BANS
Set to 14 different clues across 25 published puzzles, most often “Outlaws” — The New York Times, Monday, 17 March 2008.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Outlaws5 times
The New York Times — Monday, 17 March 2008
- Prohibits4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 March 2004
- Makes verboten2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 May 2008
- Embargoes2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 9 April 2006
- Forbids2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 11 March 1996
- Excommunicates2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 29 January 1996
- Prohibitionsonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 25 August 2010
- Blacks outonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 4 February 2010
- Most of the Ten Commandments, basicallyonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 18 June 2009
- Interdictsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 30 October 2005
- Makes impossibleonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 April 2004
- Declares off-limitsonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 21 December 2002