LOPS
Set to 14 different clues across 15 published puzzles, most often “Prunes” — The New York Times, Friday, 11 May 2007.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Prunes2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 11 May 2007
- Takes the top (off)once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 December 2010
- Cuts off, as branchesonce
The New York Times — Monday, 15 March 2010
- Eliminates as unnecessaryonce
The New York Times — Friday, 6 August 2004
- Trims a treeonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 12 September 2002
- Works on a hedgerowonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 March 2002
- Takes a bough?once
The New York Times — Friday, 2 February 2001
- Cuts, as branchesonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 October 1999
- Cuts with garden shearsonce
The New York Times — Monday, 21 September 1998
- Chops (off)once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 18 August 1998
- Cuts offonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 August 1998
- Trims, as a treeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 28 July 1996