Historical clue formulations

• Sore — 2026-04-28
• Feeling the flu, say — 2026-01-30
• Sore, as joints — 2025-07-22
• Hurting — 2024-10-13
• Feeling the effects of a tough workout, say — 2024-01-11
• Having overexercised, maybe — 2022-10-23
• Like one's legs after too many squats, say — 2022-07-12
• Hurting — 2022-07-03
• Sore from exercise, say — 2022-01-18
• Feeling it after a marathon, say — 2021-08-08
• Feeling tender — 2021-05-23
• Sore, as after a workout — 2021-05-10
• Like legs in the days after a marathon — 2021-01-21
• Needing some kneading, say — 2020-12-17
• Sore — 2020-11-08
• Feeling fluish, in a way — 2019-08-05
• Fluish, perhaps — 2017-10-14
• Sore, as 56-Across — 2016-08-29
• Like many flu sufferers — 2016-01-29
• Sore — 2015-10-18
• Sore — 2014-12-01
• Sore, as from overexercise — 2013-09-30
• Acting up, in a way — 2012-08-24
• Hurting — 2012-03-14
• Sore all over — 2011-10-11
• Bruised, say — 2011-02-13
• Hurting — 2010-08-01
• Hurting — 2010-04-10
• Sore all over — 2009-06-29
• Sore — 2009-06-18
• Hurting all over — 2008-04-14
• Sore — 2006-04-03
• Hurting — 2006-03-16
• Stiff and sore — 2005-05-24
• Acting up — 2003-11-09
• Like flu victims — 2003-07-30
• "___ Breaky Heart" (1992 hit) — 2003-07-08
• Sore — 2003-05-11
• Coming down with something, maybe — 2002-09-29
• Fluish, perhaps — 2001-11-02
• Sore — 2001-07-26
• Stiff in the joints — 2000-09-28
• Stiff and sore — 2000-05-30
• Sore — 1999-06-30
• Sore — 1999-03-21
• Sore — 1998-01-15
• Hurting — 1997-01-30
• Hurting — 1996-06-09
• Stiff in the joints — 1995-12-24
• Having pains — 1995-06-27