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Set to 56 different clues across 77 published puzzles, most often “Bud's buddy” — The New York Times, Saturday, 6 February 1999.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Bud's buddy4 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 6 February 1999
- Singer Rawls or Reed3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 12 January 2009
- First lady before Eleanor3 times
The New York Times — Friday, 9 March 2007
- "Skip to My ___"3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 2 December 2002
- Reed in music2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 November 2010
- Baseball's Piniella2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 November 2009
- CNN's Dobbs2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 January 2009
- Bud's comedy sidekick2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 24 October 2007
- Bud's bud2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 16 August 2007
- Baseball's Gehrig2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 29 March 2006
- Mary's boss on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 March 2006
- Singer Rawls2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 10 October 2005