SECT
Set to 51 different clues across 84 published puzzles, most often “Splinter group” — The New York Times, Monday, 9 May 2011.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Splinter group12 times
The New York Times — Monday, 9 May 2011
- Religious offshoot8 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 August 2009
- Faction6 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 October 2007
- Small denomination3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 5 November 2009
- Shia, e.g.3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 May 2009
- Church offshoot2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 8 July 2010
- Sunnis, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 February 2007
- Broken-off branch2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 16 September 2005
- The Amish, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 28 July 2003
- Split-off group2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 May 2003
- Branch2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 14 December 1997
- Group out of the mainstreamonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 4 August 2011