DEG
Set to 11 different clues across 14 published puzzles, most often “B.A. or Ph.D.” — The New York Times, Thursday, 26 December 1996.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- B.A. or Ph.D.3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 26 December 1996
- B.S., e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 11 April 2002
- Ph.D., e.g.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 September 2010
- Acad. goalonce
The New York Times — Friday, 22 May 2009
- Ph.D., e.g.: Abbr.once
The New York Times — Monday, 23 April 2007
- Univ. offeringonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 7 September 2006
- M.D., e.g.once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 24 January 2006
- Temperature abbr.once
The New York Times — Friday, 31 January 2003
- It often begins with "B."once
The New York Times — Friday, 14 December 2001
- Ph.D., for exampleonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 April 1999
- Fahrenheit figure: Abbr.once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 1 January 1997