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Set to 5 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often "A Life for the Tsar" composer — The New York Times, Wednesday, 14 May 2008.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

"A Life for the Tsar" composeronce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 14 May 2008
"A Life for the Czar" composeronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 May 2001
The Father of Russian Musiconce
The New York Times — Thursday, 28 September 2000
"Russlan and Ludmilla" composeronce
The New York Times — Saturday, 18 April 1998
"Ivan Susanin" composeronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 February 1996