STALER
Set to 12 different clues across 15 published puzzles, most often “Less original” — The New York Times, Saturday, 9 February 2002.
6 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Less original3 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 9 February 2002
- Less up-to-date2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 November 2008
- More clichédonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 8 May 2011
- Like yesterday's news, to today'sonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 July 2005
- More hackneyedonce
The New York Times — Monday, 24 January 2005
- Harder or softer, dependingonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 19 May 2002
- Not so newonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 May 2000
- Not so tastyonce
The New York Times — Friday, 4 February 2000
- Not so newsworthyonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 August 1999
- Less freshonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 11 November 1998
- Not as freshonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 30 March 1995
- More platitudinousonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 February 1995