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Set to 132 different clues across 339 published puzzles, most often “Afore” — The New York Times, Thursday, 27 March 2008.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Afore27 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 27 March 2008
- Poetic preposition24 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 20 October 2010
- Before15 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 2 October 2005
- Prior to14 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 9 March 2003
- Before, in verse13 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 7 July 2011
- Bard's "before"11 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 31 May 2011
- Before, in poetry11 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 October 2007
- Before, once10 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 30 December 2003
- Before, to Byron8 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 June 2011
- Poet's preposition7 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 12 May 2011
- "... ___ he drove out of sight"7 times
The New York Times — Monday, 1 November 2010
- Palindromic preposition7 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 September 2010