Historical clue formulations

• Nearly 90 — 2026-08-29
• Average grade for a 3.3 G.P.A. — 2024-07-09
• Summa cum laude spoiler — 2019-11-22
• 88 or 89 — 2018-10-26
• Blemish for a straight-A student — 2018-04-22
• Nearly excellent — 2009-03-08
• Just below 90 — 2004-10-07