MOTE
Set to 8 different clues across 12 published puzzles, most often “Speck” — The New York Times, Thursday, 21 November 2002.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Speck3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 21 November 2002
- Bit of dust2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 June 2010
- Flyspeck2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 16 August 1998
- Minute bitonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 December 2007
- No big thingonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 27 March 2004
- It's no big thingonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 November 2001
- Eye irritantonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 2 September 1995
- Speck of dustonce
The New York Times — Monday, 17 October 1994