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Set to 7 different clues across 12 published puzzles, most often “Neat as ___” — The New York Times, Sunday, 21 December 2008.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Neat as ___5 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 December 2008
"... hear ___ drop"2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 July 2011
"... on the head of ___?"once
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 November 2007
"? on the head of ___"once
The New York Times — Saturday, 6 August 2005
Answer to the folk riddle "Big head, no hair"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 December 2002
"...hear ___ drop"once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 23 October 1996
Neat as ____once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 20 September 1995