| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nearing the end | Newsday | 16 Apr 2022 |
| Dish me up Latinate ten? Such is X! | ||
| Neaten up metal — it needs recasting, like this across clue | The Times Cryptic | 04 Aug 2015 |
| Like X in the alphabet | ||
| Of the third syllable from the end | ||
| Third from the end | ||
| Third from last | ||
| Near the end. |