PITY
Set to 14 different clues across 20 published puzzles, most often “Compassion” — The New York Times, Thursday, 26 October 2006.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Compassion5 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 26 October 2006
- Feel sorry for3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 26 November 2001
- Unfortunate circumstanceonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 December 2010
- "The scavenger of misery," per Shawonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 August 2010
- Opposite of schadenfreudeonce
The New York Times — Friday, 30 April 2010
- "A woman's ___ often opens the door to love": Henry Ward Beecheronce
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 December 2009
- "___ makes suffering contagious": Nietzscheonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 3 May 2008
- Unfortunate developmentonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 30 March 2008
- Terrible shameonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 April 2007
- "What a shame"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 April 2004
- Wistful comment, after "a"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 24 August 2003
- Bleed foronce
The New York Times — Thursday, 13 February 2003