GHOST
Set to 13 different clues across 15 published puzzles, most often “Hamlet's father, e.g.” — The New York Times, Sunday, 28 July 2002.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Hamlet's father, e.g.3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 28 July 2002
- House haunteronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 July 2011
- Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Acrossonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 22 June 2010
- Pac-Man enemyonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 30 December 2009
- Word game popularized by James Thurberonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 August 2007
- Write (for)once
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 April 2006
- Write for anotheronce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 12 February 2003
- Mere semblanceonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 9 February 2002
- Apparitiononce
The New York Times — Monday, 9 October 2000
- Possible cause of goose bumpsonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 9 March 2000
- Basic Halloween costumeonce
The New York Times — Monday, 22 December 1997
- Scrooge's visitoronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 July 1995