WERE
Set to 34 different clues across 45 published puzzles, most often "___ #1!" — The New York Times, Wednesday, 3 February 2010.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- "___ #1!"5 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 February 2010
- Used to be3 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 July 2005
- Had been2 times
The New York Times — Sunday, 17 July 2011
- Existed2 times
The New York Times — Friday, 4 August 2006
- Lived2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 26 May 2004
- "The Way We ___"2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 January 2004
- "As you ___"2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 15 June 1999
- "___ pregnant!"once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 26 April 2011
- Be in a certain mood?once
The New York Times — Thursday, 31 December 2009
- "___ here!"once
The New York Times — Sunday, 6 December 2009
- 1973 #1 hit "___ an American Band"once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 December 2007
- "___ in the Money" (1933 hit)once
The New York Times — Saturday, 31 March 2007