PLINY

Set to 5 different clues across 6 published puzzles, most often “Roman naturalist” — The New York Times, Friday, 19 April 2002.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Roman naturalist2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 19 April 2002
"Elder" of ancient historyonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 May 2007
Roman encyclopedistonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 December 2004
"Natural History" authoronce
The New York Times — Friday, 9 April 1999
Author of "Historia naturalis"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 16 January 1997