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Set to 5 different clues across 6 published puzzles, most often “Polite reply from a ranch hand” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 11 January 2011.
4 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Polite reply from a ranch hand2 times
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 January 2011
- Polite, old-fashioned assentonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 2 January 2011
- Polite response from a ranch handonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 24 January 2006
- Backwoods assentonce
The New York Times — Friday, 11 November 2005
- Positive response to Aunt Pollyonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 3 June 2001