| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Loses water when rehearsals are switched around (4,3) | ||
| Is depleted | Newsday | 07 Apr 2023 |
| Gets fully depleted | New York Times | 04 Dec 2022 |
| Becomes completely depleted | Wall Street Journal | 25 Mar 2020 |
| Gets no new ideas | Newsday | 18 Aug 2019 |
| Becomes depleted | The Washington Post | 22 Nov 2017 |
| Becomes depleted | LA Times Daily | 22 Nov 2017 |
| Becomes unproductive | LA Times Daily | 29 Apr 2017 |
| Becomes unproductive | The Washington Post | 29 Apr 2017 |
| Becomes unproductive | ||
| Becomes depleted | ||
| Loses all its water | ||
| Loses all its water | ||
| Becomes nonproductive | ||
| Becomes nonproductive |