BALLS
Set to 12 different clues across 13 published puzzles, most often “Start of a count” — The New York Times, Sunday, 26 March 2000.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Start of a count2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 March 2000
- Cotton ___once
The New York Times — Thursday, 3 March 2011
- Lottery mix-up?once
The New York Times — Saturday, 2 October 2010
- Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Downonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 28 May 2008
- Dancesonce
The New York Times — Friday, 21 February 2003
- Diamond statonce
The New York Times — Friday, 7 February 2003
- Muddles, with "up"once
The New York Times — Friday, 20 July 2001
- Part of a countonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 November 2000
- Cotillionsonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 May 1998
- One two of two-and-twoonce
The New York Times — Friday, 4 April 1997
- Masqueradesonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 May 1994
- Strike alternativesonce
The New York Times — Monday, 18 April 1994