| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gets closer to midnight | Commuter | 03 Mar 2026 |
| Gets darker, say | New York Times | 04 Jun 2025 |
| Gets dark outside | ||
| Becomes closer to nighttime | ||
| Draws toward midnight | Thomas Joseph | 07 Nov 2023 |
| Draws toward midnight | Thomas Joseph | 02 Mar 2023 |
| Grows dark, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 27 Nov 2021 |
| Draws toward midnight | Thomas Joseph | 25 Dec 2018 |
| Nears midnight | Universal | 12 Feb 2018 |
| Nears midnight | ||
| Grows toward evening | USA Today | 08 Sep 2015 |
| Grows toward evening | ||
| Approaches evening | ||
| Approaches evening | ||
| Grows darker | ||
| Approaches dawn | ||
| Nears midnight | ||
| Gets closer to midnight | ||
| Gets darker | ||
| Makes tardy | ||
| Gets darker | ||
| Draws toward evening | ||
| Gets dark | ||
| Gets dark, perhaps | ||
| Approaches the wee hours | ||
| Nears midnight | ||
| Approaches midnight, say | ||
| Grows toward evening | ||
| Gets dark | ||
| Gets dark | ||
| Turns toward dawn | ||
| Gets darker, perhaps | ||
| Gets dark, perhaps | ||
| Turns toward dawn | ||
| Makes tardy | ||
| Nears a deadline | ||
| Delays. |