SCRUB
Set to 17 different clues across 24 published puzzles, most often “Cancel” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 26 September 2007.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Cancel4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 September 2007
- Second-stringer3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 12 February 2006
- Prepare for surgery2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 December 2000
- Benchwarmer2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 August 1996
- Wash very hardonce
The New York Times — Monday, 29 March 2010
- Cancel, at Cape Canaveralonce
The New York Times — Monday, 26 May 2008
- Clean with elbow greaseonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 15 May 2007
- Wash hardonce
The New York Times — Monday, 17 April 2006
- Bench sitteronce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 February 2006
- Do a pre-op choreonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 August 2005
- Substituteonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 31 March 2005
- Third-stringeronce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 April 1999