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Set to 37 different clues across 45 published puzzles, most often “Mother ___” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 1 December 2004.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Mother ___4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 1 December 2004
- Prospector's strike3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 July 2010
- Treasure-trove3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 January 2007
- Comstock ___2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 22 January 2008
- Rich supply of oreonce
The New York Times — Monday, 28 February 2011
- Gold streakonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 January 2011
- Mine treasureonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 1 December 2009
- Comstock's findonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 13 May 2009
- Sourdough's strikeonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 October 2008
- Sourdough's dreamonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 7 July 2007
- Prospector's discoveryonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 September 2006
- Valuable veinonce
The New York Times — Monday, 15 May 2006