SPURT

Every clue on record, most used first

• Jet3 times

  The New York Times — Thursday, 21 August 1997

• Sudden burst2 times

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 17 November 2009

• Burst2 times

  The New York Times — Thursday, 31 October 1996

• Good thing to end a close race withonce

  The New York Times — Saturday, 15 January 2011

• Short burstonce

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 July 2008

• End of many a raceonce

  The New York Times — Sunday, 20 August 2006

• Sudden growthonce

  The New York Times — Thursday, 5 January 2006

• Brief burstonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 July 2005

• Rushonce

  The New York Times — Saturday, 18 March 2000

• Gush forthonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 10 November 1998

• Water jetonce

  The New York Times — Monday, 11 September 1995