| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Messes (up) | Premier Sunday | 30 Oct 2022 |
| Contemptible folks | Wall Street Journal | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Contemptible people | Thomas Joseph | 04 Aug 2021 |
| Scoundrels | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Aug 2020 |
| Botches, with "up" | LA Times Daily | 02 Feb 2020 |
| Botches, with 'up' | The Washington Post | 02 Feb 2020 |
| Unpleasant persons shot fifty ousels on lake | ||
| Contemptible ones | Thomas Joseph | 16 Sep 2017 |
| Dirty rats | Universal | 22 Jun 2016 |
| Dirty rats | ||
| No-goodniks | USA Today | 26 Jul 2015 |
| Botches (with "up") | Universal | 07 Jul 2015 |
| No-goodniks | ||
| Botches (with "up") | ||
| Dirty rats | ||
| Scoundrels | ||
| Jerks | ||
| No-goodniks | ||
| Ruins, with "up" | ||
| No-goodniks | ||
| Cads | ||
| Cads | ||
| Stinkers | ||
| Botches, with "up" | ||
| Dirty rats | ||
| No-goodniks | ||
| Scoundrels | ||
| Rotten people | ||
| Messes (up) | ||
| Heels | ||
| ___ up (spoils) | ||
| ___ up (botches) |