HOOP
Set to 14 different clues across 14 published puzzles, most often “Circus trainer's prop” — The New York Times, Thursday, 2 September 2010.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Circus trainer's proponce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 September 2010
- Hula ___once
The New York Times — Monday, 25 January 2010
- Basketball backboard attachmentonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 October 2009
- Earring typeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 September 2008
- Earring shapeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 21 August 2007
- Score for a 34-Across playeronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 23 August 2005
- Bucketonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 3 June 2004
- Earring styleonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 November 2003
- Basketball ___once
The New York Times — Thursday, 6 November 2003
- Cager's targetonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 8 March 2003
- Showy earringonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 12 November 1997
- "___ Dreams" (1994 documentary film)once
The New York Times — Monday, 4 November 1996