ATOM
Set to 89 different clues across 144 published puzzles, most often “Speck” — The New York Times, Sunday, 6 September 2009.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Speck8 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 September 2009
- Tiny bit6 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 6 January 2010
- Molecule part5 times
The New York Times — Monday, 18 May 2009
- Quark's place5 times
The New York Times — Monday, 6 January 2003
- Jot5 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 27 October 2002
- Bit4 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 12 February 2009
- Energy source4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 23 August 2000
- Mighty mite4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 January 1996
- Molecule component3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 10 May 2010
- Basic building block3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Part of a molecule3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 3 December 2007
- Little bit3 times
The New York Times — Friday, 23 November 2007