Historical clue formulations

• Debate — 2026-03-21
• Make a case (for) — 2025-12-30
• Contest — 2025-07-18
• Bicker — 2025-06-10
• Engage in a dispute — 2024-12-17
• Contest — 2024-03-03
• State in debate — 2024-02-15
• Lock horns — 2024-01-26
• Quibble — 2023-02-02
• Bicker — 2023-01-20
• Present a case at the Supreme Court, say — 2022-09-12
• Have a fight — 2021-10-20
• Get into it, in a way — 2021-02-25
• Bicker — 2020-08-10
• Squabble — 2019-09-23
• Contend — 2019-07-05
• Quarrel — 2019-06-03
• Squabble — 2019-04-01
• State a case — 2018-06-17
• Make a case (for) — 2017-08-01
• Squabble — 2017-05-24
• Quip, part 3 — 2017-05-03
• Cross swords — 2016-12-16
• Verbally spar — 2016-06-27
• Bicker — 2015-12-28
• Thrash out — 2015-01-15
• Dispute — 2014-09-29
• Dispute, as a point — 2012-12-25
• Put up a fuss — 2011-10-03
• Lock horns (with) — 2011-09-18
• Stickle — 2011-05-26
• Contest — 2010-11-21
• State one's case — 2010-03-07
• Disagree (with) — 2009-11-02
• Debate the pros and cons — 2009-06-16
• Squabble — 2008-07-02
• Get into it, so to speak — 2008-04-26
• Bicker — 2008-03-26
• Spar verbally — 2007-12-25
• Debate — 2006-06-26
• Bicker — 2006-06-20
• Expostulate — 2005-08-26
• Bandy words — 2004-01-19
• Bicker — 2003-04-14
• Not cede the point — 2003-01-05
• Present a case in court — 2002-12-23
• Dispute — 2002-12-15
• Plead a case — 2002-03-27
• Object — 2002-02-09
• Squabble — 2002-01-13