NINJA
Set to 12 different clues across 15 published puzzles, most often “Martial arts expert” — The New York Times, Thursday, 22 December 2005.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Martial arts expert3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 December 2005
- Japanese fighter2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 30 March 2009
- Masked warrioronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 7 February 2010
- Old Japanese assassinonce
The New York Times — Monday, 27 November 2006
- "Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles"once
The New York Times — Monday, 6 November 2006
- Asian assassinonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 25 December 2002
- Early Eastern mercenaryonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 3 September 2000
- Stealth warrioronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 June 2000
- Old Japanese mercenaryonce
The New York Times — Friday, 12 November 1999
- Expert in martial artsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 October 1999
- Kind of warrioronce
The New York Times — Friday, 26 March 1999
- Black-clad mercenaryonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 September 1996