| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Knocked off the top spot (9) | The Guardian Quick | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Removed from highest seat in the land (9) | ||
| Toppled | Wall Street Journal | 21 Sep 2019 |
| Toppled | ||
| Overthrew | The Washington Post | 10 May 2018 |
| Overthrew | LA Times Daily | 10 May 2018 |
| Overthrew | ||
| Reporter's brought down boring document removed from office | The Times Cryptic | 01 Dec 2016 |
| No longer the champion | The Washington Post | 08 Nov 2015 |
| No longer the champion | ||
| Toppled, in a way | ||
| Toppled, in a way |