| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Managed okay | ||
| Managed | Wall Street Journal | 14 Oct 2023 |
| Made do | USA Today | 22 Jul 2023 |
| Made do | Universal | 14 Jul 2022 |
| Barely managed | Universal | 20 Feb 2022 |
| Barely managed | USA Today | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Barely managed | Newsday | 20 Apr 2020 |
| Barely made ends meet | Newsday | 20 Nov 2019 |
| Eked out a living | Newsday | 02 Aug 2019 |
| Sidestepped | The Washington Post | 24 Feb 2019 |
| Sidestepped | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2019 |
| Squeaked through | Newsday | 12 Feb 2019 |
| Sidestepped | ||
| Coped, barely | New York Times | 04 Sep 2018 |
| Managed | Newsday | 30 Mar 2018 |
| Barely made it | Universal | 17 Jan 2018 |
| Barely made it | ||
| Coped, barely | ||
| Survived somehow | Universal | 06 Aug 2016 |
| Managed | The Washington Post | 22 Feb 2016 |
| Survived somehow | ||
| Was sufficiently good | The Telegraph Quick | 21 Mar 2015 |
| Barely managed | ||
| Sidestepped | ||
| Survived somehow | ||
| Just made it | ||
| Quote, part 3 | ||
| Just made it | ||
| Managed | ||
| Managed | ||
| Barely managed | ||
| Managed | ||
| Survived |