| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Well, blow me down! (3,5) | ||
| "Holy smokes!" | LA Times Daily | 27 Mar 2018 |
| 'Holy smokes!' | The Washington Post | 27 Mar 2018 |
| 'My word!' | New York Times | 19 Nov 2017 |
| Gracious person not late | The Telegraph Toughie | 21 Jul 2017 |
| "My word!" | ||
| 'Goodness gracious!' | New York Times | 30 Dec 2016 |
| "Goodness gracious!" | ||
| "Holy cow!" | ||
| "Wow, he survived!" | ||
| "Gee!" | ||
| "Wow!" | ||
| "Holy cow!" | ||
| Holy smoke! | ||
| "Holy smokes!" | ||
| "Gee whiz!" | ||
| End of the quote | ||
| Masculine exclamation | ||
| Exclamation | ||
| Surprised exclamation. | ||
| Astonished exclamation. | ||
| Intensive exclamation. | ||
| Exclamatory intensive. | ||
| Relative of "Oh boy!" | ||
| Boy! oh boy! | ||
| Saying equal to "Oh, boy!" |