| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Runs down, in a way | New York Times | 30 Oct 2022 |
| Bad-mouths and then some | The New Yorker | 06 Jan 2020 |
| Carrier with a blue-striped fleet | New York Times | 26 Sep 2019 |
| Orally defames | The Washington Post | 21 Jul 2019 |
| Orally defames | LA Times Daily | 21 Jul 2019 |
| Vilifies verbally | USA Today | 11 Mar 2019 |
| Orally defames | ||
| Defames | ||
| Vilifies verbally | ||
| Aspersions from one coming down to go aboard ship | The Telegraph Cryptic | 01 Apr 2016 |
| Doesn't just bad-mouth | ||
| Defames | ||
| Actionable statements | ||
| Casts aspersions on | ||
| Vilifies | ||
| Wounds with words | ||
| Bad-mouths | ||
| Calumnies become columnist | ||
| Asperses | ||
| Defames. | ||
| Stabs in the back. | ||
| False, malicious tales. | ||
| Speaks ill of. | ||
| Calumniates. |