Filed from 12 published puzzles

ESOTERIC

Set to 10 different clues across 12 published puzzles, most often “Abstruse” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 13 July 1999.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Abstruse2 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 July 1999

  • Arcane2 times

    The New York Times — Thursday, 15 May 1997

  • Way out thereonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 2 January 2010

  • For initiates onlyonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 9 November 2008

  • Rarefiedonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 27 May 2006

  • Indecipherableonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 30 October 2005

  • Understood by fewonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 February 2005

  • Shrouded in mysteryonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 22 November 2002

  • Incomprehensibleonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 17 November 2002

  • Secretonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 5 September 1998

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