BREAKIN

Set to 4 different clues across 4 published puzzles, most often “Cause for an alarm” — The New York Times, Friday, 15 October 2010.

7 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Cause for an alarmonce
The New York Times — Friday, 15 October 2010
Burglary ... or a hint to 17/18-, 26/29-, 47/51- and 62/63-Acrossonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 January 2009
Make a bad entrance?once
The New York Times — Friday, 31 January 2003
Watergate, for startersonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 14 May 1994