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Set to 21 different clues across 41 published puzzles, most often “Needlefish” — The New York Times, Friday, 22 February 2002.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Needlefish13 times
The New York Times — Friday, 22 February 2002
- Long-jawed fish4 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 9 July 2005
- Long-snouted fish3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 17 April 2008
- Long-nosed fish2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 1 July 2010
- Needle-nosed fish2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 22 December 2009
- Predatory fish2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 May 2005
- Alligator ___ (underwater menace)once
The New York Times — Saturday, 11 June 2011
- Air-gulping swimmeronce
The New York Times — Friday, 10 December 2010
- Long-snouted swimmeronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 June 2009
- Elongated fishonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 January 2009
- Freshwater fish with bill-like jawsonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 24 January 2004
- Swimmer with a long snoutonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 14 September 2002