FEAR

Set to 32 different clues across 38 published puzzles, most often “Dread” — The New York Times, Sunday, 17 September 1995.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Dread3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 September 1995
Alarm2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 November 2009
Phobia2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 5 November 2007
Four Freedoms subject2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 December 2004
North Carolina's Cape ___2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 November 2000
"That little darkroom where negatives are developed," per Michael Pritchardonce
The New York Times — Friday, 10 June 2011
Cause of quakingonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Cause of quailingonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 November 2009
Cause of some quakingonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Goose bumps causeonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Cold feetonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 19 July 2007
Partner of tremblingonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 23 May 2007