| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Menial work | The Times Concise | 20 Feb 2022 |
| Tedious toil | The Times Concise | 19 Oct 2019 |
| Grind | The Times Concise | 11 Feb 2018 |
| Arid setting for Dickensian chores | The Times Cryptic | 19 May 2017 |
| Donkey-work | The Telegraph Quick | 30 Dec 2015 |
| Unpleasant work | USA Today | 02 Sep 2015 |
| Dickens character in uninteresting, dull work | The Telegraph Cryptic | 15 Aug 2015 |
| Hard work | The Telegraph Quick | 17 Jan 2015 |
| Unpleasant work | ||
| Grunt work | ||
| Grunt work | ||
| Unpleasant work | ||
| Boring work |