Filed from 3 published puzzles

BOSCS

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Some pears” — The New York Times, Saturday, 10 August 2002.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Some pearsonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 10 August 2002
Bartlett relativesonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 11 July 2001
Certain pearsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 May 1996