| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Disreputable men chatter when hiding ill-gotten gains (7) | ||
| Clumsy sorts | New York Times | 03 Sep 2023 |
| Big lugs | New York Times | 04 Sep 2022 |
| Stupid people chat about ill-gotten gains | The Telegraph Cryptic | 11 May 2018 |
| Palookas | Eugene Sheffer | 13 May 2017 |
| Big oxes | The Washington Post | 04 Jan 2017 |
| Lummoxes | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 18 Dec 2015 |
| Clumsy fellows | Wall Street Journal | 19 Sep 2015 |
| Lummoxes | ||
| Clumsy fellows | ||
| Awkward ones | ||
| Big, awkward klutzes | ||
| "Big" oafs | ||
| Lugs | ||
| "Big" oafs | ||
| Clumsy dudes | ||
| Goons | ||
| Major klutzes | ||
| Oafs |