| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oafs | New York Times | 04 Jul 2025 |
| Stumblebums, so to speak | Newsday | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Clumsy ones | Thomas Joseph | 08 Feb 2024 |
| Clumsy fellows | Wall Street Journal | 01 Jul 2023 |
| Stumblebums | Newsday | 28 Oct 2022 |
| Dumb ___ (buffoons) | New York Times | 30 Sep 2021 |
| Big galoots | Wall Street Journal | 21 Aug 2019 |
| Buffoons | Newsday | 25 May 2019 |
| Dumb ___ (oafs) | New York Times | 17 Jan 2019 |
| Clumsy oafs | ||
| Dumb ___ (oafs) | ||
| Big galoots | ||
| Buffoons | New York Times | 04 Aug 2018 |
| Clumsy fellows | Wall Street Journal | 11 Jan 2018 |
| Clumsy oafs | USA Today | 03 Jan 2018 |
| Buffoons | ||
| Clumsy oafs | ||
| Clumsy oafs | LA Times Daily | 09 Nov 2015 |
| Clumsy oafs | ||
| Oafs | ||
| Big bruisers | ||
| Clumsy fellows | ||
| Clumsy ones | ||
| Lugs | ||
| Big lugs | ||
| Clumsy fellows | ||
| Big oafs | ||
| Big lugs | ||
| Big lugs | ||
| Big galoots | ||
| Clumsy oafs | ||
| Clumsy oafs | ||
| Clumsy fellows | ||
| Clods | ||
| Clumsy ones | ||
| Lugs | ||
| Lugs | ||
| Dumb ___ (stupidheads) | ||
| Clumsy fellows | ||
| Clumsy, stupid fellows | ||
| Stolid ones | ||
| Big and clumsy types |