COIL
Set to 23 different clues across 26 published puzzles, most often “Stamp purchase” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 17 March 2010.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Stamp purchase3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 March 2010
- Spring2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 11 April 2008
- Slinky, e.g.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 February 2011
- Wind uponce
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 June 2010
- Thing to windonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 16 August 2009
- Rattlesnake's shapeonce
The New York Times — Monday, 13 October 2008
- Electromagnet componentonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 9 September 2007
- Spring shapeonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 23 May 2007
- Postage purchaseonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 14 December 2005
- Slinky's shapeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 June 2004
- Rattler's postureonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 10 February 2004
- Heater featureonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 August 2002