| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prevented something considered undesirable (6) | ||
| Being baffled, I fled from the ring | ||
| Frustrated description of a fencer (6) | ||
| Thwarted by the 'oil skedaddled outside (6) | ||
| Baulked | ||
| Frustrated being of idle disposition | ||
| Frustrated at fencing? | ||
| Balked of idle error (6) | ||
| Frustrated on finding it coated with some metallic paper | ||
| Outschemed, in a way | New York Times | 03 Dec 2023 |
| Thwarted, as an evil plan | Universal | 03 Sep 2021 |
| '___ again!' (villain's lament) | USA Today | 16 May 2021 |
| Thwarted | Universal | 04 Feb 2019 |
| Thwarted | ||
| Thwarted | New York Times | 23 Apr 2017 |
| Thwarted | ||
| "Curses! ___ again!" | ||
| Thwarted, as a villain | ||
| "Curses! ___ again!" | ||
| Thwarted, as a villain | ||
| Frustrated | ||
| Thwarted | ||
| Frustrated | ||
| "Curses! __ again!" | ||
| Villain's lament | ||
| Blocked. | ||
| Defeated. |