Historical clue formulations

• Honeybunch — 2026-06-16
• Beloved — 2026-01-08
• Cherished — 2024-08-21
• Treasured — 2024-05-17
• Pricey — 2024-03-20
• Start of many a diary entry — 2024-02-26
• – — 2024-01-17
• With 67-Across, one of two pen names punnily hinted at by 20-, 37- and 52-Across (can you find the other one?) — 2023-12-20
• First word of many a letter — 2023-11-27
• Cherished — 2023-07-30
• First word in a 13-Across — 2023-07-01
• Valued — 2023-05-18
• Loved — 2022-07-24
• Hon — 2022-06-19
• Much-desired — 2022-05-05
• Cherished — 2022-03-21
• Darling — 2021-03-09
• Letter starter — 2021-02-15
• Cherished — 2020-06-15
• Pricey — 2020-05-03
• Treasured — 2020-03-28
• Darling — 2019-11-30
• Honey substitute? — 2019-09-08
• Precious — 2019-06-26
• Pricey — 2018-11-28
• ___ John — 2018-08-14
• ___ John letter — 2018-06-25
• Letter opener — 2017-10-07
• Sweets — 2017-08-27
• Sweetie — 2017-05-02
• Honeybunch — 2017-02-09
• Sweetums — 2016-07-28
• With 28-Across, letter opener — 2015-10-11
• Immoderately priced — 2015-07-24
• Honey or sugar — 2015-02-27
• Sweetie — 2014-12-17
• Precious — 2014-07-15
• Precious — 2014-05-04
• Letter starter — 2014-03-05
• Prayer starter, often — 2013-10-24
• Honey — 2013-08-13
• Honey — 2012-12-09
• Valued — 2012-04-01
• Beloved — 2012-03-26
• Very expensive — 2011-09-20
• Babycakes — 2011-05-11
• Sweets — 2010-10-06
• Sugar — 2010-09-23
• "___ Abby" — 2010-09-06
• Angel — 2010-08-15