GAFF
Set to 15 different clues across 16 published puzzles, most often “Fisherman's hook” — The New York Times, Thursday, 22 August 1996.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Fisherman's hook2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 August 1996
- Large iron hookonce
The New York Times — Monday, 27 September 2010
- Sailor's hookonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 4 March 2008
- Large fishing hookonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 14 November 2007
- Fishing hook with a handleonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 March 2007
- Spur on a climbing irononce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 24 August 2005
- Ship's sparonce
The New York Times — Friday, 13 February 2004
- Captain's hookonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 23 July 2002
- Hook on a handleonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 4 September 2001
- Fishing hookonce
The New York Times — Monday, 14 May 2001
- Hook with a handleonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 March 2001
- Iron hook with a handleonce
The New York Times — Friday, 14 July 2000