AFORE
Set to 17 different clues across 25 published puzzles, most often “Ere” — The New York Times, Sunday, 17 March 2002.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Ere7 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 March 2002
- Prior to, old-style3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 28 June 2005
- Previously, in poetryonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 October 2009
- Prior to, poeticallyonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 7 May 2009
- Previously, old-styleonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 27 December 2008
- Previous to, onceonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 30 July 2008
- In front of, in dialectonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 June 2008
- Prior to, in verseonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 March 2007
- Up to, in poetryonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 June 2006
- Earlieronce
The New York Times — Thursday, 23 February 2006
- Prior to, in dialectonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 14 July 2004
- In advance of, in poemsonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 March 2003