| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lowered, as lights | Commuter | 11 Apr 2024 |
| Made less bright | USA Today | 10 Feb 2024 |
| Made obscure | ||
| Went out, as a bulb | LA Times Daily | 04 Aug 2022 |
| Grew less bright | Irish Times Simplex | 27 Aug 2019 |
| Darkened | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Feb 2019 |
| Darkened | Premier Sunday | 31 Dec 2017 |
| Not so bright Frenchmen gave up the ghost outside | Irish Times Crosaire | 15 Jul 2017 |
| Lit less | Newsday | 24 Jan 2016 |
| Not so bright | New York Times | 11 Dec 2015 |
| Made less bright | The Times Concise | 17 Aug 2015 |
| Broke down when receiving military medal and became faint | ||
| Lowered the wattage of | Newsday | 07 Jun 2015 |
| Not so bright | ||
| Lowered the wattage of | ||
| Turned down, as lights | ||
| Like some car headlights | ||
| Became faint | ||
| Lowered the lights | ||
| Switched to the low beam | ||
| Lowered lights | ||
| Switched to low beam | ||
| Switched to the low beam. | ||
| Faded. |