| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| More ironic | LA Times Mini | 23 Dec 2023 |
| More ironic | LA Times Daily | 01 Nov 2023 |
| More dryly humorous | Newsday | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Drier | Canadiana | 19 Apr 2021 |
| More contorted | Newsday | 06 Mar 2021 |
| More twisted, as a sense of humor | Newsday | 09 Nov 2020 |
| More sardonic | New York Times | 01 Nov 2020 |
| More ironic, as a smile | LA Times Daily | 08 Jul 2020 |
| More ironic, as a smile | The Washington Post | 08 Jul 2020 |
| More ironic | Eugene Sheffer | 30 May 2019 |
| More twisted | The Washington Post | 15 Jul 2018 |
| More twisted | LA Times Daily | 15 Jul 2018 |
| More sardonic | ||
| More twisted | ||
| Comparatively misdirected | Newsday | 23 Sep 2016 |
| More twisted, as humor | New York Times | 10 Aug 2015 |
| More ironically humorous | USA Today | 26 Apr 2015 |
| More drily mocking | The Times Concise | 13 Feb 2015 |
| More twisted, as humor | ||
| More ironically humorous | ||
| More ironically humorous | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More ironic | ||
| More twisted | ||
| Comparatively contrary | ||
| More twisted | ||
| More dryly humorous | ||
| More perverse |