ATONER

Set to 10 different clues across 15 published puzzles, most often “Yom Kippur observer” — The New York Times, Monday, 27 October 2003.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Yom Kippur observer4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 27 October 2003
Sorry soul?2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 15 August 2010
Penitent2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 15 December 2001
One offering compensation, maybeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 August 2006
Penitent soulonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 10 April 2004
Act of Contrition reciteronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 17 July 2001
Yom Kippur congregantonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 October 1998
Redresseronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 April 1998
Sorry individualonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 February 1998
Makeup artist?once
The New York Times — Sunday, 4 August 1996