BLEED

Set to 8 different clues across 9 published puzzles, most often “Not be fast” — The New York Times, Saturday, 14 May 2011.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Not be fast2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 14 May 2011
What colors may do in hot wateronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 October 2009
"I fall upon the thorns of life! I ___!": Shelleyonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 15 December 2002
Run, as colorsonce
The New York Times — Monday, 19 February 2001
Runonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 11 September 1999
Run in the washonce
The New York Times — Monday, 29 December 1997
Milkonce
The New York Times — Friday, 1 August 1997
Extort fromonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 December 1996