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Set to 46 different clues across 114 published puzzles, most often “Russia's ___ Mountains” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 21 June 2011.
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Every clue on record, most used first
- Russia's ___ Mountains18 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Russian river12 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 5 April 2009
- River to the Caspian12 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 1 November 2005
- Caspian Sea feeder7 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 14 June 2011
- Orsk's river6 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 December 2007
- Caspian feeder6 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 2 April 2003
- Russia's _____ Mountains4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 August 1995
- Eurasia's ___ Mountains3 times
The New York Times — Monday, 5 March 2007
- ___-Altaic languages3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 20 January 2002
- ___ Mountains, Europe/Asia separator2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 October 2010
- Orsk is on it2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 30 May 2008
- River through Kazakhstan2 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 10 August 2006