Historical clue formulations

• Dream interrupter — 2026-05-29
• Something to raise in a crisis — 2026-03-31
• Word with fire or false — 2025-12-05
• Nap interrupter, maybe — 2025-11-19
• Wake-up call — 2025-11-06
• Interrupter of dreams, maybe — 2025-10-19
• Startle — 2025-09-07
• Wake-up call — 2025-05-20
• Worry greatly — 2025-04-15
• Clock radio feature — 2025-02-06
• Aid for an early-morning flight, maybe — 2024-11-10
• Burglar deterrent — 2024-05-15
• Horn or whistle, at times — 2024-01-03
• Jarring noise at 6 a.m. — 2022-10-17
• Bedside buzzer — 2022-05-24
• Part of some drills — 2022-04-23
• Freak out — 2022-03-11
• Ringing in the new day? — 2021-09-26
• Dream interrupter, maybe — 2021-06-20
• Fire ___ — 2021-03-14
• Dream disrupter, perhaps — 2020-11-24
• Buzz in the morning — 2020-11-15
• Raise the ___ — 2020-07-28
• First thing in the morning? — 2019-06-04
• It routinely goes off when you're out — 2019-05-26
• Unit measure for chili — 2019-02-15
• Freak out — 2018-08-25
• Early morning setting? — 2018-08-19
• Smartphone setting — 2018-06-01
• Cellphone feature — 2018-05-17
• Clock sound at 6 a.m., maybe — 2017-10-30
• Sound of danger — 2017-06-12
• Auto feature — 2017-02-19
• Bedside buzzer — 2017-02-07
• Function under "Clock" on an iPhone — 2016-06-22
• Scare — 2016-01-08
• Warner of danger — 2015-12-28
• It's often set at night — 2015-08-23
• Eye-opener? — 2014-12-24
• It might give you a buzz — 2014-12-06
• Frighten — 2014-11-03
• Feature of a clock radio — 2014-10-06
• Car or cellphone feature — 2014-10-03
• It might hold up a holdup — 2013-11-23
• Affright — 2013-10-09
• Cellphone feature — 2013-08-08
• Frighten — 2012-10-16
• Cell phone function — 2012-06-22
• Morning device you might want to take a hammer to — 2011-02-22
• Cell phone feature — 2010-08-29