| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Entrenched (2 words) | ||
| Began to feast | USA Today | 08 Dec 2023 |
| Began eating | Eugene Sheffer | 22 May 2023 |
| Started eating | USA Today | 03 Jan 2023 |
| Started eating | LA Times Daily | 09 Jan 2022 |
| Became entrenched | Thomas Joseph | 28 Dec 2021 |
| Began to eat | USA Today | 15 Oct 2021 |
| Became entrenched | Thomas Joseph | 02 Oct 2021 |
| Began eating | Newsday | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Got to work | New York Times | 21 Jun 2020 |
| Became entrenched | Thomas Joseph | 02 Jul 2018 |
| Prepared for a siege | ||
| Started to dine | ||
| Firmly entrenched | ||
| Started one's meal | ||
| Began eating | ||
| Started on a course | ||
| Firmly entrenched | ||
| Made trenches | ||
| Made trenches | ||
| Ate heartily | ||
| Started eating | ||
| Started eating | ||
| Began eating | ||
| Entrenched | ||
| Prepared for a long fight | ||
| Started eating | ||
| Began to eat | ||
| Prepared to make a defensive stand | ||
| Prepared for a long battle | ||
| Firmly entrenched | ||
| Refused to budge | ||
| Prepared to defend | ||
| Entrenched. |