SPADE
Set to 22 different clues across 28 published puzzles, most often “Garden tool” — The New York Times, Thursday, 25 March 2004.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Garden tool3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 25 March 2004
- One in a black suit3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 4 September 2003
- Digging tool2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 26 April 2010
- Gardener's tool2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 March 2006
- Diamond alternativeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 November 2010
- Heart beater in bridge biddingonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 November 2008
- Club alternativeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 27 July 2008
- Black cardonce
The New York Times — Monday, 10 March 2008
- Ditchdigger's toolonce
The New York Times — Monday, 7 March 2005
- Ditch digger's toolonce
The New York Times — Monday, 20 December 2004
- Part of a black suitonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 August 2003
- One in a suitonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 July 2003