CIS
Set to 8 different clues across 12 published puzzles, most often “U.S.S.R. successor” — The New York Times, Sunday, 27 August 2006.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- U.S.S.R. successor4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 27 August 2006
- U.S.S.R.'s successor2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 3 December 2009
- "___ for Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song)once
The New York Times — Monday, 14 March 2011
- Post-cold war inits.once
The New York Times — Friday, 3 April 2009
- Sue Grafton's "___ for Corpse"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 March 2009
- Successor org. to the U.S.S.R.once
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 July 2005
- U.S.S.R., todayonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 May 1997
- Successor to the U.S.S.R.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 November 1995