BICS
Set to 10 different clues across 14 published puzzles, most often “Some ballpoints” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 20 November 2007.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Some ballpoints3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 November 2007
- Popular pens2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 31 August 2005
- Some pens2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 November 1996
- Pens sold in 10-packsonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 January 2011
- Alternatives to Zipposonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 3 October 2009
- Popular ballpointsonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 September 2009
- Inexpensive pensonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 July 2009
- Popular writersonce
The New York Times — Friday, 2 December 2005
- Certain pensonce
The New York Times — Friday, 21 February 2003
- Writers with caps?once
The New York Times — Thursday, 16 April 1998