Historical clue formulations

• Defeat decisively — 2026-01-14
• Romantic infatuation — 2024-02-29
• Prospective sweetheart, say — 2023-05-16
• Object of puppy love — 2019-01-15
• Infatuation — 2008-12-04
• Infatuation — 2008-08-21
• Trounce — 2007-05-20
• Rush-hour subway phenomenon — 2002-11-29
• First love, perhaps — 2002-09-12
• Puppy love — 1998-03-09
• Teen love — 1994-12-27