PAYOFF
Set to 2 different clues across 2 published puzzles, most often “Joke's punchline, e.g.” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 17 December 1997.
6 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Joke's punchline, e.g.once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 December 1997
- Welcome culminationonce
The New York Times — Friday, 15 April 1994