NEAPTIDE

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Semimonthly ocean occurrence” — The New York Times, Saturday, 20 October 2007.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Semimonthly ocean occurrenceonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 20 October 2007
First or third quarter phenomenononce
The New York Times — Saturday, 31 January 2004
Sea currentonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 29 January 1998