WANED

Every clue on record, most used first

• Fell off2 times

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 5 May 1999

• Dwindled2 times

  The New York Times — Thursday, 11 June 1998

• Lost poweronce

  The New York Times — Sunday, 7 February 2010

• Ebbedonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 7 April 2009

• Declined in poweronce

  The New York Times — Monday, 21 January 2008

• Drawn backonce

  The New York Times — Sunday, 21 October 2007

• Died downonce

  The New York Times — Monday, 26 March 2001

• Tapered offonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 27 April 1999

• Diminished over time, as the moononce

  The New York Times — Monday, 16 March 1998

• Let uponce

  The New York Times — Friday, 23 January 1998

• Approached extinctiononce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 8 August 1995

• Lost strengthonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 4 July 1995