Historical clue formulations

• Horn family — 2025-03-01
• Audacious self-assurance — 2023-12-16
• Orchestra section — 2023-04-12
• Orchestra section — 2022-02-20
• Majors, say — 2022-02-05
• High-ranking figures, collectively — 2021-09-19
• Military bigwigs — 2018-06-17
• Much of a marching band — 2017-06-21
• Pentagon V.I.P.s — 2017-01-04
• Copper + zinc — 2016-09-26
• Military muckety-mucks — 2015-10-18
• Majors, e.g. — 2015-07-25
• Authority figures — 2014-11-14
• Military leaders — 2012-02-23
• Chutzpah — 2011-10-21
• *Nitty-gritty, as of negotiations — 2011-09-11
• Officers — 2011-08-12
• Impudence of a Br. fool — 2009-09-19
• Military pooh-bahs — 2009-02-10
• Chutzpah — 2008-08-15
• Copper/zinc alloy — 2008-07-14
• Military bigwigs — 2007-05-14
• Chutzpah — 2006-10-27
• Military bigwigs — 2004-07-13
• Button material — 2004-07-05
• Word with tacks or knuckles — 2000-10-30
• Pentagon bigwigs — 1999-10-06
• Military bigwigs — 1998-05-13
• Chutzpah — 1997-12-23
• Top dogs at 16-Across — 1996-09-14
• Audacity — 1996-05-22
• Military muckamucks — 1996-05-08
• Copper-zinc alloy — 1994-10-24
• Joint Chiefs, e.g. — 1994-06-26
• Military bigwigs — 1993-12-29