RUSE
Set to 27 different clues across 47 published puzzles, most often “Dodge” — The New York Times, Sunday, 12 January 2003.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Dodge8 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 12 January 2003
- Subterfuge6 times
The New York Times — Monday, 26 November 2007
- Trick4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 6 October 2009
- Stratagem3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 August 2005
- Machination2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 18 August 2007
- Deceit2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 January 2006
- Artifice2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 July 2001
- Part of the planning for many a surprise birthday partyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 25 December 2010
- Flimflamonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 21 February 2008
- Fake-outonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 May 2007
- Deceptiononce
The New York Times — Monday, 12 June 2006
- Bait-and-switch, e.g.once
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 April 2006