| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Imprisoning without a penny for sponging (7) | ||
| Doing so, a rotter will get a drink and go without nothing (7) | ||
| Obtaining by begging | ||
| Scrounging or sponging ? (7) | ||
| Asking for something to which one is not strictly entitled | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 08 Nov 2020 |
| Bumming around, thank God, at home, before golf | ||
| Bumming, as cigarettes | New York Times | 24 Nov 2019 |
| Bumming, as cigarettes | ||
| Sponge's activity |