| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Churns up | The Washington Post | 04 Apr 2021 |
| Disturbs | Wall Street Journal | 23 Jan 2021 |
| Moves in a turbulent swirl | Wall Street Journal | 03 Nov 2020 |
| Stirs up | Universal | 08 Oct 2020 |
| Muddies up | Wall Street Journal | 11 Jul 2020 |
| Churns | New York Times | 08 Mar 2020 |
| Muddies, as waters | The Washington Post Sunday | 28 Apr 2019 |
| Agitates | Thomas Joseph | 23 Nov 2018 |
| Deeply disturbs | The Washington Post | 24 Aug 2018 |
| Makes cloudy | Universal | 16 Apr 2018 |
| Stirs up sediment | Universal | 23 Feb 2018 |
| Makes muddy | Wall Street Journal | 04 Nov 2017 |
| Is turbulent | New York Times | 31 Jul 2015 |
| Muddies the water | Universal | 26 Apr 2015 |
| Nettles | Newsday | 12 Apr 2015 |
| Muddies, as the water | ||
| Shakes up | ||
| Muddies | ||
| Stirs | ||
| Vexes | ||
| Irritates | ||
| Stirs the pot | ||
| Disquiets | ||
| Acts as agent provocateur | ||
| Muddies the waters | ||
| Gets agitated | ||
| Makes turbid | ||
| Ruffles | ||
| Stirs up. | ||
| Muddies. | ||
| Vexes. | ||
| Makes muddy. | ||
| Disturbs. | ||
| Ruffles. | ||
| Rubbles. | ||
| Makes turbid. | ||
| Displeases. |