| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Big struggle | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Difficult experience | New York Times | 03 Jun 2024 |
| Real struggle | LA Times Daily | 26 May 2024 |
| Stint in the slammer | Wall Street Journal | 03 Feb 2024 |
| What a tease might give you, with "a" | Universal | 04 Nov 2020 |
| Difficulty, with "a" | LA Times Daily | 24 Oct 2017 |
| Difficulty, with 'a' | The Washington Post | 24 Oct 2017 |
| Difficulty, with "a" | ||
| Period in the pen, to a con | ||
| It's done in the slammer | ||
| *Felon's sentence, maybe | ||
| It's done in the slammer | ||
| Period spent in the slammer | ||
| Stint in the pen | ||
| Stay at San Quentin | ||
| "Don't give me a ___" |