| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Became less fooled when son replaced first daughter (8) | ||
| Petered out | Wall Street Journal | 06 Nov 2024 |
| Petered out | The Times Concise | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Shrank to nothing | ||
| Decreased, declined (8) | ||
| Theologian about to be successful went first when it died away (8) | ||
| Petered out, our supply ... | ||
| Shrank | Wall Street Journal | 14 May 2022 |
| Declined gradually | Newsday | 19 Oct 2017 |
| Became less by degrees | Irish Times Simplex | 30 Jul 2015 |
| Approached zero | ||
| Petered out | ||
| Shrank |