GROAN
Set to 16 different clues across 18 published puzzles, most often “Response to a bad pun” — The New York Times, Monday, 11 July 2011.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Response to a bad pun2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 11 July 2011
- Slave's response2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 13 February 2000
- What a lame joke might elicitonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 February 2010
- Wordless "Ouch!"once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 3 July 2007
- [Not more homework!]once
The New York Times — Friday, 29 September 2006
- Bad pun responseonce
The New York Times — Monday, 23 February 2004
- It often follows a punonce
The New York Times — Monday, 29 September 2003
- [Man, this is heavy!]once
The New York Times — Monday, 22 October 2001
- [Oh, that's awful!]once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 17 October 2000
- Reaction to bad newsonce
The New York Times — Friday, 19 May 2000
- [Oh no!]once
The New York Times — Thursday, 16 October 1997
- Complainonce
The New York Times — Friday, 25 July 1997