1.   The only clue had come in the late morning.

2.   The only clue they have was provided by neighbours who reported seeing a silver or grey car driving away from Greta Avenue after gunshots were heard.

3.   An escalating number of golf games is the only clue that he is in constant need of an outlet for relaxation to ease the tension he is under.

4.   And the only clues the IRA is offering these days are terse, bellicose statements that are unspecific about its plans.

5.   A few flood-soaked Bibles and ruined church pews offer the only clues that the gutted building was once a house of worship.

6.   A puffy circle of needles and soil near the roots of pines on the forest floor is the only clue.

7.   A stranger in the marketplace offers the only clue to the identity of her absentee father.

8.   By the same token, suspicious trading patterns are not the only clues the SEC looks for to identify possible illegal activity.

9.   His only clues are old flyers left by his dead mother that point to a legendary jazz bandleader.

10.   My only clues came from several biographies.