CRABTREE

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Wild apple source” — The New York Times, Sunday, 11 April 2004.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Wild apple sourceonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 April 2004
Plant with a bitter fruitonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 October 1998
"Our Gang" schoolteacher Miss ___once
The New York Times — Saturday, 18 April 1998