| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Less sound | LA Times Daily | 13 Aug 2022 |
| Opening cocktail mixer, one becomes more unsteady | The Times Cryptic | 17 Feb 2022 |
| Less sound | ||
| Less stable | Wall Street Journal | 12 Jul 2018 |
| One's more uncertain on this ground | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 Mar 2018 |
| Less stable | ||
| More precarious | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 05 May 2017 |
| More precarious | ||
| Less stable | Universal | 07 Jun 2016 |
| Less stable | ||
| More rickety | Newsday | 28 Jun 2015 |
| More rickety | ||
| Less solid | ||
| More iffy | ||
| Less steady | ||
| Less sound | ||
| Less sturdy | ||
| More insecure | ||
| Less sound | ||
| More rickety. |