Filed from 49 published puzzles

CHAR

Set to 24 different clues across 49 published puzzles, most often “Blacken” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 22 February 2011.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Blacken17 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 22 February 2011

  • Scorch6 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 July 2009

  • Burn5 times

    The New York Times — Thursday, 5 September 2002

  • Not just brownonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 9 October 2010

  • More than brownonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 16 May 2009

  • Burn on the grillonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 6 May 2009

  • Blacken on the barbecueonce

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 29 April 2008

  • Red-bellied troutonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 10 November 2007

  • Singeonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 3 November 2005

  • Reduce to carbononce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 October 2005

  • Dover domesticonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 19 June 2005

  • Toastonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 10 February 2005

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