Historical clue formulations

• Cut-rate, in brand names — 2026-05-03
• Prefix suggesting low cost — 2025-11-16
• Low-cost, in ads — 2025-07-29
• Prefix meaning budget-friendly — 2023-06-28
• Start of some no-frills brand names — 2021-06-06
• Cheap, in commercial names — 2019-12-09
• Affordable, in company names — 2019-07-11
• ___ Lodge — 2018-10-25
• Low-cost prefix — 2018-09-18
• Prefix meaning "cheap" — 2018-04-11
• Low-budget: Prefix — 2017-05-10
• Low-priced, in brand names — 2016-07-04
• Money-saving brand prefix — 2016-05-22
• Low-cost, in ads — 2015-07-07
• Cut-rate, commercially — 2015-06-19
• Commercial lead-in to Lodge — 2015-04-27
• Budget, in adspeak — 2015-04-17
• Prefix with metric — 2014-06-25
• Discount, in combination — 2013-11-30
• Prefix with car — 2013-04-07
• Prefix with -metrics — 2012-12-23
• Commercial prefix meaning "thrifty" — 2012-12-11
• Low-cost prefix — 2012-08-05
• Car opener? — 2012-06-24
• Money-saving brand prefix — 2012-01-09
• Tightwads' prefix — 2011-08-20
• Cheap, in adspeak — 2010-12-29
• Prefix with car — 2010-04-15
• ___ Lodge — 2010-03-30
• ___ Lodge — 2009-12-27
• Cut-rate, commercially — 2009-12-26
• Commercial prefix meaning "low price" — 2009-09-29
• Commercial prefix with Lodge — 2009-06-15
• Low-budget prefix — 2009-05-06
• ___-Car — 2009-04-24
• Low-price prefix — 2008-05-11
• Commercial prefix with Lodge — 2008-02-11
• Budget brand name starter — 2007-03-22
• ___-Car — 2007-02-23
• ___-Car — 2006-12-30
• Low-budget prefix — 2006-06-04
• Commercial prefix with lodge — 2005-05-18
• Prefix with metrics — 2004-11-07
• Commercial prefix with Lodge — 2004-08-02
• ___-Car — 2003-10-03
• Lodge opening? — 2001-05-26
• Low-budget prefix — 2001-03-14
• Commercial prefix with "car" — 2001-02-17
• ___-Car rental company — 2000-05-03
• ___-Lodge — 1999-10-03