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Set to 45 different clues across 50 published puzzles, most often “Noodles” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 30 May 2006.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Noodles3 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 30 May 2006
- Macaroni, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 28 February 2006
- Ziti, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 30 April 2003
- Linguine, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 26 August 1996
- Rotini or rigatonionce
The New York Times — Monday, 12 July 2010
- It's sometimes ribbon-shapedonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 January 2009
- With 29-Across, picnic dishesonce
The New York Times — Friday, 31 October 2008
- Rigatoni or spaghettionce
The New York Times — Monday, 27 October 2008
- Edible shellsonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 May 2007
- Carbo-loader's fareonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 January 2007
- Kind of saladonce
The New York Times — Friday, 20 October 2006
- Fusilli or rotinionce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 September 2006