NOUSE
Set to 6 different clues across 8 published puzzles, most often "Don't even bother" — The New York Times, Sunday, 20 July 2008.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- "Don't even bother"3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 July 2008
- "It's ___!" ("I give up!")once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 June 2010
- Pointlessonce
The New York Times — Friday, 4 September 2009
- "It's fruitless"once
The New York Times — Saturday, 13 June 2009
- Hopelessonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 31 October 2004
- "___ crying over spilt milk"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 May 1997