CLAMP
Set to 9 different clues across 11 published puzzles, most often “Surgical aid” — The New York Times, Thursday, 20 September 2007.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Surgical aid2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 September 2007
- Surgery aid2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 27 June 2001
- C-shaped gadgetonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 10 October 2007
- Squeezeonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 November 2006
- Jumper cable's endonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 October 2003
- C-___once
The New York Times — Saturday, 12 February 2000
- Get tough, with "down"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 3 February 2000
- Surgery needonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 2 May 1999
- Carpenter's deviceonce
The New York Times — Monday, 29 March 1999