Filed from 11 published puzzles

BARBS

Set to 9 different clues across 11 published puzzles, most often “Zingers” — The New York Times, Friday, 26 May 2006.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Zingers2 times

    The New York Times — Friday, 26 May 2006

  • Insults2 times

    The New York Times — Friday, 19 April 1996

  • Verbal digsonce

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 18 May 2010

  • Digsonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 March 2010

  • Unpleasant remarksonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 10 July 2008

  • Stickersonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 10 December 2006

  • Farm fence featuresonce

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 3 August 2004

  • Wire cutters?once

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 June 1999

  • Nasty remarksonce

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 19 September 1995

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