← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 76 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ASH

    27A Flicked bit

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    ETC

    33D And the like: Abbr.

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    268
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    ARI

    9D Melber of MSNBC

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    378
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    ISLE

    36D Key with a chain, maybe

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    316
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    SAD

    70A Down

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    236
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    OVER

    13A Complete

    25
    247
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    OWE

    57A Be behind

    23
    208
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    OER

    62D Contraction in "Jingle Bells"

    22
    248
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    STAY

    68A Canine command usually spoken slowly in a low voice

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    159
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    SOB

    23A Break down

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    149
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    RYE

    65D Whiskey choice

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    REM

    51A Sleep study stage

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    158
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    APP

    5A Store offering that can be free

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    MERE

    71A Insignificant

    18
    155
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    SUE

    29A Go after, in a way

    17
    183
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    TAD

    50A Little bit

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    169
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    DATA

    40D Help in supporting (or refuting) a hunch

    16
    157
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    ERROR

    4D What autocorrect corrects

    14
    161
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    EVES

    2D Special holiday periods

    14
    108
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    PSA

    64D Spot for a good cause, for short

    13
    76
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    ARIAL

    16A Sans-serif font choice

    13
    49
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    STUN

    44D Knock for a loop

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    123
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    TORO

    38A Big name in snow blowers

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    115
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    RINSE

    10D Light wash

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    AWAIT

    53D Look forward to

    11
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    DEAR

    60D Precious

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    118
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    YTD

    39A Paycheck abbr.

    9
    60
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    BIOS

    22D Bits of writing often accompanied by headshots

    9
    42
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    NINJA

    19A "American ___ Warrior" (NBC competition series)

    9
    38
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    IDINA debut

    47D ___ Menzel, Tony-winning actress for "Wicked"

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    13
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    ANDY

    58A "Toy Story" boy

    6
    93
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    MAID

    14A Help around the house

    6
    47
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    PIECE

    7D One-___ (modest bathing attire)

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    36
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    LOSE

    67A Come up short

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    102
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    SNOOT

    20A Condescending sort

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    44
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    BEBE

    1A Spanish newborn

    5
    41
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    LABOR

    61A Birthing

    5
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    COBB

    21A One of the first five inductees at Cooperstown

    5
    25
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    SEISM

    56D Great shakes?

    5
    23
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    TYPOS

    55D Printed slips

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    17
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    STARE

    69A Compete in a no-blinking contest

    4
    81
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    SNEAD

    59A Oldest golfer to win a P.G.A. Tour event (at 52 years 10 months)

    4
    66
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    THEM

    37D The enemy

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    64
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    SHOW

    28D Third place

    4
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    LOLL

    30A Take it easy

    3
    66
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    BOB

    1D Short cut

    3
    54
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    GOSH

    41A "Holy guacamole!"

    3
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    DROLL

    15D Whimsically witty

    3
    25
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    PAK

    6D Land east of Iran: Abbr.

    3
    21
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    TIRED

    66A In need of a break, say

    2
    51
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    ONTV

    48A Airing

    2
    30
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    ZEBRA

    54D Two-tone beast that sleeps standing up

    2
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    ENGARDE

    43D "Get ready!"

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    POORTASTE

    35D What connoisseurs don't have, by definition

    2
    5
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    MAJOR

    11D Something a college junior has that a freshman usually doesn't

    1
    41
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    AMATEUR

    5D College athlete, e.g.

    1
    26
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    ATTS

    27D Figures on USA's "Suits": Abbr.

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    BEVY

    25D Group of quail

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    SWEDES

    42A Alfred Nobel and others

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    NODOZ

    32D Help for pulling an all-nighter

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    SLABS

    12D Big hunks

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    14
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    THENERVE

    31A "What chutzpah!"

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    CAMISOLE

    45A Top with spaghetti straps

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    9
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    JOLTS

    52D Sudden shocks

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    VLOGS

    26D Some recurring YouTube journals

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    4
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    MOUSE

    18D Clicking device

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    31
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    STOPIT

    34A "Cut that out!"

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    VIDAL

    49D Author of "Burr" and "Lincoln"

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    FARMS

    8A Produce producers

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    9
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    FANBELT

    8D Part of an auto engine

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    BEENTHERE

    3D Empathetic comment

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    3
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    MARSRED

    46D Shade akin to rust

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    APPRAISER

    63A IRATE

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    BEERMAKER debut

    17A HEBREWS

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    JAZZGUITARIST debut

    52A SHERIFFS

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    TRUEBELIEVERS debut

    24A WEAVER

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