Historical clue formulations

• Face off — 2026-09-20
• Event at high noon — 2023-12-15
• Burr-versus-Hamilton face-off — 2023-10-31
• Face-off — 2023-10-22
• One-on-one combat — 2023-08-01
• Fencing face-off — 2023-05-21
• Burr-versus-Hamilton contest, e.g. — 2023-05-08
• Conflict taking a couple of seconds? — 2022-03-20
• Face-off — 2020-11-20
• Go one on one — 2020-08-01
• Face-off — 2020-05-01
• Climax in "Hamilton" — 2020-01-01
• "Hamilton" climax — 2019-07-23
• Engagement at 20 paces, maybe — 2018-02-27
• Climax of "Hamilton" — 2017-10-23
• Drawing contest? — 2017-08-03
• "Ten ___ Commandments" (song from "Hamilton") — 2017-07-28
• Burr/Hamilton showdown — 2017-02-15
• Fight at 20 paces, say — 2017-02-14
• Sword fight, e.g. — 2017-01-08
• Highlight in a Zorro movie — 2016-10-25
• Contest with lightsabers — 2015-06-09
• Cause for pacing? — 2015-02-26
• Contest with seconds — 2014-11-19
• What might put you through your paces? — 2013-07-27
• Gauntlet thrower's challenge — 2013-07-21
• Sword fight, e.g. — 2009-10-27
• Contest at 20 paces — 2009-10-07
• Emulate Cyrano — 2009-05-09
• Climactic scene in "Hamlet" — 2008-07-20
• Alexander Hamilton's last act — 2008-05-25
• Contest that leads to a draw — 2007-04-29
• Result of a slap, perhaps — 2007-04-01
• Matter of honor — 2006-04-26
• Old-fashioned showdown — 2004-12-20
• Pacers' contest? — 2004-12-15
• Field of honor event — 2003-10-22
• Event done at 20 paces, maybe — 2002-06-10
• One way to settle a dispute — 2002-05-13
• Face-off — 2001-09-09
• Quarrel settler, maybe — 2001-07-21
• Face-off — 1999-05-09
• Hamilton's last act — 1998-09-28
• Burr-Hamilton event — 1998-05-28
• One-on-one — 1997-12-16
• Field of honor fight — 1997-01-12
• Use epees — 1994-06-20