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Set to 64 different clues across 95 published puzzles, most often "Terrible" czar — The New York Times, Tuesday, 19 October 2010.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- "Terrible" czar8 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 19 October 2010
- Tennis great Lendl5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 27 April 2011
- Nobelist Pavlov4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 9 November 2009
- Author Turgenev4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 12 April 2006
- Director Reitman3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 March 2010
- Dr. Pavlov3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 January 2009
- ___ the Terrible3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 1 December 2008
- Scientist Pavlov2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 30 May 2010
- Novelist Turgenev2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 December 2009
- Lendl of tennis2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 June 2009
- Film director Reitman2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 11 December 2003
- Tolstoy hero2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 10 July 1998