FADES
Set to 8 different clues across 8 published puzzles, most often “Drops back, as in a horse race” — The New York Times, Sunday, 16 May 2010.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Drops back, as in a horse raceonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 16 May 2010
- Weakensonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 8 January 2009
- Vanishesonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 January 2006
- Falls behind in the endonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 6 June 2002
- Evanescesonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 July 2001
- Becomes a whiter shade of paleonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 February 1999
- Drops out of contentiononce
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 May 1997
- Loses brightnessonce
The New York Times — Monday, 21 August 1995