| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Fiddlesticks!" | LA Times Daily | 22 Jul 2025 |
| "Shoot!" | TV | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Mild expletive (2 wds.) | ||
| "Shucks!" | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Jul 2024 |
| "Phooey" | LA Times Daily | 28 Jun 2024 |
| "Fiddlesticks!" | LA Times Daily | 26 May 2024 |
| "Doggone it!" | Newsday | 30 Apr 2024 |
| "Rats!" | Newsday | 02 Feb 2024 |
| 'Fiddlesticks!' | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jul 2023 |
| "Phooey!" | LA Times Daily | 23 Jan 2022 |
| 'Phooey!' | The Washington Post | 23 Jan 2022 |
| 'Aw, rats!' | USA Today | 11 Nov 2021 |
| "Shucks!" | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Sep 2021 |
| "Phooey!" | LA Times Daily | 18 Feb 2021 |
| 'Phooey!' | The Washington Post | 18 Feb 2021 |
| "Aw, shucks!" | Universal | 09 Sep 2020 |
| ''Doggone it!'' | Newsday | 02 Jun 2020 |
| 'Aw, dang it!' | USA Today | 06 May 2020 |
| 'Phooey!' | Wall Street Journal | 08 Jul 2019 |
| "Phooey!" | ||
| 'Shucks!' | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Oct 2018 |
| 'Doggone it!' | Wall Street Journal | 06 May 2017 |
| 'Phooey!' | Premier Sunday | 16 Apr 2017 |
| "Shoot!" | LA Times Daily | 06 May 2016 |
| Rats alternative | Newsday | 06 Feb 2016 |
| "Shoot!" | ||
| "Fiddlesticks!" | LA Times Daily | 12 May 2015 |
| 'Rats!' | New York Times | 01 Mar 2015 |
| "Rats" | ||
| "Phooey!" | ||
| "Fiddlesticks!" | ||
| "Rats!" | ||
| Phrase said while sarcastically snapping one's fingers | ||
| "Shucks!" | ||
| "Phooey!" | ||
| "Shoot!" | ||
| "Shucks..." | ||
| "Aw geez!" | ||
| "Drat!" | ||
| "Rats!" | ||
| "Shucks!" | ||
| "Shoot!" | ||
| Mild oath | ||
| "Rats!" | ||
| "Rats!" | ||
| "Rats!" | ||
| "Drat!" |