TRAIT
Set to 22 different clues across 33 published puzzles, most often “Characteristic” — The New York Times, Monday, 9 July 2007.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Characteristic5 times
The New York Times — Monday, 9 July 2007
- Quality4 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 28 February 2009
- Attribute4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 6 September 2006
- Blue eyes or baldness, e.g.2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 29 April 2003
- Brown eyes or curly haironce
The New York Times — Monday, 5 October 2009
- Brown eyes or baldness, e.g.once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 January 2009
- Stubbornness or kindliness, e.g.once
The New York Times — Monday, 15 December 2008
- Red hair or frecklesonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 May 2008
- Red hair, e.g.once
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 April 2007
- Blue eyes or dark hair, e.g.once
The New York Times — Monday, 6 February 2006
- Blue eyes or curly hair, sayonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 25 October 2005
- Blue eyes or curly haironce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 April 2004