OSS
Set to 35 different clues across 73 published puzzles, most often “C.I.A. forerunner” — The New York Times, Monday, 25 July 2011.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- C.I.A. forerunner11 times
The New York Times — Monday, 25 July 2011
- Old spy org.8 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 25 February 2009
- C.I.A. predecessor6 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 August 2007
- Old spy grp.5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 1 July 2009
- W.W. II spy org.4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 3 May 2011
- W.W. II agcy.4 times
The New York Times — Friday, 5 October 2007
- W.W. II intelligence org.3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 12 June 2003
- C.I.A.'s forerunner3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 August 2001
- Org. in old spy stories2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 March 2006
- W.W. II org.2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 22 January 2005
- Pre-C.I.A. grp.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 May 2011
- Org. that infiltrated Nazi Germanyonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 28 November 2010