Filed from 35 published puzzles

NIPS

Set to 29 different clues across 35 published puzzles, most often “Cheese ___” — The New York Times, Thursday, 10 March 2011.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Cheese ___4 times

    The New York Times — Thursday, 10 March 2011

  • Beats by a hair2 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 September 2009

  • Puppy bites2 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 5 November 2007

  • Narrowly defeats2 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 13 September 2003

  • Little beltsonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 17 June 2011

  • Playful bitesonce

    The New York Times — Monday, 21 June 2010

  • Thimblefulsonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 4 June 2010

  • Edgesonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 15 May 2010

  • Tweaksonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 26 July 2009

  • Barely defeatsonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 1 February 2009

  • Shots for sotsonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 19 November 2008

  • Defeats narrowlyonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 26 April 2008

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