| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Despicable sorts (OWL FLIES anagram) (8) | ||
| Disreputable sorts | New York Times | 27 Aug 2023 |
| Fellow is working for disreputable types | The Telegraph Cryptic | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Ne'er-do-wells | New York Times | 12 Sep 2021 |
| Riffraff | New York Times | 12 May 2018 |
| Riffraff | ||
| Criminal types may be terribly slow to accept prison sentence | The Telegraph Cryptic | 08 Nov 2017 |
| Immoral sorts | Wall Street Journal | 02 May 2016 |
| Heels | ||
| Good-for-nothings | ||
| Despicable sorts | ||
| Blighters | ||
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