Historical clue formulations

• Haircut that transitions from shorter sides to longer top — 2026-09-15
• Dwindle — 2026-04-25
• Barbershop choice — 2025-07-10
• Lessen in strength — 2025-07-03
• Become lighter — 2024-11-03
• Become less bright — 2024-06-17
• Fall behind in the end — 2023-08-19
• Haircut common in the Marine Corps — 2022-08-29
• Tapered hairstyle — 2022-01-12
• Tapered hairstyle — 2020-11-15
• Lose color — 2020-10-19
• Hairstyle that's short on the sides — 2020-10-03
• Lessen in power — 2020-06-21
• Direction in a film script — 2020-03-29
• Tapering haircut — 2019-03-10
• Music outro effect — 2018-10-21
• Lose vibrancy, as from exposure to sunlight — 2018-09-24
• Dim — 2018-05-04
• Become dull — 2016-09-16
• Lose vibrancy — 2016-04-26
• Lose vividness — 2016-01-26
• Lose vividness — 2016-01-15
• Tapering hairdo — 2015-09-05
• Film technique — 2014-05-22
• Lose brilliance — 2013-07-31
• Die — 2012-09-21
• Scene-ending film technique — 2012-09-02
• Sparkle a little less — 2012-07-13
• What colors do over time — 2011-12-26
• What some things do in the sun — 2010-12-02
• Be outscored at the end — 2008-11-09
• Wane — 2008-10-30
• Lose strength in the backstretch — 2006-12-27
• Lose support, as at campaign's end — 2006-11-07
• Movie ending effect — 2006-08-16
• Movie shot — 2005-07-17
• Lose brilliance — 2002-09-16
• Screenplay direction — 2002-02-02
• Falter at the finish — 2002-01-02
• Not do well in the stretch — 2000-10-19
• Lose one's blush — 2000-08-20
• Wash out — 2000-03-22
• Wither away — 1999-10-07
• Lose brilliancy — 1998-10-26
• Direction at a scene's end — 1998-09-10
• Get lighter — 1998-07-30
• Fall behind in the stretch — 1998-06-24
• Lose color — 1998-03-30
• Grow dim — 1997-03-05
• Wash out — 1996-08-10