Filed from 5 published puzzles

DEFIES

Set to 4 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “Beards” — The New York Times, Saturday, 12 January 2008.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Beards2 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 12 January 2008

  • Disobeysonce

    The New York Times — Monday, 23 July 2007

  • Goes up againstonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 16 April 2006

  • Flies in the face ofonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 26 July 1998