OTS
Set to 50 different clues across 58 published puzzles, most often “Fifth qtrs.” — The New York Times, Saturday, 2 February 2008.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Fifth qtrs.4 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 2 February 2008
- Tiebreakers, briefly4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 17 April 2007
- N.B.A. nail-biters2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 11 June 2008
- Extra play periods, for short2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 February 2007
- Some tiebreakers, brieflyonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 10 May 2011
- Some game enders, for shortonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 October 2010
- Decisive periods, brieflyonce
The New York Times — Friday, 10 September 2010
- Periods of extra mins.once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 1 September 2010
- Tie-breaking play periods: Abbr.once
The New York Times — Monday, 10 May 2010
- They may follow last periods, for shortonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 January 2010
- Notations on some game scoresonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 13 January 2010
- They occur when things are all tied up, brieflyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 22 August 2009