| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| :( | Universal | 05 Aug 2024 |
| :( | USA Today | 12 Nov 2022 |
| Text from a glum chum | LA Times Daily | 02 Nov 2022 |
| Moper's expression | USA Today | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Emoticon using a left parenthesis | Wall Street Journal | 24 Jul 2021 |
| (ToT) | The Washington Post Sunday | 02 May 2021 |
| :( | New York Times | 26 Mar 2021 |
| :’-( | Wall Street Journal | 12 May 2020 |
| :'-( | New York Times | 19 Nov 2019 |
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| Down-state sign | Newsday | 09 Dec 2017 |