OBOE
Set to 113 different clues across 167 published puzzles, most often “Woodwind” — The New York Times, Sunday, 18 April 2004.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Woodwind13 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 April 2004
- Mitch Miller's instrument6 times
The New York Times — Monday, 23 April 2001
- Double-reed woodwind4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 2 November 2010
- Double-reed instrument4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 19 October 2009
- Cousin of a bassoon4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 October 2008
- "O" in old radio lingo4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 10 November 2004
- Wind in a pit3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 26 November 2009
- ___ d'amore3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 13 January 2008
- The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"3 times
The New York Times — Friday, 5 May 2006
- Slender instrument3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 15 February 2005
- Cousin of the English horn3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 January 1998
- Cousin of an English horn2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 1 June 2011