| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bombed bigtime | ||
| Failed completely | USA Today | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Failed big-time | USA Today | 31 Dec 2022 |
| Totally flopped | Universal | 20 Jun 2022 |
| Created an issue by using white silkies - could Humpty Dumpty have done this for someone's breakfast? | Irish Times Crosaire | 21 Jan 2021 |
| Failed ignominiously | New York Times | 25 Mar 2017 |
| Failed ignominiously | ||
| Flopped | New York Times | 25 Oct 2015 |
| Flopped | ||
| Bombed | ||
| Bombed | ||
| Went pfft |