| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Immersed | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Completely surrounded | USA Today | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Surrounded completely | ||
| Swallowed up | ||
| Swamped | The Times Concise | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Swallowed up off the coast of Mexico? (8) | ||
| Inundated | Newsday | 02 Jul 2021 |
| Swallowed up | Premier Sunday | 08 Nov 2020 |
| Swallowed up or overwhelmed | ||
| Swamped | LA Times Daily | 17 Jun 2018 |
| Swamped | ||
| Overwhelmed, lunged out, grabbing iron | The Telegraph Toughie | 16 May 2018 |
| Swamped | ||
| Overwhelmed | The Times Concise | 07 Jul 2017 |
| Somehow need to protect breach before being overwhelmed | ||
| Inundated | ||
| Overwhelmed | ||
| Swamped | ||
| Inundated | ||
| Overwhelmed | ||
| Inundated | ||
| Swamped | ||
| Swallowed up | ||
| Overwhelmed | ||
| Overwhelmed. |