| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Staler | The Telegraph Quick | 26 Feb 2026 |
| More hackneyed | Thomas Joseph | 28 Jun 2025 |
| Even older hat? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 10 Oct 2024 |
| Less original | Wall Street Journal | 01 Mar 2023 |
| More hackneyed | New York Times | 11 Apr 2021 |
| More likely to bore, maybe | Newsday | 10 Mar 2018 |
| Less imaginative | Newsday | 23 Oct 2016 |
| Not as fresh | Newsday | 03 Jun 2016 |
| More hackneyed | Thomas Joseph | 07 May 2016 |
| More hackneyed | Universal | 16 Jan 2016 |
| More hackneyed | ||
| Less imaginative | ||
| More ho-hum | ||
| Not as original | ||
| More hackneyed | ||
| More banal | ||
| Less original | ||
| Less fresh | ||
| Even older hat? | ||
| Comparatively hackneyed | ||
| More banal | ||
| More hackneyed | ||
| Less original | ||
| More stale | ||
| Less imaginative | ||
| More stale | ||
| More ho-hum | ||
| More pablum-like | ||
| More banal | ||
| Less fresh | ||
| More banal | ||
| More hackneyed | ||
| More hackneyed | ||
| More cliched | ||
| More hackneyed | ||
| Less original | ||
| Comparatively hackneyed | ||
| More apt to bore | ||
| More banal | ||
| More commonplace | ||
| Comparatively unoriginal | ||
| Not so fresh | ||
| Less creative | ||
| More commonplace. | ||
| Commoner. | ||
| With less invention. | ||
| More corny |