STING
Set to 24 different clues across 29 published puzzles, most often “Smart” — The New York Times, Thursday, 24 March 2005.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Smart4 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 March 2005
- Con game2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 27 April 2005
- Kind of operation2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 7 February 2003
- Police traponce
The New York Times — Monday, 20 June 2011
- Possible cause of a swellingonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 9 January 2008
- Police cononce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 1 January 2008
- Bee injuryonce
The New York Times — Monday, 26 December 2005
- Hurt badonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 December 2004
- A criminal may be caught in oneonce
The New York Times — Friday, 9 January 2004
- Overcharge, slangilyonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 3 May 2003
- Apiarist's woeonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 October 2000
- It might be involved in a police rounduponce
The New York Times — Thursday, 10 February 2000