BASIC
Set to 19 different clues across 27 published puzzles, most often “Meat-and-potatoes” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 22 July 2009.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Meat-and-potatoes4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 July 2009
- No-frills3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 13 October 2008
- 1012 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 June 2010
- Underlying2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 October 2004
- Fundamental2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 August 2002
- Computer language from 1964once
The New York Times — Thursday, 7 April 2011
- Like the A B C'sonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 February 2010
- Not advancedonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 January 2009
- 101, in a course nameonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 30 March 2008
- Unadornedonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 April 2007
- Like 101 coursesonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 6 April 2005
- Early computer languageonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 January 2004