| Clue | Source | Date |
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| Is bested by | The Washington Post Sunday | 19 Sep 2021 |
| Is bested by | The Washington Post | 18 May 2021 |
| Is bested by | LA Times Daily | 18 May 2021 |
| Gets bested by | Newsday | 14 Jul 2019 |
| Is defeated by | The Washington Post Sunday | 10 Feb 2019 |
| Finishes behind | The Washington Post | 06 Jul 2018 |
| Finishes behind | LA Times Daily | 06 Jul 2018 |
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| Finishes behind | Wall Street Journal | 05 Oct 2017 |
| Gets whipped by | USA Today | 28 Oct 2016 |
| Is vanquished by | Newsday | 23 Oct 2016 |
| Is licked by | New York Times | 28 Sep 2016 |
| Gets crushed by, say | New York Times | 15 Apr 2016 |
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| Is blitzed by | LA Times Daily | 26 Sep 2015 |
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