| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "That's a shame" | Universal | 10 Feb 2024 |
| 'A real shame!' | ||
| 'What a shame!' | Wall Street Journal | 29 Apr 2023 |
| 'I'm sorry to hear that' | New York Times | 24 Mar 2023 |
| “What a pity!” | Wall Street Journal | 04 Jun 2022 |
| “What a shame!” | Wall Street Journal | 09 Apr 2022 |
| 'What a shame ...' | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Feb 2020 |
| 'Alas!' | New York Times | 23 Dec 2018 |
| 'That's a downer' | USA Today | 27 Apr 2018 |
| "That's a shame" | USA Today | 09 Jan 2018 |
| "Alas!" | ||
| "That's a downer" | ||
| "That's a shame" | ||
| ''A real shame!'' | Newsday | 22 Sep 2017 |
| Tearful words | LA Times Daily | 13 Oct 2016 |
| Tearful words | ||
| ''Terrible'' | Newsday | 24 Oct 2015 |
| "Terrible" | ||
| "What a pity!" | ||
| "What a pity!" | ||
| "What a pity!" | ||
| "That's a shame" | ||
| "That's a shame" | ||
| "What a pity!" | ||
| "Alas!" | ||
| "What a shame!" |