PROSE
Set to 20 different clues across 26 published puzzles, most often “Plain writing” — The New York Times, Monday, 17 November 2008.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Plain writing4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 17 November 2008
- Simple writing2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 September 2009
- Plain English2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 February 2009
- Ordinary writing2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 August 2002
- Regular writingonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 16 November 2008
- Purple stuff, perhapsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 4 May 2008
- Everyday speechonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 10 April 2008
- Novel contentonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 January 2007
- An essayist's work is in itonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 29 December 2005
- Writingonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 February 2004
- Novel or essayonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 March 2002
- Nonpoetic writingonce
The New York Times — Monday, 16 July 2001