MIG
Set to 15 different clues across 20 published puzzles, most often “Russian fighter” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 24 April 2007.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Russian fighter5 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 24 April 2007
- "Top Gun" target2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 August 2010
- Cold war jetonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 October 2007
- Foreign flieronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 September 2005
- Russian planeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 31 October 2000
- Air menaceonce
The New York Times — Friday, 17 September 1999
- Certain fighteronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 27 September 1998
- Certain jetonce
The New York Times — Friday, 7 August 1998
- Korean War fighteronce
The New York Times — Saturday, 28 June 1997
- Cold war planeonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 19 September 1996
- Russian-built fighteronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 29 August 1995
- Red-starred aircraftonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 18 May 1995