ADAGES

Every clue on record, most used first

• Saws2 times

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 1 December 1999

• "Make hay while the sun shines" and othersonce

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 March 2010

• Proverbsonce

  The New York Times — Monday, 9 April 2007

• "Let sleeping dogs lie" and othersonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 19 September 2006

• They're often old and wiseonce

  The New York Times — Thursday, 15 December 2005

• Gnomesonce

  The New York Times — Saturday, 3 December 2005

• Almanac sayingsonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 July 2004

• Aesop's morals, e.g.once

  The New York Times — Saturday, 1 May 2004

• Maximsonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 May 2003

• Truismsonce

  The New York Times — Thursday, 13 June 2002

• "Beggars can't be choosers" et al.once

  The New York Times — Sunday, 21 December 1997

• Some of Bartlett's quotationsonce

  The New York Times — Sunday, 28 April 1996