ADRIATIC

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Montenegro's locale” — The New York Times, Friday, 29 March 2002.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Montenegro's localeonce
The New York Times — Friday, 29 March 2002
The Strait of Otranto connects to itonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 31 July 1999
Croatia's seaonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 January 1996