Filed from 18 published puzzles

ARCANE

Set to 10 different clues across 18 published puzzles, most often “Esoteric” — The New York Times, Monday, 8 March 2010.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Esoteric7 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 8 March 2010

  • Mysterious2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 18 January 2004

  • Like federal tax laws2 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 February 2003

  • Like cult ritualsonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 1 February 2002

  • Recherchéonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 14 October 2000

  • Cabalisticonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 14 May 2000

  • Like federal tax laws?once

    The New York Times — Sunday, 2 April 2000

  • Abstruseonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 25 March 2000

  • Secretonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 March 1997

  • +Secretonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 6 October 1996