IRAN
Set to 112 different clues across 154 published puzzles, most often “Persia, today” — The New York Times, Monday, 15 September 2008.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Persia, today9 times
The New York Times — Monday, 15 September 2008
- Ayatollah's land6 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 3 March 2009
- Tehran's land4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 October 2008
- Modern locale of ancient Persepolis3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 April 2009
- OPEC member3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 September 2006
- Persia, now3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 23 May 2005
- It's south of Georgia3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 November 2004
- Side in a 1980's war3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 October 2003
- "Axis of evil" land2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 May 2010
- Where Farsi is spoken2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 6 June 2007
- Gulf land2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 19 February 2007
- Neighbor of Pakistan2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 1 January 2007