Historical clue formulations

• On a higher level — 2026-02-25
• Higher than on the totem pole — 2025-09-08
• Last word of the last multiple-choice option, maybe — 2025-03-13
• Atop — 2025-02-10
• Too good for — 2023-08-11
• Not willing to stoop to — 2022-11-12
• Over — 2022-07-28
• Better than — 2021-10-17
• In heaven, say — 2020-12-08
• Too good for — 2018-11-10
• Like the sky (unless you're an astronaut) — 2018-04-17
• "___ the Law" (Steven Seagal picture) — 2017-04-19
• On top of — 2016-07-04
• ___ it all — 2015-08-14
• ___ it all — 2013-11-28
• Traditional location of one of this puzzle's theme words — 2012-08-28
• Greater than — 2011-12-29
• With 4-Down, first and foremost — 2011-11-25
• Over — 2011-05-05
• Topping — 2011-03-31
• Over — 2010-10-11
• Over — 2010-09-17
• Preceding on the page — 2010-04-07
• Superior to — 2010-03-24
• Outranking — 2009-12-29
• Not deigning to consider — 2009-12-01
• Higher-ranking than — 2009-07-08
• Superior to — 2009-07-06
• Partner of beyond — 2009-01-06
• Upon — 2008-06-02
• Previously mentioned — 2008-04-27
• Superior to — 2007-08-08
• Superior to — 2007-04-09
• Over — 2006-04-18
• Outranking — 2005-10-24
• Atop — 2005-08-15
• Over — 2004-08-22
• Beyond's partner — 2004-07-28
• Over — 2002-01-29
• Overhead — 2001-07-30
• Heavenward — 2001-04-23
• In heaven — 2000-10-19
• Beyond's partner — 2000-05-30
• Beyond's partner — 2000-03-21
• Heavenward — 1998-11-08
• "Heavens ___!" — 1998-10-10
• With 63-Across, pretty good — 1997-05-04
• _____ it all — 1995-08-13
• In excess of — 1995-02-10
• Heavenward — 1995-02-08