OPTIC
Set to 17 different clues across 35 published puzzles, most often “Kind of nerve” — The New York Times, Monday, 13 December 1999.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Kind of nerve6 times
The New York Times — Monday, 13 December 1999
- ___ nerve4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 November 2008
- Some nerve4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 16 July 2006
- Eye-related3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 30 March 2010
- Fiber-___ cable3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 January 2009
- Vision-related2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 29 August 2006
- Sight-related2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 November 2004
- Of the eye2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 14 April 2003
- Microscope partonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 21 January 2010
- ___ disk (blind spot)once
The New York Times — Saturday, 27 September 2008
- Microscope lensonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 July 2003
- Instrument lensonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 June 1999