USES
Set to 52 different clues across 112 published puzzles, most often “Applications” — The New York Times, Monday, 18 January 2010.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Applications15 times
The New York Times — Monday, 18 January 2010
- Employs8 times
The New York Times — Monday, 21 September 2009
- Functions8 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 22 February 2009
- Exploits8 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 27 December 2006
- Takes advantage of8 times
The New York Times — Thursday, 5 January 2006
- Puts to work4 times
The New York Times — Monday, 10 January 2011
- A Swiss army knife has lots of them4 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 21 October 2009
- Applies4 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 26 May 2002
- Makes a cat's-paw of2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 May 2010
- Plays for a fool2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 13 September 2008
- Depletes, with "up"2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 December 2007
- Puts into play2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 19 June 2007