SPIEL
Set to 12 different clues across 20 published puzzles, most often “Pitch” — The New York Times, Thursday, 27 September 2001.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Pitch5 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 27 September 2001
- Sales talk3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 10 January 2011
- Sales pitch2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 25 October 2010
- Fast pitch2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 12 July 2007
- Second rowonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 27 August 2009
- Hawker's lineonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 10 October 2007
- Pitchman's pitchonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 October 2005
- Long talkonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 9 November 2003
- Pitcher's deliveryonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 February 2002
- Hard sell, maybeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 15 August 1999
- Salesman's preparationonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 April 1999
- Leading lines?once
The New York Times — Friday, 31 July 1998