| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Beats many impediments (5) | ||
| Defeats handily | Universal | 27 Dec 2024 |
| Defeats easily | LA Times Mini | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Defeats decisively | Wall Street Journal | 13 Dec 2023 |
| Defeats soundly | Newsday | 26 Sep 2021 |
| Beats but good | USA Today | 24 Aug 2019 |
| Beats but good | ||
| Beats the stuffing out of | USA Today | 10 Dec 2018 |
| Beats soundly | LA Times Daily | 29 Jul 2018 |
| Beats soundly | The Washington Post | 29 Jul 2018 |
| Defeats thoroughly | Wall Street Journal | 26 May 2018 |
| Beats the stuffing out of | ||
| Beats soundly | ||
| Defeats thoroughly | ||
| Defeats easily | Newsday | 22 Dec 2016 |
| Hands an embarrassing loss | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 25 Nov 2016 |
| Easily outscores | New York Times | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Easily outscores | ||
| Hands an embarrassing loss | ||
| Defeats badly | ||
| Crushes | ||
| Defeats soundly | ||
| Shellacs | ||
| Beats but good | ||
| Bastes | ||
| Gives a thrashing | ||
| Defeats decisively | ||
| Really beats | ||
| Beats but good | ||
| Thrashes | ||
| Really beats | ||
| Defeats badly | ||
| Defeats decisively | ||
| Clobbers | ||
| Trounces | ||
| Defeats decisively | ||
| Beats soundly | ||
| Clobbers | ||
| Beats but good | ||
| Belabors. | ||
| Thumps. |