DROLL

Set to 9 different clues across 12 published puzzles, most often “Waggish” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 3 November 1999.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Waggish4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 November 1999
Not laugh-out-loud funny, perhapsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 October 2006
Whimsicalonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 September 2005
À la Nashonce
The New York Times — Friday, 19 August 2005
Dryly amusingonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 26 February 2004
Facetiousonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 March 2001
Whimsically humorousonce
The New York Times — Monday, 7 June 1999
Like St. Nick's "little mouth," in "The Night Before Christmas"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 October 1996
Comicalonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 May 1994