| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| When many eschew chocolate | Newsday | 23 Aug 2025 |
| Fast times after Mardi Gras | ||
| Periods after Mardi Gras | New York Times | 08 Aug 2017 |
| Periods after Mardi Gras | ||
| Fast times | USA Today | 29 Jul 2016 |
| Temporary quitting times? | New York Times | 22 Jul 2016 |
| Pre-Easter seasons | Premier Sunday | 03 Apr 2016 |
| Fast times | ||
| Temporary quitting times? | ||
| Periods of forbearance | New York Times | 24 Apr 2015 |
| Periods of forbearance | ||
| Pre-Easter periods | ||
| Pre-Easter seasons | ||
| Pre-Easter times | ||
| Spring times | ||
| Fast times? | ||
| Pre-Easter seasons | ||
| Fast times? | ||
| Fast times? | ||
| Fast times? | ||
| Fast times | ||
| Fast times | ||
| Fasting times | ||
| Christian observances | ||
| Fasting times | ||
| Pre-Easter periods | ||
| Easter forerunners | ||
| Periods of penitence | ||
| Fast times? | ||
| Fast times | ||
| Diet periods | ||
| Pre-Easter periods | ||
| Religious seasons | ||
| Pre-Pasch periods | ||
| Periods of fasting | ||
| Fasting periods | ||
| Fast times? | ||
| Seasons of self-denial. | ||
| Forty-day periods. | ||
| Periods of penitence. | ||
| Periods of penance. | ||
| Periods of fasting. | ||
| Spring times. | ||
| Fast periods. |