KITED

Set to 5 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “Passed illegally, as a check” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 31 May 2011.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Passed illegally, as a checkonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Like some checksonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 11 October 2007
Falsified, as a checkonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 November 2006
Wrote fraudulently, as a checkonce
The New York Times — Monday, 11 September 2006
Passed illegallyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 31 January 1998