Filed from 84 published puzzles

TERSE

Set to 45 different clues across 84 published puzzles, most often “Clipped” — The New York Times, Sunday, 14 May 2006.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Clipped13 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 14 May 2006

  • To the point11 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 6 March 2011

  • Succinct7 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 15 July 2002

  • Brusque3 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 27 April 2008

  • Short-winded3 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 21 August 2000

  • Hardly windy2 times

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 20 April 2011

  • Curt2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 16 March 2008

  • Brief2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 24 February 2008

  • Breviloquent2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 13 August 2006

  • Concise2 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 14 February 2005

  • Not windy2 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 20 March 1999

  • Elliptical2 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 10 May 1997

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