TEC
Set to 25 different clues across 48 published puzzles, most often “Gumshoe” — The New York Times, Thursday, 14 October 2010.
3 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Gumshoe9 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 14 October 2010
- Dick5 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 18 September 2008
- Private eye4 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 12 October 2010
- Shamus3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 October 2010
- Spade, e.g., for short2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 3 December 2010
- Sherlock2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 19 February 2010
- Sleuth, informally2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 August 2008
- Private eye, for short2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 18 December 2007
- Private eye, slangily2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 31 July 2007
- P.I.2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 29 July 2007
- Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, e.g.once
The New York Times — Saturday, 2 April 2011
- Sleuth, in slangonce
The New York Times — Monday, 10 January 2011