| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybe | New York Times | 23 Feb 2025 |
| Last place finisher, proverbially | ||
| Person who finishes last, according to a saying | ||
| Mensch | LA Times Daily | 12 Jun 2023 |
| Sweetheart of a sort | Newsday | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Last-place finisher, it's said | Wall Street Journal | 13 Oct 2018 |
| Last-place finisher, it's said | ||
| Swell sort | The Washington Post Sunday | 27 Aug 2017 |
| Mensch | ||
| Last place finisher, perhaps | ||
| Meanie's antithesis | ||
| Last-place finisher, so it's said | ||
| Peach |