APHID
Set to 23 different clues across 34 published puzzles, most often “Sap sucker” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 4 May 2005.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Sap sucker6 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 May 2005
- Plant pest3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 4 August 1998
- Ladybug's prey2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 December 2004
- Greenfly, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 April 2004
- Garden insect2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 September 2003
- Orchard pest2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 28 February 2002
- Honeydew produceronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 May 2011
- Green bugonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 20 October 2010
- Insect called a greenfly in Britainonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 October 2009
- Green garden bugonce
The New York Times — Monday, 16 July 2007
- Greenfly, for oneonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 11 December 2003
- Creature that reproduces by parthenogenesisonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 September 2003