Historical clue formulations

• Waste — 2025-07-12
• Major setback — 2024-11-06
• What one might do after making a birthday wish — 2024-09-02
• Explode — 2023-12-20
• Erupt — 2023-04-10
• Lose after being way ahead, as a lead — 2021-03-02
• Severe disappointment — 2020-11-24
• Crushing setback — 2020-01-01
• Huff and puff — 2018-03-19
• Setback — 2018-02-03
• Squander — 2017-12-28
• Serious punch — 2016-06-29
• Erupt — 2016-05-30
• Squander — 2014-12-15
• Sudden misfortune — 2014-04-13
• What winds do — 2014-03-24
• Diddle away — 2014-03-02
• Hard hit — 2014-01-13
• Squander — 2013-07-22
• Miss, as a chance — 2012-12-03
• Explode — 2011-05-04
• Big wind — 2010-04-04
• Squander — 2008-12-30
• Completely bungle — 2008-03-23
• Whammy — 2007-01-19
• Explode, as a volcano — 2003-03-03
• Squander — 2002-09-08
• Severe setback — 2002-07-25
• Ruin big-time — 2002-03-09
• Totally botch — 2001-04-11
• Big storm — 2000-05-10
• With 43-Across, use bubble gum? — 1999-02-11
• Throw away — 1998-04-19
• Gust — 1997-09-27
• Hard punch — 1997-01-14
• Joe ___ — 1996-12-26
• Lick — 1996-05-03
• Gale — 1996-03-05
• Sudden shock — 1995-06-12
• Severe disappointment — 1995-02-28
• Crushing news — 1994-03-07