| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| America's corniest presenter welcomes king and Idris Elba to start with | The Telegraph Cryptic | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Most obviously fake | ||
| Maximally corny | Newsday | 02 May 2021 |
| Most cornball | ||
| Most corny | Newsday | 04 Oct 2018 |
| Most contrived | ||
| Most contrived | LA Times Daily | 06 Jul 2018 |
| Most contrived | ||
| Most corny and contrived | ||
| Most contrived | ||
| Corny to the max | ||
| Maximally corny | ||
| Most contrived | ||
| Superlatively contrived | ||
| Maximally contrived |