LUTE
Set to 33 different clues across 45 published puzzles, most often “Vermeer's "Woman With a ___"” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 18 August 2009.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Vermeer's "Woman With a ___"3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 18 August 2009
- Renaissance instrument3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 July 2008
- Pear-shaped instrument3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 12 November 2001
- Minstrel's instrument2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 18 May 2009
- Relative of a mandolin2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 May 2007
- Cousin of a mandolin2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 December 2006
- Guitar forerunner2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 24 August 2003
- Guitar relative2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 October 1998
- Guitar's ancestor2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 21 March 1995
- Troubadour's instrumentonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 July 2011
- Subject of a lesson for Katharina in "The Taming of the Shrew"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 March 2011
- One with a long neck and a rounded bodyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 3 April 2010