ISAAC
Set to 63 different clues across 76 published puzzles, most often “Shorthand inventor Pitman” — The New York Times, Saturday, 25 April 2009.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Shorthand inventor Pitman3 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 25 April 2009
- Violinist Stern3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 10 June 2008
- Writer Asimov3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 4 January 1999
- Singer of sewing machine fame2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 September 2010
- Biblical patriarch2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 5 September 2008
- Esau's father2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 October 2007
- Father of well-known twins2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 18 March 2005
- Composer Albéniz2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 September 2002
- Stern with a bow2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 March 2001
- Newton or Stern2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 July 1999
- One spared in a sacrificeonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 6 August 2011
- Pianist Albénizonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 July 2011