HERB
Set to 25 different clues across 27 published puzzles, most often “Spearmint, e.g.” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 9 May 2007.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Spearmint, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 May 2007
- Parsley or sage2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 17 November 2003
- Parsley, sage, rosemary or thymeonce
The New York Times — Monday, 25 April 2011
- Kind of gardenonce
The New York Times — Friday, 15 August 2008
- Pimpernel or prairie cloveronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 17 June 2008
- Natural flavoringonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 March 2007
- Flavor lenderonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 May 2006
- Mint or chiveonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 October 2005
- Parsley or bay leafonce
The New York Times — Monday, 5 September 2005
- Cicely, e.g.once
The New York Times — Saturday, 26 February 2005
- Basil or oreganoonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 18 January 2005
- Mint, e.g.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 September 2004