| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Western pair of journalists getting weary (7) | ||
| Beaten decisively with a bat (7) | ||
| Beat - or dead beat (7) | ||
| Struck hard (7) | Puzzler | 10 Aug 2024 |
| Smacked heavily | ||
| struck, as a mole | ||
| Tired wife prepared cake to be eaten by husband and daughter | The Guardian Cryptic | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Dog-tired wife produced chops | ||
| Exhausted; hit | The Times Concise | 11 Jan 2019 |
| Hit hard | LA Times Daily | 28 Aug 2016 |
| Hit hard | ||
| Swatted | ||
| Struck | ||
| Hit hard | ||
| Eliminated, mob-style | ||
| Hit a hard lick. |