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Set to 48 different clues across 69 published puzzles, most often “Shakespearean king” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 9 March 2005.
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Every clue on record, most used first
- Shakespearean king10 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 March 2005
- Regan's father5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 28 May 2003
- Cordelia's father3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 January 2004
- Limerick man3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 June 1996
- King of tragedy2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 December 2007
- Shakespeare's "very foolish fond old man"2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 December 2006
- "Laughable Lyrics" writer2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 7 April 2001
- Kind of jet2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 13 September 1998
- King with the immortal line "Who is it that can tell me who I am?"once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 10 August 2011
- The Duke of Albany's father-in-lawonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 September 2010
- Norman of TV fameonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 23 May 2010
- King on a stageonce
The New York Times — Friday, 13 November 2009