Historical clue formulations

• Long-___ squid — 2026-08-15
• Like many a security guard — 2025-06-13
• Like security systems — 2024-06-02
• One-___ bandit — 2024-05-21
• Packing heat — 2024-01-30
• Carrying weapons — 2023-06-12
• Packing, so to speak — 2022-05-10
• Packing heat — 2021-08-16
• Ready for battle — 2021-02-01
• Partner of dangerous — 2021-01-19
• Packing — 2019-05-17
• Ready for battle — 2019-02-12
• Packing a piece — 2018-06-26
• Carrying a gun — 2018-06-04
• Ready for battle — 2018-05-20
• Having a gun — 2016-03-28
• Piece-keeping? — 2015-12-04
• Carrying — 2014-11-01
• Ready for a duel, say — 2013-06-26
• Holding heat — 2012-10-06
• Packing heat — 2011-12-21
• Having heat? — 2010-01-31
• ___ and dangerous — 2009-03-30
• Dangerous partner? — 2008-10-22
• Ready to fight — 2007-06-14
• Partner of dangerous — 2007-03-13
• Carrying a weapon — 2006-10-30
• Packing — 2006-10-14
• Carrying — 2005-12-02
• Having heat? — 2004-08-08
• Like gunmen and octopuses — 2004-04-05
• Holding one's piece — 2004-03-06
• Equipped with a heater? — 2003-08-20
• Packing — 2003-08-17
• Carrying, so to speak — 2003-04-09
• Holding one's piece — 2002-06-20
• Packing heat — 2001-01-17
• Partner of dangerous — 2000-11-14
• Prepared for battle — 1999-05-10
• Carrying guns — 1996-12-09
• Partner of dangerous — 1996-09-02
• Having a heater — 1996-06-16
• Packing — 1996-02-24
• _____ and dangerous — 1995-01-16
• Partner of dangerous — 1994-08-11
• Type of conflict — 1994-01-30
• 1947 Horse of the Year — 1994-01-25