SYNCOPES

Set to 2 different clues across 2 published puzzles, most often “Phonetic contractions” — The New York Times, Sunday, 20 April 1997.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Phonetic contractionsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 April 1997
Word elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 March 1994