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Set to 89 different clues across 142 published puzzles, most often “Guitarist Clapton” — The New York Times, Monday, 31 January 2005.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Guitarist Clapton8 times
The New York Times — Monday, 31 January 2005
- Playwright Bogosian6 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 March 2009
- Newsman Sevareid6 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 4 October 2007
- ___ the Red6 times
The New York Times — Monday, 29 January 2007
- Skater Heiden5 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 April 1999
- Rock's Clapton4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 10 June 2008
- Lexicographer Partridge4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 September 2002
- Attorney General Holder3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 25 July 2011
- Speed skater Heiden3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 31 December 2007
- Novelist Ambler3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 19 March 2007
- Philosopher Hoffer3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 8 August 2002
- Hockey's Lindros2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 2 January 2011