Filed from 20 published puzzles

ORNERY

Set to 10 different clues across 20 published puzzles, most often “Cantankerous” — The New York Times, Sunday, 17 February 2008.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Cantankerous7 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 17 February 2008

  • Obstinate3 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 November 1998

  • Difficult2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 8 July 2007

  • Mean2 times

    The New York Times — Friday, 14 December 2001

  • Ill-temperedonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 3 May 2008

  • Crabbedonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 16 September 2004

  • Hard to pleaseonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 21 August 2004

  • Not at all niceonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 17 November 2001

  • Pig-headedonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 8 November 2001

  • Stubborn as a muleonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 8 February 2001

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