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Set to 95 different clues across 177 published puzzles, most often “Long, long time” — The New York Times, Thursday, 23 July 2009.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Long, long time18 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 23 July 2009
- Long time17 times
The New York Times — Monday, 25 July 2011
- Ages and ages12 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 2 August 2011
- Time on end6 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 March 2007
- Ages5 times
The New York Times — Friday, 15 June 2007
- Forever and a day4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 22 April 2008
- Seemingly forever4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 January 2007
- Years and years4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 6 August 2001
- Years on end3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 May 2011
- Many, many moons3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 29 September 2008
- Long stretch3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 September 2005
- Waiting period, seemingly3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 13 November 1997