NUMBS
Set to 7 different clues across 8 published puzzles, most often “Desensitizes” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 18 July 2001.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Desensitizes2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 July 2001
- Ices, maybeonce
The New York Times — Friday, 6 January 2006
- Readies for drillingonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 February 2005
- Freezes, perhapsonce
The New York Times — Friday, 16 May 2003
- Puts ice on, maybeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 April 2003
- Ices, perhapsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 October 1999
- Anesthetizesonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 June 1996