| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| With a delicate touch | Wall Street Journal | 19 Aug 2023 |
| With nuances | LA Times Daily | 23 Jul 2022 |
| So as not to stand out | New York Times | 17 May 2022 |
| How Mona Lisa smiles | LA Times Daily | 03 Feb 2022 |
| How Mona Lisa smiles | The Washington Post | 03 Feb 2022 |
| Without hitting someone over the head, say | New York Times | 24 Apr 2020 |
| With understatedness | New York Times | 16 Aug 2015 |
| With understatedness | ||
| How irony may be presented | ||
| In a delicate manner | ||
| With a light touch | ||
| In an understated way | ||
| How irony may be presented | ||
| How irony may be presented | ||
| With delicacy | ||
| In an ingenious manner. |