Historical clue formulations

• "Star Wars" droid, informally — 2026-03-04
• "Star Wars" droid, familiarly — 2025-12-15
• Sci-fi droid, familiarly — 2025-06-20
• Movie droid, familiarly — 2024-05-24
• "Star Wars" droid, familiarly — 2024-03-18
• "Star Wars" droid, familiarly — 2023-08-06
• "Star Wars" beeper, informally — 2023-02-15
• Threepio's companion — 2022-08-11
• Threepio's "Star Wars" companion — 2022-01-11
• "Star Wars" droid, familiarly — 2021-12-08
• Skywalker's droid, informally — 2021-06-02
• "Star Wars" droid, informally — 2020-12-28
• With 103-Across, character in Episodes I through IX of "Star Wars" — 2020-02-16
• Beep-booping droid, for short — 2019-03-17
• Droid with a holographic projector, informally — 2018-03-04
• Sci-fi beeper — 2017-11-24
• "Star Wars" droid — 2017-09-17
• "Star Wars" droid, informally — 2016-11-09
• Beeper from "a long time ago," informally — 2016-07-10
• "Star Wars" droid, informally — 2016-02-24
• "Star Wars" droid, for short — 2015-11-04
• "Star Wars" whistler, for short — 2015-05-28
• Threepio's buddy — 2015-04-01
• "Star Wars" droid, informally — 2014-10-14
• ___-Detoo ("Star Wars" droid) — 2014-10-12
• "Star Wars" droid — 2014-04-23
• Holder of Leia's secret — 2013-12-14
• ___-Detoo of "Star Wars" — 2013-01-01
• Movie droid — 2012-02-26
• ___-Detoo of "Star Wars" — 2012-02-06
• Half of a sci-fi name — 2011-11-05
• ___-Detoo ("Star Wars" droid) — 2011-04-18
• Sci-fi beeper — 2011-02-18
• ___-Detoo of "Star Wars" — 2010-04-05
• ___-Detoo ... or, when read in three parts, a hint to 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across — 2010-03-23
• ___-Detoo of "Star Wars" — 2010-02-17
• Character in all six "Star Wars" films, informally — 2010-02-11
• "Star Wars" droid — 2009-04-06
• ___-Detoo — 2008-09-18
• ___-Detoo — 2007-04-18
• "Star Wars" character, informally — 2007-03-23
• ___-Detoo — 2006-10-10
• ___-Detoo of "Star Wars" — 2006-09-13
• Movie droid, familiarly — 2005-12-21
• ___-Detoo ("Star Wars" droid) — 2004-08-03
• ___-Detoo ("Star Wars" droid) — 2004-02-22
• ___ Detoo — 2003-12-03
• ___ Detoo of "Star Wars" — 2003-05-20
• "Star Wars" droid — 2003-02-23
• "Star Wars" figure, informally — 2001-01-07