ESSAY
Set to 61 different clues across 76 published puzzles, most often “Op-ed piece” — The New York Times, Thursday, 27 November 2008.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Op-ed piece6 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 27 November 2008
- Bacon piece3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 July 2005
- School assignment3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 9 July 2001
- Blue-book filler2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 January 2007
- Emerson piece2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 February 2003
- Piece in Harper's2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 27 November 2000
- English exam finale, often2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 November 2000
- Attempt2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 November 1996
- Pope's "An _____ on Man"2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 4 August 1994
- Piece of schoolworkonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 5 March 2011
- Lamb pieceonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 July 2009
- Part of a college applicationonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 July 2009