Historical clue formulations

• Fall short — 2026-06-11
• Get an F — 2025-08-04
• F that comes right after A, B, C and D — 2025-06-22
• Not pass — 2024-10-15
• Don't pass — 2024-01-16
• Hold for another year, say — 2020-12-18
• Not get above 60, say — 2020-02-19
• Come to nothing — 2019-07-10
• Get 29-Across — 2017-10-01
• Crash and burn — 2016-11-18
• Pass's opposite — 2016-09-20
• Go pfft — 2014-01-05
• Not make the grade? — 2013-12-31
• Bomb — 2013-10-24
• "Words ___ me!" — 2013-10-21
• Come to naught — 2012-07-01
• Flunk — 2011-10-16
• With 55-Across, 58-/46-Across movie (1964) — 2011-05-18
• Without ___ (religiously) — 2009-06-12
• Go kaput — 2007-12-09
• Not work out — 2007-07-18
• Go bankrupt — 2007-07-10
• Wash out — 2007-06-24
• Strike out — 2007-01-28
• Go bankrupt — 2006-09-18
• Go belly up — 2005-04-28
• Go belly-up — 2004-12-05
• Come up short — 2004-08-25
• Come to naught — 2003-09-10
• Go bankrupt — 2003-08-25
• Not work out — 2000-12-24
• Go kaput — 1998-04-09
• Fall short — 1998-01-03
• Flunk — 1997-02-10
• Bomb — 1996-10-08
• Go pfft! — 1996-06-18
• Not work — 1996-05-26
• Lose power — 1995-09-19
• Go belly up — 1995-08-30
• Lose vigor — 1995-07-01