| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Come again?" | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2024 |
| "My apologies" | USA Today | 17 Feb 2024 |
| Words of apology | LA Times Daily | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Contrite words | Wall Street Journal | 08 Oct 2022 |
| "Forgive me" | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Mar 2022 |
| Contrite words | Wall Street Journal | 14 Aug 2021 |
| 'Peanuts' character with glasses | New York Times | 03 Jun 2021 |
| “My bad!” | Wall Street Journal | 15 Aug 2020 |
| 'My bad!' | USA Today | 17 Apr 2019 |
| 'Forgive me' | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Aug 2018 |
| 'Apologies' | New York Times | 11 Mar 2017 |
| "Apologies" | ||
| 'My bad!' | Wall Street Journal | 02 Jun 2016 |
| "My bad!" | LA Times Daily | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 'Forgive me' | The Washington Post | 16 Dec 2015 |
| Apologetic words | Thomas Joseph | 23 May 2015 |
| "Forgive me" | ||
| 1960 #1 Brenda Lee hit | ||
| "Forgive me" | ||
| E-pology website | ||
| "Forgive me" | ||
| #1 hit for Brenda Lee | ||
| "Please forgive me" | ||
| Words of regret | ||
| "My bad" | ||
| Words of apology | ||
| "My bad" | ||
| Words of apology | ||
| Standard apology | ||
| Words of sympathy | ||
| Standard apology | ||
| Apologetic Brenda Lee song | ||
| #1 hit for Brenda Lee | ||
| Ruer's words | ||
| "My bad" |