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Set to 49 different clues across 97 published puzzles, most often “Tolkien creature” — The New York Times, Thursday, 5 November 2009.

3 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Tolkien creature11 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 5 November 2009
Med. specialty10 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 April 2010
Suffix with differ8 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Suffix with absorb7 times
The New York Times — Friday, 21 August 2009
"The Lord of the Rings" creature3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 November 2009
M.D. specialty3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Suffix with insist3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 October 2008
Suffix with respond3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 December 2007
Fangorn Forest dweller3 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 15 December 2007
Otoscope user, for short2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Suffix with exist2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 10 December 2009
Suffix with persist2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 October 2001