ELENA
Set to 58 different clues across 100 published puzzles, most often “Actress Verdugo” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 12 February 2008.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Actress Verdugo19 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 February 2008
- Turgenev heroine5 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 July 1999
- Dementieva of tennis3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 November 2009
- "Uncle Vanya" woman3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 October 2007
- Jean Renoir film heroine3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 January 1998
- Justice Kagan2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 15 May 2011
- 2008 Olympics tennis champion Dementieva2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 28 June 2010
- Mrs. Ceausescu of Romania2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 June 2009
- "Maria ___," 1941 #1 hit2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 1 December 2008
- Jimmy Dorsey's "Maria ___"2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 24 June 2008
- Spain's Princess ___2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 27 March 2008
- "Maria ___," Jimmy Dorsey #1 hit2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 October 2007