Historical clue formulations

• Ran in the rain, perhaps — 2025-12-28
• Ran, as colors in the wash — 2025-05-26
• Ran through some laundry, say — 2025-04-25
• Ran, as colors — 2024-11-11
• Ran — 2023-06-03
• Ran — 2021-12-11
• Sapped of resources — 2019-07-19
• Ran, as fabric dye — 2018-04-10
• Sucked dry — 2016-03-06
• Ran across the border — 2015-10-09
• Drained — 2015-08-13
• Ran — 2013-05-19
• Ran past the border — 2011-04-28
• Ran — 2010-10-20
• Ran, as colors — 2010-05-31
• Ran in the wash — 2010-01-05
• Ran — 2007-06-17
• Ran in the wash — 2007-04-30
• Shook down — 2006-07-23
• Ran in the wash — 2005-08-23
• Suffered from a cut — 2005-05-23
• Ran in the rain — 2004-11-07
• Ran, as colors — 2004-04-19
• Wasn't colorfast — 2003-12-04
• Ran — 2002-12-27
• Ran, as colors — 2002-11-25
• Felt sorrow — 2002-05-18
• Ran — 2000-09-15
• Felt deep pity (for) — 1999-08-27
• Suffered terribly — 1998-07-08
• Ran, as colors — 1997-05-06
• Wasn't colorfast — 1996-07-24
• Blackmailed — 1996-04-29
• Extorted from — 1996-03-05
• Ran in the wash — 1996-01-30
• Extorted from — 1995-06-27
• Blackmailed — 1995-06-04
• Extorted from — 1995-05-17
• Ran — 1995-03-30
• Blackmailed — 1994-05-31
• Ran — 1994-03-14
• Blackmailed — 1994-01-02
• Ran in the laundry — 1993-12-02