SIEGE
Set to 28 different clues across 33 published puzzles, most often “Prolonged attack” — The New York Times, Monday, 19 January 2009.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Prolonged attack3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 19 January 2009
- Assault on Troy, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 September 2008
- Military operation2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 2 February 2007
- Drawn-out fight2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 12 June 2005
- Tactic for Napoleononce
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 April 2011
- More than a raidonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 25 March 2010
- Long period, as of illnessonce
The New York Times — Friday, 11 December 2009
- Attack tacticonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 4 October 2009
- Campaign against Troy, e.g.once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 June 2009
- ___ of Leningrad, 1941-44once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 February 2007
- Long, drawn-out attackonce
The New York Times — Monday, 7 August 2006
- Crusades tacticonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 March 2006