| Disappear, as a trail | New York Times | 16 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | (& 28-across)  Suddenly stop taking drugs (2,4,6) |  |  | 
          
            | Disappear, as a trail | Wall Street Journal | 02 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Lose momentum | New York Times | 01 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | What some leads do | New York Times | 28 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Lose one's touch | Newsday | 24 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Yield no further clues, as a trail | LA Times Daily | 14 May 2023 | 
          
            | Begin a losing streak | Premier Sunday | 11 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Stop being followable, as a trail | Wall Street Journal | 04 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Fade out, as a trail: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Fall out of a hot streak | USA Today | 31 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Disappear, as a trail |  |  | 
          
            | Begin a losing streak | Newsday | 15 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Begin a slump, say | USA Today | 10 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Peter out, as a trail | Premier Sunday | 10 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Scotland's Firth of ___ | New York Times | 01 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Peter out, as a trail |  |  | 
          
            | Start a losing streak |  |  | 
          
            | Lose one's touch |  |  | 
          
            | Lose momentum |  |  | 
          
            | Begin a losing streak |  |  |