| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Utterly loathsome (7,8) | ||
| Understudy (being separated) to offer a bribe? Despicable! | The Guardian Cryptic | 01 Jun 2023 |
| Despicable | Newsday | 14 Mar 2023 |
| Despicable ... or where this answer goes? | New York Times | 27 Jan 2021 |
| Extremely despicable | Newsday | 06 Jul 2015 |
| Extremely despicable | ||
| Thoroughly despicable | ||
| Less than worthless | ||
| Despicable | ||
| Less than worthless | ||
| Despicable | ||
| Reprehensible | ||
| Loathed, and then some | ||
| Unspeakably vile | ||
| Thoroughly despicable | ||
| Contend location | ||
| The lowest of the low | ||
| Despicable to the nth degree | ||
| Despicable. |