| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Increasingly bitter author loses it | ||
| More sardonic | Wall Street Journal | 09 Nov 2022 |
| More sardonic | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jan 2022 |
| More drily humorous | The Times Concise | 20 Sep 2019 |
| More ironic, as humor goes | USA Today | 31 May 2019 |
| More ironic, as humor goes | ||
| More ironically funny | Universal | 18 Dec 2018 |
| More twisted, in a way | The Washington Post | 13 Dec 2018 |
| More twisted, in a way | LA Times Daily | 13 Dec 2018 |
| Comparatively twisted | New York Times | 04 May 2018 |
| More twisted, as humor | Premier Sunday | 25 Mar 2018 |
| More twisted | Wall Street Journal | 01 Feb 2018 |
| More ironically funny | ||
| More twisted, in a way | ||
| Comparatively twisted | ||
| More ironic, as humor | ||
| More mocking | ||
| More twisted | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More twisted, as humor | ||
| More sardonic | ||
| Relatively ironic | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More ironically funny | ||
| More ironically funny | ||
| More ironic | ||
| Funnier somehow | ||
| More ironic | ||
| Comparatively cockeyed | ||
| Comparatively ironic | ||
| Less straight | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More twisted. | ||
| More contorted. | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More twisted, as humor | ||
| More perverse |