TOSEA

Set to 13 different clues across 17 published puzzles, most often “Out of port” — The New York Times, Thursday, 22 January 2004.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Out of port3 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 January 2004
Where sailors go2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 15 September 2008
Words repeated at the start of the "Sailor's Song"2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 1 April 2006
Where the owl and the pussycat went, in a poemonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 26 September 2009
"And they went ___ in a Sieve": Edward Learonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 3 September 2006
Put ___ (shove off)once
The New York Times — Friday, 14 October 2005
Where captains goonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 3 March 2005
Where ships goonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 17 February 2005
Captain's orderonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 28 November 2004
Where salts goonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 1 February 2004
Words repeated in the "Sailor's Song"once
The New York Times — Saturday, 23 October 1999
"Bobby Shaftoe's gone___"once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 May 1996