| Sparkled | USA Today | 21 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Beamed | New York Times | 13 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Sparkled | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Gleamed | Newsday | 27 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Glistened | New York Times | 04 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Looked bright only to find he's no different (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Dazzled | LA Times Daily | 10 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Having done really well, was radiant (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Polished the shoe put out of the way (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright | Wall Street Journal | 07 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Excelled at finding egg in sick hens (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed | USA Today | 16 May 2025 | 
          
            | Gleamed | The Telegraph Quick | 07 May 2025 | 
          
            | She held on and was brilliant (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled | Commuter | 28 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Performed exceptionally well | Commuter | 18 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Was bright and she got on in (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gave off light (5) | The Guardian Quick | 25 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | She caught on - was brilliant (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out | LA Times Daily | 07 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Threw light on, the lady held (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed | The Telegraph Plusword | 21 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Quiet individual stood out (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed | Commuter | 31 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Emitted light | New York Times Mini | 28 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Beamed on, when she held (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright | Thomas Joseph | 27 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Radiated light |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed | Commuter | 07 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | The woman had no trouble and excelled (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed | The Sun Two Speed | 25 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Quiet individual was brilliant | The Sun Two Speed | 25 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Really stood out | Universal | 05 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | No, he's been bright (5) |  |  | 
          
            | She got on in - was bright (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Glinted on, when she carried (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed | Newsday | 30 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Excelled | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 20 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | When she had caught on, was brilliant (5) |  |  | 
          
            | The quiet individual did well (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Having done well in, beamed (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 18 May 2024 | 
          
            | Quiet individual excelled (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 14 May 2024 | 
          
            | Glowed | Thomas Joseph | 24 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | She got on in; did really well (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Was brilliant | Newsday | 13 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Excelled | Commuter | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Gave forth light | LA Times Mini | 18 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Glowed brightly | USA Today | 09 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Excelled | The Guardian Quick | 07 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Gleamed brightly | Commuter | 29 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Was bright and had done well (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled | LA Times Daily | 10 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Was radiant, ... brightly |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed, sparkled (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Was bright | Thomas Joseph | 22 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Quiet individual was brilliant | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Dazzled | LA Times Daily | 20 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Did really well: was bright (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out onstage | USA Today | 11 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Excelled | Universal | 10 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Was bright | Thomas Joseph | 05 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Was quite bright |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed | Universal | 07 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Stood out in a good way | Universal | 15 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Glowed | USA Today | 19 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Exhibited brilliance | USA Today | 27 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Gleamed | USA Today | 23 May 2023 | 
          
            | Was bright | Wall Street Journal | 13 May 2023 | 
          
            | Gleamed | Newsday | 24 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Glimmered | Universal | 20 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Radiated | LA Times Daily | 14 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Was bright | Thomas Joseph | 08 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Gleamed | Universal | 25 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Gleamed | Newsday | 01 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Sparkled | New York Times | 26 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Glowed | Universal | 25 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Was awesome | Newsday | 20 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Quiet individual excelled | The Guardian Quiptic | 01 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Excelled | Universal | 07 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Radiated | The Telegraph Quick | 21 May 2022 | 
          
            | Glistened | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Sparkled | Newsday | 08 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Stood out favorably | USA Today | 02 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Excelled, in a way | Canadiana | 28 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Glistened | Premier Sunday | 28 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Was bright | Universal | 19 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Gleamed | Newsday | 25 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Gleamed | Universal | 04 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Stood out | Universal | 08 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Glistened | Universal | 13 May 2021 | 
          
            | Did great | Newsday | 05 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Glistened | USA Today | 19 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Provided light | The Washington Post | 23 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Provided light | LA Times Daily | 23 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Glowed | USA Today | 13 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Really stood out | The Washington Post | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Really stood out | LA Times Daily | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Radiated, as the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Beamed | Universal | 28 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Sparkled | Universal | 23 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Performed with brilliance | The Washington Post | 22 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Radiated like a diamond |  |  | 
          
            | Performed with brilliance | LA Times Daily | 22 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Glistened | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Was bright | Thomas Joseph | 07 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Excelled | Wall Street Journal | 27 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Performed superbly | USA Today | 27 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Excelled | The Telegraph Quick | 19 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Glowed | Thomas Joseph | 27 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Was bright like the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated | New York Times | 07 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Dazzled | LA Times Daily | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Dazzled | The Washington Post | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | What the sun did yesterday | Universal | 09 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Stood out in the crowd | USA Today | 05 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Quiet individual was brilliant |  |  | 
          
            | Quiet person was brilliant | The Sun Two Speed | 07 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Gleamed | The Sun Two Speed | 07 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Stood out in the crowd |  |  | 
          
            | Dazzled |  |  | 
          
            | Performed with brilliance |  |  | 
          
            | What the sun did yesterday |  |  | 
          
            | Performed superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | 'And glory -- around' (carol) | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 23 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Emulated the sun | Universal | 19 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Really stood out | New York Times | 19 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Really stood out | Universal | 14 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Glittered | Universal | 06 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Radiated | Thomas Joseph | 26 May 2018 | 
          
            | Quiet individual did brilliantly |  |  | 
          
            | Performed brilliantly | USA Today | 14 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Performed brilliantly | Newsday | 08 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Shined brightly | Family Time | 05 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Glittered |  |  | 
          
            | Really stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Performed brilliantly |  |  | 
          
            | Emulated the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Really stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed | The Telegraph Quick | 12 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Radiated light, as the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out as a nail head in a brogue? |  |  | 
          
            | Twinkled | New York Times | 05 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Quiet individual was excellent |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened | Family Time | 01 May 2017 | 
          
            | Performed superbly | Newsday | 30 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Performed brilliantly | Universal | 22 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Quiet individual was bright | The Telegraph Cryptic | 27 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Performed brilliantly |  |  | 
          
            | Twinkled |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled | Newsday | 18 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Glimmered | New York Times | 15 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Sparkled | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Quiet individual excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Glimmered |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed | Universal | 24 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Performed like a pro | Wall Street Journal | 10 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Performed like a pro |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled in performance |  |  | 
          
            | Beamed steadily |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | A-ha "The Sun Never ___ That Day" |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out favorably |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Glimmered |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Was brilliant |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Deserved an Oscar, say |  |  | 
          
            | Glittered |  |  | 
          
            | Played like a star |  |  | 
          
            | Was brilliant |  |  | 
          
            | Deserved an Oscar, say |  |  | 
          
            | Exhibited brilliance |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Made like a beacon |  |  | 
          
            | Beamed |  |  | 
          
            | Put on a great show |  |  | 
          
            | Displayed star power |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Sparkled |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Really stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Performed superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright, as the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Was conspicuous |  |  | 
          
            | Was a dazzler |  |  | 
          
            | Performed superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Performed superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Cast light |  |  | 
          
            | Was brilliant |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Performed superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Worked like a flashlight |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright, as the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Did really well |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out favorably |  |  | 
          
            | Glimmered |  |  | 
          
            | Was exceptional |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out, in a good way |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Performed like a pro |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out in the crowd |  |  | 
          
            | Was a star? |  |  | 
          
            | Performed with distinction |  |  | 
          
            | Exhibited brilliance |  |  | 
          
            | Gave a great performance |  |  | 
          
            | Did superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Was outstanding |  |  | 
          
            | Was outstanding |  |  | 
          
            | Was outstanding |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Was very bright |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Glittered |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Was all aglow |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright |  |  | 
          
            | Was bright, as the sun |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Did the light thing |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled |  |  | 
          
            | Glittered |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Emitted light |  |  | 
          
            | Emitted light |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Sparkled |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Glimmered |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated | New York Times | 31 Oct 2000 | 
          
            | Sparkled |  |  | 
          
            | Glimmered |  |  | 
          
            | Glittered |  |  | 
          
            | Exhibited brilliance |  |  | 
          
            | Gave forth light |  |  | 
          
            | Glimmered |  |  | 
          
            | Flashed |  |  | 
          
            | Scintillated |  |  | 
          
            | Beamed |  |  | 
          
            | Was like a beacon |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out in the crowd |  |  | 
          
            | Did superbly |  |  | 
          
            | Was radiant |  |  | 
          
            | Sparkled |  |  | 
          
            | Beamed steadily |  |  | 
          
            | Was brilliant |  |  | 
          
            | Used high beams, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out |  |  | 
          
            | Cast light |  |  | 
          
            | Lit |  |  | 
          
            | Was eminent |  |  | 
          
            | Sparkled |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed |  |  | 
          
            | Coruscated |  |  | 
          
            | Scintillated |  |  | 
          
            | Gave light |  |  | 
          
            | Was outstanding |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed. |  |  | 
          
            | Excelled. |  |  | 
          
            | Was brilliant. |  |  | 
          
            | Was pre-eminent. |  |  | 
          
            | Gave radiance. |  |  | 
          
            | Glowed |  |  | 
          
            | Was prominent. |  |  | 
          
            | Glittered. |  |  | 
          
            | Performed outstandingly. |  |  | 
          
            | Was outstanding. |  |  | 
          
            | Radiated. |  |  | 
          
            | Irradiated. |  |  | 
          
            | Starred. |  |  | 
          
            | Gave light. |  |  | 
          
            | Polished. |  |  | 
          
            | Was the leading light. |  |  | 
          
            | Gleamed. |  |  | 
          
            | Sparkled. |  |  | 
          
            | Incandesced. |  |  | 
          
            | Was eminent. |  |  | 
          
            | Glistered. |  |  | 
          
            | Coruscated. |  |  | 
          
            | Stood out. |  |  | 
          
            | Glinted. |  |  | 
          
            | Glistened. |  |  | 
          
            | Beamed. |  |  | 
          
            | Scintillated. |  |  |