| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pitiful example | ||
| Sorry situation (2 words) | Family Time | 10 Sep 2023 |
| Pitiful one | The New Yorker | 27 May 2019 |
| Pathetic one | New York Times | 13 Dec 2018 |
| Pathetic one | ||
| Pity evoker | New York Times | 12 Jan 2017 |
| Pity evoker | ||
| Sorry sort | New York Times | 29 Mar 2015 |
| Sorry sort | ||
| It's unfortunate | ||
| Tsk evoker | ||
| Tsk evoker | ||
| One drawing sympathy | ||
| "Tsk tsk" elicitor |