  27. 27
    ILOSE

    46A Words of concession

    7
    38
  28. 28
    NACL

    66A Salt, chemically

    5
    47
  29. 29
    CHAIR

    2D Direct, as a meeting

    5
    25
  30. 30
    ENIGMA

    47A Mind-boggler

    4
    52
  31. 31
    WATER

    5A With 68-Across, what the groups of circled letters are famous examples of

    4
    48
  32. 32
    LUGE

    40D Olympic downhill event

    4
    36
  33. 33
    ROLLS

    54D Diner basketful

    4
    29
  34. 34
    EPITOME

    4D Perfect example

    4
    22
  35. 35
    KENDO

    26D Japanese sword sport

    4
    15
  36. 36
    RIATA

    20A Ranchero's rope

    3
    67
  37. 37
    INAWE

    65A Dumbstruck

    3
    55
  38. 38
    CHOP

    14A Use a Veg-o-Matic

    3
    45
  39. 39
    MOLAR

    3D One of eight baby teeth

    3
    39
  40. 40
    OCULI

    34D Eye-shaped openings

    3
    25
  41. 41
    UTZ

    61D Big name in chips and pretzels

    3
    14
  42. 42
    ORONO

    55A Home of Maine's Black Bears

    2
    94
  43. 43
    METEOR

    29A Streaker at night

    2
    32
  44. 44
    GARAGE

    19D Motorhead's workplace

    2
    25
  45. 45
    ASTORIA

    43D Oregon city named for a furrier

    2
    24
  46. 46
    SEMITE

    24D Hebrew or Arab

    2
    18
  47. 47
    KRAKEN

    25A Sea monster of Norse myth

    2
    6
  48. 48
    TABU

    44A Forbidden-sounding perfume

    1
    44
  49. 49
    VAIN

    16A Fond of self-reflection?

    1
    37
  50. 50
    ENGEL

    27D TV foreign correspondent Richard

    1
    29
  51. 51
    FAYE

    18D Dunaway of "Chinatown"

    1
    15
  52. 52
    MARM

    48D Head of the class, in pioneer schools

    1
    14
  53. 53
    ROARK

    9D "The Fountainhead" hero Howard

    1
    12
  54. 54
    THEIRS

    39D His and hers

    1
    7
  55. 55
    ARROYOS

    22A Usually dry gulches

    1
    5
  56. 56
    RIBBIT debut

    31D Croaking sound

    1
    2
  57. 57
    MOTIF

    50D Theme

    0
    32
  58. 58
    REZA

    67A Exiled shah Mohammad ___ Pahlavi

    0
    19
  59. 59
    MEDOC

    35D French red wine

    0
    18
  60. 60
    MOLL

    45A Mobster's gal

    0
    17
  61. 61
    OMRI

    36A Actor Katz of "Dallas"

    0
    15
  62. 62
    GANGS

    37A Turf war adversaries

    0
    13
  63. 63
    HIRAM

    52D Distiller ___ Walker

    0
    12
  64. 64
    FALLS

    68A See 5-Across

    0
    10
  65. 65
    ORMAN

    30D Financial guru Suze

    0
    10
  66. 66
    WTO

    5D Intl. commerce group

    0
    10
  67. 67
    RAJIV

    33D Indira Gandhi's ill-fated son

    0
    8
  68. 68
    CALIFORNIAGIRLS

    17A Per the Beach Boys, they're the cutest in the world

    0
    7
  69. 69
    TEACHER

    51A Rabbi, e.g.

    0
    7
  70. 70
    JUDAH

    42A Friedlander of "30 Rock"

    0
    5
  71. 71
    MACHINE

    45D Cyborg, in part

    0
    5
  72. 72
    TIAMO

    15A Italian's "I love you"

    0
    5
  73. 73
    VICTIM

    49A Mr. Boddy, in the game Clue

    0
    5
  74. 74
    OVIPARA

    10D Egg-laying animals

    0
    2
  75. 75
    THIMBLE

    39A Sewer's protection

    0
    2
  76. 76
    FOURSTARADMIRAL debut

    59A Chester Nimitz or William Halsey

    0
    1