| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Try to get hold of | ||
| Try to snatch (2 wds.) | ||
| Try to seize: 2 wds. | Commuter | 14 Jun 2024 |
| Reach for greedily | New York Times | 05 Jul 2022 |
| Reach for rudely | Newsday | 27 Mar 2022 |
| Try to snatch | Newsday | 15 Feb 2022 |
| Attempt to seize | The Washington Post Sunday | 16 Jan 2022 |
| Reach for rudely | LA Times Daily | 24 Sep 2021 |
| Reach for rudely | The Washington Post | 24 Sep 2021 |
| Try to snatch | Wall Street Journal | 24 Oct 2020 |
| Reach aggressively for | New York Times | 12 Nov 2019 |
| Reach aggressively for | ||
| Reach for rudely | Premier Sunday | 03 Nov 2019 |
| Try to snatch | Newsday | 22 Feb 2019 |
| Reach for greedily | Wall Street Journal | 25 Nov 2017 |
| Try to get | LA Times Daily | 12 Sep 2015 |
| Try to get | ||
| Reach for rudely | ||
| Reach for rudely | ||
| Reach rudely for | ||
| Reach rudely for | ||
| Try to snatch | ||
| Reach for rudely | ||
| Paw | ||
| Reach for rudely | ||
| Reach for rudely | ||
| Reach for | ||
| Reach out, as for a golden ring | ||
| Scramble for, as reins on a galloping horse |