Historical clue formulations

• Quitter's word — 2026-07-12
• Lingo — 2025-01-18
• Tilt to one side — 2024-06-28
• With 67- and 68-Across, MC Hammer lyric that applies to each of the answers to the starred clues — 2024-06-04
• "___ hurt" — 2023-05-06
• Language common to a profession — 2023-04-01
• Jargon — 2020-12-07
• Pessimist's word — 2020-08-13
• "Too busy" — 2020-05-24
• Jargon — 2017-08-27
• Lean — 2017-07-01
• Terse refusal — 2017-06-09
• Jargon — 2016-11-17
• Is unable to — 2015-09-27
• "Why ___ we be friends?" — 2015-04-06
• "I ___ blame you" — 2014-10-14
• Tilt — 2013-10-30
• "Not doable" — 2012-12-23
• Slope — 2012-11-16
• Frankie Valli's "___ Take My Eyes Off You" — 2012-10-22
• Word for quitters — 2012-09-28
• Tilt — 2011-12-18
• "I'm busy then" — 2011-09-16
• "You ___ handle the truth!" — 2011-05-16
• Insincere talk — 2008-11-13
• "This ___ be!" — 2008-05-12
• "Out of the question" — 2005-01-02
• Lingo — 2004-09-02
• Quitter's word — 2003-12-03
• With 1-Across, is very important — 2003-05-31
• Insincere talk — 2001-10-28
• Tilted position — 2001-06-28
• Pessimist's word — 2001-02-27
• Empty talk — 2000-09-29
• Jargon — 2000-05-06
• Pessimist's word — 2000-04-28
• Pessimist's word — 1999-10-08
• Defeatist's word — 1999-04-13
• Isn't able to — 1998-11-11
• Quitter's word — 1997-05-19
• Argot — 1997-02-16
• Quitter's word — 1996-07-15
• Oblique line — 1996-05-24
• Wimp's word — 1996-04-30
• Shoptalk — 1995-07-18
• Insincere talk — 1995-06-02
• Projecting angle — 1995-02-12
• Isn't able to — 1994-10-11