CLOSER
Set to 8 different clues across 10 published puzzles, most often “Ninth-inning pitcher” — The New York Times, Monday, 20 July 2009.
6 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Ninth-inning pitcher2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 20 July 2009
- Expert dealmaker2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 April 2009
- Effective salesmanonce
The New York Times — Friday, 17 December 2010
- Ninth-inning hurler, oftenonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 July 2010
- Ninth-inning relief pitcheronce
The New York Times — Monday, 2 March 2009
- Contract-negotiating proonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 November 2006
- Deal finalizeronce
The New York Times — Monday, 4 April 2005
- Comparatively contiguousonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 5 March 1998