IPANEMA

Set to 9 different clues across 11 published puzzles, most often “Beach in a 1964 hit song” — The New York Times, Thursday, 24 January 2002.

7 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Beach in a 1964 hit song2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 January 2002
Famed Rio beach2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 March 2001
Beach locale of songonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 13 May 2010
Ritzy Rio neighborhoodonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 June 2008
Beach adjacent to Copacabanaonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 8 November 2007
It's a short walk from Copacabanaonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 14 January 2006
Place in a 1964 hit songonce
The New York Times — Friday, 5 February 1999
Locale in a 1964 hitonce
The New York Times — Friday, 12 December 1997
Title place in a 1964 hit songonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 10 June 1995