SAGA
Set to 52 different clues across 69 published puzzles, most often “It's a long story” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 24 October 2006.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- It's a long story11 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 24 October 2006
- Long story4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 12 February 2003
- Chronicle2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 14 September 2009
- "Roots," for one2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 10 March 2008
- It's hard to tell2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 6 December 2001
- Roman-fleuve2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 26 January 2001
- Epic taleonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 March 2011
- It takes a while to tellonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 November 2010
- "Twilight," e.g.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 October 2010
- "Star Wars," e.g.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 June 2008
- Era-spanning storyonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 April 2008
- Heroic legendonce
The New York Times — Monday, 3 March 2008