Historical clue formulations

• Embellishes — 2025-10-07
• Decorates deceptively — 2022-05-15
• Makes deceptively attractive — 2020-06-19
• Decorates nicely — 2013-05-19
• Brightens — 2010-02-19
• Decorates expensively — 2005-06-12
• Decorates richly — 2003-03-24
• Coats with gold — 2000-08-22
• Adorns unnecessarily — 1998-10-20
• Aurifies — 1998-05-10