Filed from 5 published puzzles

ROCKY

Set to 5 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “Tumultuous” — The New York Times, Thursday, 11 November 2010.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Tumultuousonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 11 November 2010
Not smoothonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 January 2009
Having lots of ups and downsonce
The New York Times — Monday, 23 February 2004
1976 Best Pictureonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 24 October 2001
Uncertainonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 20 February 1999

Other answers to these clues

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DICEY5 letters
EROSE5 letters
GAUCHE6 letters
IFFY4 letters
KNOBBY6 letters
TENTATIVE9 letters
TEXTURED8 letters