| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | USA Today | 22 Mar 2024 |
| Grave | Thomas Joseph | 11 Apr 2023 |
| Gloomy | Newsday | 26 Dec 2022 |
| Lacking cheer | Wall Street Journal | 11 Jun 2022 |
| Melancholy | Wall Street Journal | 09 Nov 2021 |
| Like many minor-key compositions | New York Times | 13 Mar 2021 |
| Gloomy | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Nov 2020 |
| Gloomy | USA Today | 10 Nov 2020 |
| Melancholy | Universal | 23 Aug 2020 |
| Gloomy | Newsday | 06 Nov 2019 |
| Gloomy | Universal | 31 Oct 2019 |
| Gloomy | ||
| Gloomy | The Washington Post | 17 Dec 2017 |
| Gloomy | LA Times Daily | 17 Dec 2017 |
| Grave | Thomas Joseph | 05 Sep 2017 |
| Gloomy | ||
| Gloomy | Wall Street Journal | 01 Jun 2016 |
| Like the mood in a losing locker room | New York Times | 03 May 2016 |
| Melancholy | The Washington Post | 16 Mar 2016 |
| Doleful | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Jan 2016 |
| Dark and gloomy | Newsday | 02 Jun 2015 |
| Hardly upbeat | USA Today | 26 Apr 2015 |
| Gloomy | ||
| Quite serious | ||
| Dark and gloomy | ||
| Hardly upbeat | ||
| Like many works in minor keys | ||
| Dirgelike | ||
| Melancholy | ||
| Melancholy | ||
| Like a requiem | ||
| Melancholy | ||
| Melancholy | ||
| Dark and dull | ||
| Very serious | ||
| Not at all sunny | ||
| Serious | ||
| Gloomy | ||
| Unsmiling | ||
| Grave | ||
| Grave | ||
| Grave | ||
| Grave | ||
| Melancholy | ||
| Grave | ||
| Extremely serious | ||
| Mournful | ||
| Gloomy | ||
| Gloomy | ||
| Grave | ||
| Shadowy | ||
| Gloomy | ||
| Dead serious | ||
| Melancholy. | ||
| Dark and dull. | ||
| Gloomy. | ||
| Gloomily dark |