ABSCAM
Set to 8 different clues across 9 published puzzles, most often “F.B.I. sting of the late 70's” — The New York Times, Sunday, 8 February 1998.
6 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- F.B.I. sting of the late 70's2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 February 1998
- Sting in 1980 headlinesonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 December 2010
- F.B.I. operation involving a nonexistent sheikonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 11 August 2010
- U.S. political scandal involving a fictional sheikonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 March 2010
- F.B.I. scandal of the 1970s-'80sonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 March 2010
- 1978-80 F.B.I. sting that forced a U.S. senator to resignonce
The New York Times — Friday, 2 March 2007
- Early 80's political scandalonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 22 March 2005
- 1978-80 F.B.I. investigationonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 September 1999