Filed from 23 published puzzles

CRUX

Set to 13 different clues across 23 published puzzles, most often “Heart” — The New York Times, Thursday, 22 February 2007.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Heart7 times

    The New York Times — Thursday, 22 February 2007

  • Central point3 times

    The New York Times — Friday, 20 November 2009

  • Key point2 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 13 October 2010

  • Gist2 times

    The New York Times — Friday, 18 December 2009

  • Central point, as of an argumentonce

    The New York Times — Monday, 9 May 2011

  • Nubonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 23 July 2010

  • Coreonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 23 May 2009

  • Meatonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 20 April 2007

  • Pointonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 2 October 2004

  • Essenceonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 27 July 2003

  • Heart of the matteronce

    The New York Times — Monday, 22 May 2000

  • Pivotal pointonce

    The New York Times — Monday, 6 May 1996

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