| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "What a bummer" | New York Times | 31 May 2026 |
| "So unfortunate . . ." | USA Today | 04 Apr 2026 |
| "How tragic" | Universal | 20 Aug 2025 |
| "Such a shame" | LA Times Daily | 12 Jun 2025 |
| "How tragic": 2 wds. | Commuter | 24 Feb 2025 |
| "How tragic" | USA Today | 04 Jan 2025 |
| "What a shame" | USA Today | 29 Oct 2024 |
| "How tragic" | LA Times Daily | 29 Oct 2024 |
| "What a shame!" | New York Times | 03 Oct 2024 |
| "Alas..." | Newsday | 07 Sep 2024 |
| "How awful": 2 wds. | Commuter | 06 Aug 2024 |
| "What a pity" | New York Times | 30 Jun 2024 |
| "How regrettable..." | Wall Street Journal | 27 Apr 2024 |
| "How tragic" | LA Times Daily | 03 Mar 2024 |
| “What a shame” | Wall Street Journal | 27 Dec 2023 |
| 'What a shame' | Newsday | 25 Jul 2023 |
| 'Such a shame . . .' | USA Today | 24 May 2023 |
| 'What a shame' | New York Times | 26 Apr 2023 |
| 'So tragic' | USA Today | 02 Sep 2022 |
| "Such a shame" | Universal | 13 Aug 2022 |
| "How unfortunate" | LA Times Daily | 01 Aug 2022 |
| "What a shame" | LA Times Daily | 19 May 2022 |
| 'What a shame' | ||
| "That's a shame" | LA Times Daily | 13 Jun 2020 |
| 'That's a shame' | ||
| 'So tragic' | New York Times | 29 Apr 2020 |
| "Alas ..." | ||
| 'Alas ...' | New York Times | 15 Dec 2019 |
| "How tragic" | LA Times Daily | 03 Jul 2019 |
| 'How tragic' | ||
| "How tragic" | ||
| 'What a shame' | New York Times | 05 Jan 2018 |
| "What a shame" | ||
| 'How tragic' | New York Times | 22 Aug 2016 |
| ''Alas . . .'' | Newsday | 27 Jan 2016 |
| "How tragic" |