| Clue | Source | Date |
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| Think tank employees | ||
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| Political policy experts | Newsday | 30 Apr 2023 |
| Detail-oriented sorts | New York Times | 10 Apr 2021 |
| Public policy experts | Newsday | 28 Apr 2019 |
| Policy experts | USA Today | 10 Apr 2018 |
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| Policy pedants | Premier Sunday | 14 May 2017 |
| Policy experts | New York Times | 31 Oct 2016 |
| Scholarly types | Canadiana | 22 Feb 2016 |
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| Policy experts | Thomas Joseph | 04 Apr 2015 |
| Arcane-detail experts | Newsday | 04 Jan 2015 |
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