SLOOP
Set to 12 different clues across 16 published puzzles, most often “Fore-and-aft-rigged vessel” — The New York Times, Monday, 27 August 2001.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Fore-and-aft-rigged vessel2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 27 August 2001
- Single-master2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 19 October 1999
- Fore-and-after2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 28 June 1998
- Single-masted vessel2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 18 December 1996
- The Beach Boys' "___ John B"once
The New York Times — Monday, 4 October 2010
- Relative of a cutteronce
The New York Times — Saturday, 6 October 2007
- Single-masted boatonce
The New York Times — Monday, 2 April 2007
- Swift sailing vesselonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 10 April 2004
- Knockabout, e.g.once
The New York Times — Thursday, 28 June 2001
- America's Cup entrantonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 October 2000
- Sailing vesselonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 30 November 1999
- One-masteronce
The New York Times — Thursday, 10 November 1994