ERASURE
Set to 22 different clues across 27 published puzzles, most often “Rubout” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 21 August 2002.
7 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Rubout3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 August 2002
- Wipeout?2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 7 January 2006
- Sign of a slip2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 July 2004
- Start of a correction2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 18 December 2000
- What a smudge may indicateonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 30 March 2011
- Expunctiononce
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 December 2010
- Name-dropping, maybeonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 7 January 2010
- Eliminationonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 30 April 2006
- Complete removalonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 May 2004
- Start of some correctionsonce
The New York Times — Friday, 17 October 2003
- Disappearing act?once
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 April 2003
- Sign of uncertaintyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 24 August 2002