| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Get well | Newsday | 11 Feb 2024 |
| Form a scab, say | New York Times | 19 May 2021 |
| Close, as a wound | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Dec 2020 |
| Get better | ||
| Get better | Wall Street Journal | 20 Oct 2018 |
| Recover from a paper cut, say | The New Yorker | 30 Jul 2018 |
| Mend | Newsday | 15 Sep 2017 |
| Mend fully, as a wound | USA Today | 31 Jul 2017 |
| Get well | Newsday | 23 Apr 2017 |
| Mend fully, as a wound | ||
| Recover from injuries | ||
| Close, as a wound | ||
| Close, as a wound |