Filed from 28 published puzzles

ESSENCE

Set to 15 different clues across 28 published puzzles, most often “Gist” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 9 February 2010.

7 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Gist6 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 February 2010

  • Core5 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 9 November 2002

  • Perfume4 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 April 2011

  • Quiddity2 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 1 February 1997

  • Heart and soulonce

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 January 2010

  • Distillateonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 10 July 2005

  • Soulonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 19 December 2004

  • Lifebloodonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 16 October 2004

  • Perfumer's extractonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 12 March 2003

  • Condensed meaningonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 1 September 2002

  • Crucial elementonce

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 17 July 2001

  • Heartonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 18 May 1996

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