Filed from 3 published puzzles

HOTNESS

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “In quality?” — The New York Times, Sunday, 7 October 2007.

7 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • In quality?once

    The New York Times — Sunday, 7 October 2007

  • Summer discomfortonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 7 December 1997

  • Feveronce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 16 October 1994