Historical clue formulations

• Hyperfixated — 2026-09-12
• Totally absorbed — 2025-11-25
• Mesmerized — 2025-06-22
• Hypnotized, say — 2022-10-09
• Hanging on every word — 2020-04-10
• Absorbed — 2018-11-04
• Totally absorbed — 2016-02-24
• Mesmerized — 2014-02-10
• Mesmerized — 2011-04-27
• Absorbed — 2010-04-16
• Wholly absorbed — 2008-05-20
• Bewitched — 2008-03-30
• Bewitched — 2007-06-03
• Absorbed — 2006-12-30
• Captivated — 2006-04-20
• Wholly absorbed — 2005-05-31
• Transported — 2002-04-08
• Captivated — 2002-03-14
• Far from uninterested — 1999-06-12
• All eyes — 1999-01-24
• Transported — 1998-11-01
• Delighted — 1997-01-11