CELLI

Set to 5 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “They're straddled in pits” — The New York Times, Friday, 4 March 2011.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

They're straddled in pitsonce
The New York Times — Friday, 4 March 2011
They're part of the string sectiononce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 March 2008
They're bowedonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 15 January 2000
Some Stradsonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 19 November 1998
Stringed instrumentsonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 March 1995