Filed from 8 published puzzles

SAPPY

Set to 5 different clues across 8 published puzzles, most often “Mawkish” — The New York Times, Sunday, 11 May 2003.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Mawkish3 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 11 May 2003

  • Too sentimental2 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 February 2010

  • Tear-jerkingonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 12 September 2010

  • Maudlinonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 18 February 1999

  • Overly sentimentalonce

    The New York Times — Friday, 10 October 1997

Other answers to these clues