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Every clue on record, most used first

• Dickens lad2 times

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 28 January 2009

• Dickens boy2 times

  The New York Times — Sunday, 27 August 2006

• Literary invalidonce

  The New York Times — Thursday, 25 February 2010

• Cratchit boyonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 November 2007

• "Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips" singeronce

  The New York Times — Monday, 9 July 2007

• "God bless us every one!" speakeronce

  The New York Times — Thursday, 29 March 2007

• Novelty singer born Herbert Khauryonce

  The New York Times — Friday, 14 July 2006

• Dickens character (and title of this puzzle)once

  The New York Times — Thursday, 23 December 2004

• 1960's falsetto singeronce

  The New York Times — Friday, 20 August 2004

• Late singer named for a Dickens characteronce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 January 1997

• "God bless us every one" speakeronce

  The New York Times — Monday, 21 October 1996

• 1968 one-hit wonderonce

  The New York Times — Saturday, 29 April 1995