TSARS
Set to 44 different clues across 59 published puzzles, most often “Winter Palace residents” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 4 June 2008.
5 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Winter Palace residents5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 June 2008
- Some Romanovs4 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 1 November 2007
- Ivan and Nicholas3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 July 1998
- Winter Palace figures2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 July 2009
- Peter and Paul, but not Mary2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 May 2007
- Peter and others2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 September 2005
- Peter and Paul2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 24 July 2003
- Pre-Revolution leaders2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 20 April 2000
- Autocrats2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 September 1999
- Pre-1917 autocratsonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 March 2011
- Bygone monarchsonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 17 March 2010
- Rulers until 1917once
The New York Times — Monday, 9 November 2009