Filed from 3 published puzzles

TENTATIVE

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Not final” — The New York Times, Sunday, 8 August 1999.

9 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Not finalonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 8 August 1999

  • Full of hedgesonce

    The New York Times — Saturday, 9 January 1999

  • Uncertainonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 11 July 1996