CELA

Set to 3 different clues across 6 published puzzles, most often “1989 Literature Nobelist” — The New York Times, Sunday, 23 December 2001.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

1989 Literature Nobelist4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 December 2001
That, in Franceonce
The New York Times — Monday, 18 January 1999
Spanish novelist who won a 1989 Nobelonce
The New York Times — Friday, 27 June 1997