Filed from 3 published puzzles

CRACKLE

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Campfire sound” — The New York Times, Sunday, 24 November 2002.

7 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Campfire soundonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 24 November 2002
Exhibit vibrancyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 5 October 2002
Second of a familiar trioonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 August 1996