Filed from 42 published puzzles

EDGY

Set to 24 different clues across 42 published puzzles, most often “Nervous” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 30 July 2008.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Nervous6 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 30 July 2008

  • On pins and needles5 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 September 2004

  • Tense4 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 December 2010

  • Nervously irritable4 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 11 April 2005

  • Pushing the envelope2 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 September 2010

  • Irritable2 times

    The New York Times — Thursday, 15 March 2001

  • Wired2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 28 June 1998

  • Apprehensiveonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 4 August 2011

  • Apt to snaponce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 22 January 2011

  • Jumpyonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 11 November 2010

  • Envelope-pushingonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 26 June 2010

  • Unconventionally provocativeonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 4 February 2010

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