← Fill Atlas

Wednesday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    43A It's a big stretch

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    791
  2. 2
    YES

    6D "Thumbs up!"

    50
    365
  3. 3
    OAR

    62A Stick in a boat

    36
    331
  4. 4
    ONCE

    53D Back in the day

    32
    326
  5. 5
    EWE

    33A Ricotta cheese source

    31
    302
  6. 6
    AMP

    51A Jack (up)

    25
    193
  7. 7
    ALOT

    34D Gazillions

    23
    262
  8. 8
    OWE

    28D Be shy

    23
    208
  9. 9
    UCLA

    11D Sch. near Hollywood

    22
    174
  10. 10
    INTO

    49D Excited about

    17
    219
  11. 11
    AHAB

    51D Fictional captain whose nickname is "Old Thunder"

    15
    156
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    SERA

    50D Some hospital supplies

    14
    172
  13. 13
    LANE

    38A Runner's space

    14
    142
  14. 14
    KALE

    27D Moolah

    14
    91
  15. 15
    AUTO

    48A On ___ (running by itself)

    13
    165
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    BED

    19D Sack, so to speak

    13
    113
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    ASL

    8D "Talking" with one's hands, for short

    13
    90
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    LOU

    58D Bud's bud in old comedy

    12
    139
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    ONAIR

    25D TV booth alert

    12
    128
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    SILO

    23A Place for an Atlas

    12
    127
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    JAB

    7A Ring punch

    12
    89
  22. 22
    MAA

    37D Goat's bleat

    12
    48
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    CUP

    45D Trophy

    11
    41
  24. 24
    ORIOLE

    13A Charm City baseballer

    10
    93
  25. 25
    SUB

    63A Stand in (for)

    9
    65
  26. 26
    MESH

    12D Fit well

    8
    115
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    LINE

    39A Script unit

    8
    112
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    OLDE

    47D Shoppe description

    8
    106
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    FIB

    29A Do a little stretching?

    8
    57
  30. 30
    GILA

    3D River to the Colorado

    8
    55
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    ALLAH

    20A Omnipotent and all-merciful one, in Islam

    7
    89
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    TOSCA

    52A Classic opera in which every leading character dies

    7
    76
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    COLD

    55D Nowhere near the target, in a children's guessing game

    7
    40
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    BUN

    19A Ballerina's hairdo

    6
    44
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    IMPEI

    36A Subject of this puzzle (1917-2019)

    6
    37
  36. 36
    IONIC

    30D Kind of column

    5
    70
  37. 37
    FAIL

    35A Come to nothing

    5
    40
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    TOWS

    46A Help for the disabled?

    5
    29
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    CAY

    40A Land in the ocean

    4
    43
  40. 40
    HUM

    10A Operate smoothly

    4
    43
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    JOIN

    7D Enroll in

    4
    22
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    RIFLE

    24D Rummage (through)

    3
    55
  43. 43
    BRETT

    31D George with a .390 batting average in 1980

    3
    28
  44. 44
    YEATS

    18A "The Winding Stair" poet

    2
    43
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    BOS

    59D Winner of four World Series in this century, on scoreboards

    2
    39
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    AFTS

    56D When soap operas usually air, informally

    2
    37
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    OCCULT

    61A Mystical and puzzling

    2
    12
  48. 48
    KIEV

    21A Chicken ___

    1
    42
  49. 49
    BODY

    1D Soul mate?

    1
    32
  50. 50
    FELL

    15D Cut down

    1
    27
  51. 51
    RIOTACT

    42D Lecturer's reading?

    1
    18
  52. 52
    DALLAS

    16A ___ City Hall, 36-Across-designed building (1978)

    1
    16
  53. 53
    SKUA

    54D Arctic seabird

    1
    14
  54. 54
    SWEETS

    44D Word that rhymes with treats, appropriately

    1
    12
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    ALASKAN

    5D One who calls Nome home

    1
    10
  56. 56
    INHAND

    32A Under control

    1
    10
  57. 57
    SLEIGHT

    23D Magician's skill

    1
    6
  58. 58
    IRAE

    2D "Dies ___" (hymn)

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    117
  59. 59
    DOLT

    4D Noodlehead

    0
    47
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    STEADS

    64A Places

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    12
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    AFOR

    34A Get an ___ effort

    0
    11
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    ROCKANDROLL

    24A With 10-Down, 36-Across-designed museum (1995)

    0
    8
  63. 63
    NEWDELHI

    57A Asian capital designed by British urban planners

    0
    7
  64. 64
    BEWAIL

    9D Bawl over

    0
    6
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    HALLOFFAME

    10D See 24-Across

    0
    6
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    GROMIT

    41A Claymation pal of Wallace

    0
    4
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    INDICTS

    22D Legally charges

    0
    4
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    LOSEFACE

    14A Be shown up

    0
    4
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    TREETOAD

    60A Warty arboreal creature

    0
    4
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    ISOLE

    49A Sicilia and Sardegna

    0
    2
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    BANKOF debut

    59A With 26-Down, 36-Across-designed Hong Kong skyscraper (1990)

    0
    1
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    BIGDAY debut

    1A One's marriage or graduation

    0
    1
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    CHINATOWER debut

    26D See 59-Across

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    1
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    LOUVREPYRAMID debut

    14D 36-Across-designed Paris landmark (1989)

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    1
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    OILWELLS debut

    17A Sites of some strikes

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    1
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    STARCHITECT debut

    44A Portmanteau for 36-Across

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    1