Historical clue formulations

• Receded, as the tide — 2026-02-02
• Receded — 2025-10-01
• Receded — 2025-04-02
• Died down — 2024-03-09
• Receded, as the tide — 2022-07-18
• Drew back — 2020-11-08
• Flowed out, as the tide — 2019-12-02
• Went back, as a tide — 2019-03-31
• Flowed back — 2016-10-31
• Flowed back, as the tide — 2016-01-11
• Fell off — 2012-07-20
• Died down — 2012-03-15
• Fell back — 2009-06-18
• Subsided — 2009-06-08
• Fell back — 2008-08-27
• Fell off — 2008-05-28
• Went to a lower level — 2008-02-01
• Subsided — 2007-01-21
• Went out, as the tide — 2005-12-19
• Died down — 2004-12-29
• Fell away — 2004-01-21
• Went out — 2002-08-04
• Flowed back — 2002-03-05
• Fell off — 2000-04-16
• Waned — 1998-06-15
• Receded — 1997-10-20
• Subsided — 1997-01-22
• Receded — 1996-12-04
• Fell off — 1996-11-06
• Waned — 1996-03-11
• Declined — 1995-05-14
• Receded — 1995-03-27
• Declined — 1994-07-17
• Fell off — 1994-06-05
• Went out with the waves — 1994-02-13