Historical clue formulations

• Bear's heirs? — 2026-02-25
• Modern name of the first National League champions (1876) — 2026-02-06
• Major-league team known as the "North Siders," locally — 2025-07-10
• Babes in the woods? — 2023-12-04
• "Jinx" breakers of 2016 — 2016-11-27
• Team supposedly cursed by a billy goat — 2012-12-20
• Litter lying around a den — 2010-04-30
• Windy City team — 2009-05-13
• Wrigley Field team — 2007-02-12
• Den denizens — 2005-08-04
• 8-Down also-rans to the 39-Across in 1918 — 2004-11-10
• Wrigley team — 2004-08-31
• Tinker, Evers and Chance — 2003-08-31
• Denmates — 2003-04-16
• Forest litter — 2002-09-14
• See 80-Down — 2002-02-10
• Den deliveries — 1999-09-19
• Chicago nine — 1998-09-14
• 1907-8 Series winner — 1998-03-28
• Chicago team — 1996-11-04
• 1907-08 World Series champs — 1995-08-10
• Ernie Banks' team — 1995-04-09
• Certain reporters — 1995-01-22