LOSES
Set to 14 different clues across 15 published puzzles, most often “Comes in last” — The New York Times, Monday, 26 February 2001.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Comes in last2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 26 February 2001
- Shakesonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 December 2010
- Comes up short, sayonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 March 2010
- Has confiscatedonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 5 January 2008
- Manages to eludeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 November 2007
- Comes in secondonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 July 2006
- Leaves in the dustonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 15 August 2004
- Takes a drubbingonce
The New York Times — Friday, 21 June 2002
- Misplacesonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 November 2001
- Is defeatedonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 8 November 2001
- Is eliminated from competitiononce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 August 2000
- Shakes offonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 April 1998