ASP
Set to 89 different clues across 130 published puzzles, most often “Egyptian cobra” — The New York Times, Monday, 25 May 2009.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Egyptian cobra7 times
The New York Times — Monday, 25 May 2009
- Nile biter6 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 14 February 2007
- Nile slitherer5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 September 2010
- Nile reptile5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 11 October 2006
- Nile viper5 times
The New York Times — Monday, 6 September 2004
- Cleopatra biter4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 10 November 2010
- Cleo's undoing4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 May 2001
- Venom source3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 9 October 2008
- African menace2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 28 October 2010
- Horned viper2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 November 2008
- Egyptian viper2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 24 December 2007
- Cleopatra's biter2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 29 October 2007