Historical clue formulations

• Number in a count — 2023-12-15
• Candies that make your mouth burn — 2019-11-28
• Cotton ___ — 2011-03-03
• Lottery mix-up? — 2010-10-02
• Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down — 2008-05-28
• Dances — 2003-02-21
• Diamond stat — 2003-02-07
• Muddles, with "up" — 2001-07-20
• Part of a count — 2000-11-26
• Start of a count — 2000-03-26
• Start of a count — 1999-12-31
• Cotillions — 1998-05-05
• One two of two-and-two — 1997-04-04
• Masquerades — 1994-05-08
• Strike alternatives — 1994-04-18