VIOL
Set to 16 different clues across 18 published puzzles, most often “Six-stringed instrument” — The New York Times, Monday, 29 August 2005.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Six-stringed instrument2 times
The New York Times — Monday, 29 August 2005
- Six-string2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 3 February 2002
- Its players bowonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 7 June 2008
- Fretted fiddleonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 January 2008
- Fretted instrumentonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 18 September 2005
- Old fiddleonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 30 March 2005
- Instrument played with a bowonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 6 June 2002
- Bass ___once
The New York Times — Saturday, 17 November 2001
- Its players take a bowonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 13 May 2000
- It has a low-arched bridgeonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 13 February 1999
- It takes a bow at a recitalonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 16 October 1997
- Bass___once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 28 February 1996