DENIAL
Set to 9 different clues across 10 published puzzles, most often “Defense mechanism” — The New York Times, Sunday, 4 April 1999.
6 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Defense mechanism2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 4 April 1999
- "That's a lie!," e.g.once
The New York Times — Thursday, 13 November 2008
- Bad news from a credit card companyonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 19 February 2004
- Turndownonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 September 2003
- Headshake, e.g.once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 7 May 2003
- "I didn't do it," for oneonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 13 December 2000
- Disbeliefonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 15 October 1996
- "No"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 June 1994
- Disclaimeronce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 March 1994