IRANIAN
Set to 10 different clues across 12 published puzzles, most often “Like some oil” — The New York Times, Saturday, 29 March 2003.
7 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Like some oil2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 29 March 2003
- Shiraz resident2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 8 November 2001
- Like much oilonce
The New York Times — Friday, 28 January 2011
- Tabriz nativeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 July 2010
- Member of a modern theocracyonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 4 October 2009
- Qom nativeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 September 2002
- Language family that includes Kurdishonce
The New York Times — Friday, 26 October 2001
- Persian, nowonce
The New York Times — Monday, 2 July 2001
- Like some Kurdsonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 19 December 1998
- Farsi speakeronce
The New York Times — Friday, 21 February 1997