Historical clue formulations

• Punk or funk — 2025-09-17
• Mixing thematic elements and tropes … or a feature of this puzzle? — 2025-04-24
• Style — 2024-11-15
• Sci-fi or romance — 2023-12-18
• Mystery, e.g. — 2023-10-21
• Horror or humor — 2023-08-13
• Sci-fi or horror — 2023-01-24
• Soul, for one — 2022-12-17
• Class — 2022-04-10
• Sci-fi or romance — 2022-02-03
• What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in a bookstore — 2021-11-22
• Sorting category in a music app — 2021-04-01
• Soul, e.g. — 2020-11-01
• Country or heavy metal — 2020-02-11
• Horror, e.g. — 2019-11-22
• Category — 2018-04-25
• Horror, e.g. — 2018-03-04
• Romance or horror — 2017-04-11
• Rom-com or horror — 2016-08-08
• Sci-fi or fantasy — 2016-08-07
• Comedy, e.g. — 2016-06-12
• Romance or science fiction — 2016-04-18
• Sci-fi or romance — 2014-10-07
• Sci-fi or western — 2012-12-23
• Category — 2012-09-18
• Romance or sci-fi — 2010-11-29
• Heavy metal, e.g. — 2010-09-25
• Comedy, sci-fi or romance — 2010-08-09
• Punk, e.g. — 2009-09-25
• Class — 2009-05-31
• Funk or punk — 2008-06-25
• Art class — 2008-05-23
• Sci-fi, e.g. — 2008-04-13
• Romance or horror — 2007-08-10
• Film noir, e.g. — 2007-05-13
• Variety — 2007-01-08
• Category — 2006-10-30
• Literature class — 2006-07-05
• Romance or sci-fi — 2006-06-21
• Kind — 2005-12-03
• Romantic comedies, e.g. — 2005-07-27
• Sort — 2005-05-22
• Cinema vérité, e.g. — 2004-12-28
• Video store category — 2004-12-26
• Sci-fi, for one — 2004-07-27
• Style — 2003-08-17
• Rap or country — 2003-08-03
• 26-Across, e.g. — 2002-06-21
• Art style — 2002-06-05
• Variety — 2002-04-26