ELOPE

Set to 59 different clues across 75 published puzzles, most often “Split to unite” — The New York Times, Thursday, 1 January 2004.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Split to unite3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 1 January 2004
Run off together3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 26 December 2002
Secretly run off together2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Skip off2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 2 October 2004
Skip the usual wedding preparations2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 1 December 2003
Run off to wed2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 July 2003
Run for one's wife?2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 January 2003
Skip the big wedding2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 May 2002
Waive one's rites?2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 19 July 2001
Run off to the chapel2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 11 January 1999
Take the honey and run2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 19 November 1998
Abscond2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 21 June 1997