EGADS
Set to 24 different clues across 35 published puzzles, most often "Zounds!" — The New York Times, Sunday, 23 August 2009.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- "Zounds!"5 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 August 2009
- "Holy smokes!"4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 5 April 2004
- "Yikes!"3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 2 August 2005
- "Good grief!"2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 April 2002
- "Holy cow!"2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 March 1999
- "Great Scott!"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 May 2011
- Cry of consternationonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 2 October 2010
- "OMG!," quaintlyonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 January 2009
- Antiquated exclamationonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 30 December 2008
- "Oh, no!"once
The New York Times — Monday, 13 February 2006
- "Criminy!"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 December 2005
- Old oathonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 March 2005