LUNAR

Set to 22 different clues across 32 published puzzles, most often “Kind of eclipse” — The New York Times, Monday, 10 September 2007.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Kind of eclipse5 times
The New York Times — Monday, 10 September 2007
Kind of cycle4 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 7 February 2009
Like some calendars2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 30 September 2006
Like some eclipses2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 November 2005
Like some cycles2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 May 2002
Like the Bay of Rainbowsonce
The New York Times — Friday, 28 January 2011
With 38-Down, recurring phenomenon lasting a few hoursonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 February 2010
With 45-Down, about 29 1/2 daysonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 January 2010
Like some 1960's-70's missionsonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 30 March 2006
Kind of probeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 3 August 2003
Like some space missionsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 June 2003
Like the Muslim calendaronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 13 April 2003