VALS

Set to 3 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “Actor Kilmer and others” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 22 April 2009.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Actor Kilmer and others3 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Physics Nobelist Fitch and othersonce
The New York Times — Friday, 2 January 2004
Where many vins come fromonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 19 June 1999