Filed from 3 published puzzles

SPRING

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Time for a break” — The New York Times, Friday, 12 March 1999.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Time for a breakonce
The New York Times — Friday, 12 March 1999
Subject of many an odeonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 18 January 1996
Leaving time?once
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 December 1995