| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Finishing aloft? (6,2) | ||
| Player Liren entertained by joke about finishing (6,2) | ||
| Finally arriving at it in a superior way (6,2) | ||
| Eventually becoming | Universal | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Turning out to be | Universal | 19 Feb 2021 |
| Turning out | New York Times | 15 Aug 2018 |
| Arriving, eventually | Wall Street Journal | 23 Jun 2018 |
| Turning out | ||
| Arriving, eventually | ||
| Arriving -- or, as described, 'garrivin'? | The Telegraph Toughie | 30 Jun 2016 |
| Finishing | ||
| Finishing | ||
| Finishing |