SPY
Set to 56 different clues across 66 published puzzles, most often “Mata Hari, e.g.” — The New York Times, Monday, 22 July 1996.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Mata Hari, e.g.3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 22 July 1996
- 007, for one2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 22 February 2010
- Stratego piece2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 April 2009
- Mole2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 12 September 2004
- Bug someone, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 August 2003
- Operative2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 September 2002
- Snoop2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 12 November 2001
- Snoop (on)2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 29 October 2001
- Bond, for one2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 29 November 2000
- Passer of secret documentsonce
The New York Times — Monday, 12 July 2010
- "Mission: Impossible" figureonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 15 April 2010
- Word repeated in Mad magazine's "___ vs. ___"once
The New York Times — Monday, 1 March 2010