Historical clue formulations

• Ones who start — 2026-09-19
• Competition, for starters — 2026-08-20
• Starters — 2026-03-08
• Premier squad — 2025-10-22
• Elite squad — 2025-09-23
• Starting squad — 2025-07-23
• Top unit — 2025-05-03
• First-string players — 2024-09-25
• First-stringers — 2024-02-04
• What subs may sub for — 2024-01-25
• Starting lineup — 2023-11-14
• Starters — 2023-08-02
• First-stringers — 2023-07-03
• Crew top — 2023-02-09
• Starters — 2022-12-03
• Starters — 2022-11-17
• Starting squad — 2022-02-07
• First-stringers — 2021-12-29
• Starting squad — 2021-09-20
• Varsity — 2021-05-16
• Best of the best — 2021-04-11
• First string — 2020-11-01
• First-stringers — 2020-09-21
• Starters — 2020-09-11
• Starting players — 2019-07-02
• Squad bringing more than their B game? — 2019-06-02
• Starting lineup — 2019-04-14
• First-stringers — 2018-04-03
• Elite group — 2018-01-11
• Elite group — 2017-10-22
• Starting squad — 2017-10-08
• Starters — 2017-08-17
• Elite group — 2017-08-12
• First-stringers — 2016-10-24
• Starters — 2016-08-07
• Special Forces unit court-martialed for a crime they didn't commit — 2016-02-04
• TV group featuring Mr. T, with "the" — 2015-12-21
• Crack squad — 2015-07-24
• First-stringers — 2015-05-20
• Field standouts — 2015-02-21
• Starters — 2015-01-15
• Starters — 2015-01-04
• Starting lineup — 2014-08-16
• Elite unit — 2014-05-10
• Elite group — 2014-04-29
• Elite unit — 2014-03-23
• TV/movie group associated with this puzzle's theme? — 2014-01-12
• Elite squad — 2013-10-06
• First-stringers — 2013-09-11
• Mr. T's TV group, with "the" — 2013-07-15