| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Affectionate sign-off of hugs and kisses by a lover on a date night ... or the starting streak to the game at 35a | ||
| Tic-tac-toe loser | Eugene Sheffer | 03 Feb 2026 |
| Affectionate sign-off | New York Times | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Affectionate sign-off | New York Times | 06 Nov 2019 |
| Affectionate sign-off | ||
| Tic-tac-toe loser | New York Times | 28 Apr 2019 |
| Tic-tac-toe loser | ||
| Affectionate letters at the end of a letter | ||
| Losing line in tic-tac-toe | ||
| Worthless tic-tac-toe row | ||
| Pencil game loser | ||
| Losing row | ||
| Certain losing line | ||
| Tic-tac-toe loser | ||
| Tic-tac-toe loser | ||
| Tic-tac-toe line | ||
| Losing tic-tac-toe line | ||
| Noughts-and-crosses line | ||
| Losing tic-tac-toe line |