← Fill Atlas

Saturday · 66 answers · 14 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    45D Lionel Richie's "You ___"

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ECO

    29D Lead-in to tourism or terrorism

    42
    370
  3. 3
    TRI

    49A Muscle used in dip exercises, informally

    41
    237
  4. 4
    OPS

    56D Special ___

    31
    179
  5. 5
    ATIT

    41A Grinding away

    24
    197
  6. 6
    CIA

    22A Org. in 2007's "Charlie Wilson's War"

    19
    206
  7. 7
    OHO

    26D "Well, whaddya know!"

    15
    148
  8. 8
    ADOS

    60A Troubles

    13
    121
  9. 9
    POR

    33D "___ qué?"

    13
    70
  10. 10
    ARCO

    7D Counterpart of pizzicato, in music

    11
    114
  11. 11
    NANO

    52D Inverse of giga-

    11
    95
  12. 12
    OHHI

    21A Surprised salutation

    11
    44
  13. 13
    ERICA

    48D Woman's name that rhymes with a part of the world

    10
    118
  14. 14
    MIR

    20D It made a big splash in 2001

    7
    140
  15. 15
    OINK

    21D [Snort]

    7
    78
  16. 16
    SOPS

    53D Minor concessions

    7
    47
  17. 17
    IMON

    24A "Time for me to shine"

    7
    39
  18. 18
    OLDS

    37D Assembly line pioneer

    6
    103
  19. 19
    SODS

    27A Does some yard work

    6
    50
  20. 20
    SCAD

    46A Slew

    6
    36
  21. 21
    DEAF

    5D Unmindful

    5
    46
  22. 22
    PARS

    50A Standards

    5
    31
  23. 23
    STEPS

    61A 1), 2), 3), etc.

    4
    71
  24. 24
    LTR

    31D What isn't legal for copying: Abbr.

    4
    68
  25. 25
    NONOS

    38A What finger wags indicate

    4
    43
  26. 26
    NESTED

    28A Embedded

    4
    27
  27. 27
    LOTTA

    9D Buncha

    4
    26
  28. 28
    ODS

    1D Some tragic ends, for short

    3
    98
  29. 29
    SAHL

    6A First-ever comedian to appear on the cover of Time (1960)

    2
    67
  30. 30
    STN

    59A Penn, e.g.: Abbr.

    2
    56
  31. 31
    SHALT

    30A Verb repeated throughout Exodus 20

    2
    24
  32. 32
    ERDOS

    25A Hungarian-born mathematician Paul

    2
    9
  33. 33
    DRIVES

    13A Data storage sites

    2
    6
  34. 34
    SZA debut

    10A Singer with the 2017 #1 R&B album "Ctrl"

    2
    3
  35. 35
    DREAM

    44A R.E.M. show?

    1
    42
  36. 36
    ADLIBS

    41D They're not in the script

    1
    22
  37. 37
    SHINTO

    10D Eastern religion

    1
    22
  38. 38
    SERIAL

    17A ___ number

    1
    21
  39. 39
    ANGERS

    12D Brings to a boil

    1
    20
  40. 40
    ONTHEGO

    34A Moving

    1
    16
  41. 41
    OFFED

    1A Took out

    1
    13
  42. 42
    DENIED

    47A Word on a red stamp, perhaps

    1
    8
  43. 43
    DORADO

    55A Mahi-mahi, by another name

    1
    7
  44. 44
    DREXEL

    40A University near Penn

    1
    6
  45. 45
    SETTLES

    39D Goes with Mr. All Right?

    0
    12
  46. 46
    TATTER

    23A Make rent

    0
    12
  47. 47
    TEARAT

    42D Claw

    0
    12
  48. 48
    INBORN

    43D Congenital

    0
    8
  49. 49
    KNEECAP

    32A Largest sesamoid bone in the body

    0
    8
  50. 50
    IRONICAL

    54A Prone to sarcasm

    0
    6
  51. 51
    BARSCENE

    57A Alternative to online dating

    0
    4
  52. 52
    OREOTHIN debut

    15A Cookie for the calorie-conscious

    0
    4
  53. 53
    SOSPADS

    6D Brillo alternatives

    0
    4
  54. 54
    EXCAVATE

    35D Remove from the ground

    0
    3
  55. 55
    EVILINTENTIONS debut

    4D Bad designs

    0
    1
  56. 56
    FIREHOSE debut

    3D It may be under pressure during an emergency

    0
    1
  57. 57
    FRESHMEN debut

    2D First-termers

    0
    1
  58. 58
    GEAREDUP debut

    36D Equipped

    0
    1
  59. 59
    HEARTSANDMINDS debut

    8D Oscar-winning 1974 documentary about the Vietnam War

    0
    1
  60. 60
    LABORINTENSIVE debut

    51A Requiring a lot of work

    0
    1
  61. 61
    SCATHING debut

    18A Like some pans

    0
    1
  62. 62
    SELFIMPORTANCE debut

    19A Me-first attitude

    0
    1
  63. 63
    SLICEDANDDICED debut

    14D Broke down for careful analysis

    0
    1
  64. 64
    SPITUP debut

    58A Regurgitate, as a baby would

    0
    1
  65. 65
    THATSTHESPIRIT debut

    16D "Now you're talking!"

    0
    1
  66. 66
    ZINCED debut

    11D Galvanized, chemically

    0
    1