ANVIL
Set to 16 different clues across 17 published puzzles, most often “Blacksmith's block” — The New York Times, Monday, 2 February 2004.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Blacksmith's block2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 2 February 2004
- Rural blockonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 23 April 2011
- Smithery sightonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 11 August 2010
- Aid in forgingonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 23 January 2010
- It takes a hammeringonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 July 2009
- Ear pieceonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 21 March 2009
- Ear partonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 January 2009
- Chorus "instrument" in Verdi's "Il Trovatore"once
The New York Times — Friday, 18 July 2008
- Percussion instrumentonce
The New York Times — Friday, 13 December 2002
- Part of the earonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 November 2000
- Smithy's deviceonce
The New York Times — Monday, 11 May 1998
- Smith's stationonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 25 October 1997