| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Set higher standards | USA Today | 28 Jul 2025 |
| ...from a pole vault coach | Wall Street Journal | 22 Aug 2020 |
| Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters | Wall Street Journal | 12 Nov 2019 |
| *Increase standards | Universal | 14 May 2019 |
| *Increase standards | ||
| Set higher standards, and what you must do five times in this puzzle | Wall Street Journal | 27 Jul 2017 |
| Keep a chocoholic to a high standard? | Wall Street Journal | 04 Jun 2016 |
| Be a hard act to follow | ||
| Heighten standards | ||
| Set a higher standard |