DDT
Set to 24 different clues across 34 published puzzles, most often “Banned insecticide” — The New York Times, Sunday, 13 September 2009.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Banned insecticide6 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 13 September 2009
- Banned pesticide4 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 16 October 2008
- Banned bug spray2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 March 2010
- "Silent Spring" subject2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 13 March 2009
- Target of a 1972 ban in the U.S.once
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 June 2011
- Banned insecticide, for shortonce
The New York Times — Monday, 27 December 2010
- It's been banned in the U.S. since 1972once
The New York Times — Friday, 26 November 2010
- "Silent Spring" subj.once
The New York Times — Friday, 25 September 2009
- Toxic sprayonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 July 2009
- Banned sprayonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 April 2007
- One target of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"once
The New York Times — Friday, 15 December 2006
- Chloral derivative, for shortonce
The New York Times — Friday, 29 November 2002