TUBA
Set to 31 different clues across 38 published puzzles, most often “Big brass” — The New York Times, Sunday, 26 December 2010.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Big brass4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 December 2010
- Band member2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 3 August 2003
- Marching band member2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 5 September 2002
- Part of a marching band2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 2 November 1998
- March instrument2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 December 1996
- Sousaphone, e.g.once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 1 February 2011
- Oompah band instrumentonce
The New York Times — Monday, 5 April 2010
- Marching band instrumentonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 9 February 2010
- Part of a military bandonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 2 October 2008
- "Symphonie Fantastique" needonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 25 November 2007
- Part of the back of an orchestraonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 22 December 2005
- One with a big bellonce
The New York Times — Friday, 11 November 2005