ESSENTIAL
Set to 2 different clues across 2 published puzzles, most often “Hardly necessary” — The New York Times, Saturday, 4 April 2009.
9 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Hardly necessaryonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 April 2009
- Hardly extraneousonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 18 May 2000