Historical clue formulations

• Chicago slugger — 2026-04-27
• One breaking a 108-year drought in 2016 — 2026-01-24
• Greenhorn — 2025-12-04
• Baby grizzly — 2025-08-06
• Baby bear — 2025-03-26
• Pup : otter :: ___ : bear — 2024-07-23
• Babe in the woods — 2023-06-15
• Baby bear — 2023-02-20
• Chicago ballplayer — 2022-11-15
• Baby cheetah — 2022-11-11
• Baby aardvark — 2022-08-10
• Ursa minor? — 2022-06-02
• Inexperienced reporter — 2020-12-21
• Forest newbie — 2019-11-09
• Predator-to-be — 2016-05-15
• Baby bear — 2015-03-23
• Wrigley Field player — 2013-06-10
• Litter critter — 2013-01-12
• Chicago major-leaguer — 2012-12-11
• News newbie — 2012-05-26
• Den delivery — 2011-07-15
• Tiny tiger — 2010-04-11
• Kind of reporter — 2009-03-01
• See 41-Across — 2008-06-21
• One learning the ropes — 2007-12-05
• Newbie — 2005-11-27
• Wrigley Field player — 2005-09-06
• New reporter — 2005-03-23
• Pack animal — 2004-02-13
• Sammy Sosa, e.g. — 2003-04-15
• 62-Across, e.g. — 2003-02-13
• Chicago athlete — 2000-08-29
• Chicago pro — 2000-07-05
• Apprentice — 1999-11-25
• Tinker or Evers or Chance — 1998-08-25
• Baby bear — 1998-08-03
• Babe in the woods — 1996-07-31
• Wrigley Field player — 1995-09-14
• Wrigley Field player — 1995-01-31
• _____ games (Reagan announcing job) — 1994-06-08