| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Waved the white flag | New York Times | 02 Mar 2023 |
| Capitulated | Newsday | 03 Apr 2022 |
| Abandoned, admitting defeat | Irish Times Simplex | 21 Dec 2020 |
| Threw in the towel | Wall Street Journal | 11 Nov 2020 |
| Admitted defeat | Irish Times Simplex | 30 Oct 2020 |
| Swore off | New York Times | 07 Sep 2019 |
| Swore off | ||
| Surrendered | New York Times | 16 Sep 2018 |
| Surrendered | ||
| Admitted defeat | Wall Street Journal | 12 Dec 2017 |
| Parted with | New York Times | 29 Jul 2017 |
| Allowed from the mound | LA Times Daily | 13 Jul 2017 |
| Allowed from the mound | The Washington Post | 13 Jul 2017 |
| Allowed from the mound | ||
| Parted with | ||
| Quit trying | USA Today | 12 Nov 2016 |
| Quit trying | ||
| Stopped using | ||
| Threw in the towel | ||
| Ceded | ||
| Quit | ||
| Quit | ||
| Ceded | ||
| Threw in the towel | ||
| Quit. | ||
| Ceded. |