Historical clue formulations

• ___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.) — 2026-03-01
• New Haven's state: Abbr. — 2024-03-11
• Hartford's state: Abbr. — 2023-01-31
• Part of New England: Abbr. — 2022-08-12
• N.Y. neighbor — 2021-08-29
• Where Hartford is: Abbr. — 2018-11-05
• Its state song is "Yankee Doodle": Abbr. — 2017-03-26
• Mass. neighbor — 2017-02-19
• Hartford's state: Abbr. — 2015-09-14
• Mass. neighbor — 2012-06-10
• Didi of "Grease" and "Grease 2" — 2010-11-13
• Stamford's state: Abbr. — 2009-11-24
• Fifth state to ratify the Constitution: Abbr. — 2008-05-23
• The Nutmeg State: Abbr. — 2008-05-18
• Mass. neighbor — 2008-04-13
• Smythe of hockey — 2008-02-22
• N.Y. neighbor — 2008-01-02
• Fifth state to ratify the Constitution: Abbr. — 2007-09-16
• State where Geo. W. Bush was born — 2007-09-02
• Part of New Eng. — 2007-03-18
• Hockey's ___ Smythe Trophy — 2005-12-14
• It's south of Mass. — 2004-12-20
• George W. Bush's birthplace: Abbr. — 2004-03-12
• Fifth state to join the Union: Abbr. — 2003-02-09
• One of the 13: Abbr. — 2001-11-03
• N.Y. neighbor — 1997-03-24
• N.Y. neighbor — 1996-11-28
• R.I. neighbor — 1996-10-09
• Didi of "Grease" — 1996-06-30
• '40s boxer Billy — 1995-02-12