DEGUM

Set to 2 different clues across 2 published puzzles, most often “Free of sticky stuff” — The New York Times, Saturday, 21 March 2009.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Free of sticky stuffonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 21 March 2009
It's stuck on Brooklyn theater floorsonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 13 July 1994