| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| More pathetic | New York Times | 11 Jun 2023 |
| More contrite | New York Times | 10 Sep 2021 |
| More regretful | USA Today | 19 May 2019 |
| More regretful | ||
| More regretful, fretful person making initial turn to the left? | The Telegraph Toughie | 19 Jan 2018 |
| More apologetic | Universal | 10 Apr 2017 |
| More apologetic | ||
| More remorseful | Universal | 31 Oct 2015 |
| Nervous type, with shrew initially for wife, is more pitiful | ||
| Worse | LA Times Daily | 13 Feb 2015 |
| Worse | ||
| More remorseful | ||
| More pitiful | ||
| More pitiful | ||
| More rueful | ||
| More rueful | ||
| Less useful | ||
| Relatively wretched | ||
| More remorseful | ||
| More repentant | ||
| More contrite | ||
| More wretched | ||
| More contrite | ||
| More melancholy. | ||
| More dismal. | ||
| Poorer. |