| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gloomy | The Guardian Quick | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Grieving | The Guardian Speedy | 26 Sep 2021 |
| Gloomy second novel unfurls endlessly | The Telegraph Toughie | 26 Jun 2020 |
| Doleful, plaintive | Irish Times Simplex | 26 Nov 2019 |
| Lugubrious doctor with contents of vase? | ||
| Broken-hearted doctor gets run around with flu outbreak | Irish Times Crosaire | 16 Feb 2017 |
| Heavy-hearted | New York Times | 25 Apr 2016 |
| Second pot not quite full? That's sad | ||
| Feeling grief | Irish Times Simplex | 13 Oct 2015 |
| Wearing black, perhaps | ||
| Plaintive |