| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sat on egg moodily (7) | ||
| Meditated moodily on crucifix in bed (7) | ||
| Mused moodily | ||
| Thought moodily of chicks with editor! (7) | ||
| Pondered sullenly | ||
| Sulkily dwelt (on) | The Times Concise | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Was sullen and cross in retirement (7) | ||
| Was in a funk | Thomas Joseph | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Acted moody | Newsday | 30 Nov 2022 |
| Meditated moodily | The Times Concise | 20 Sep 2022 |
| Was on eggshells? | New York Times | 25 Jul 2020 |
| Dwelled (on) | The Washington Post | 11 May 2019 |
| Dwelled (on) | LA Times Daily | 11 May 2019 |
| Dwelled (on) | ||
| Sat in sullen silence | The New Yorker | 27 Aug 2018 |
| Was glum | Wall Street Journal | 16 Jun 2018 |
| Moped | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Apr 2018 |
| Was glum | ||
| Dwelled (on) | ||
| Worried persistently | ||
| Acted moody | ||
| Sulked | ||
| Pondered | ||
| Moped | ||
| Hatched | ||
| Worried | ||
| Dwelt moodily on a subject | ||
| Pondered. | ||
| Incubated. |