Historical clue formulations

• Fixin' to — 2026-07-24
• Intending to, casually — 2025-08-03
• "I'm ___ Git You Sucka" (1988 parody film) — 2024-06-23
• Planning to, informally — 2024-06-12
• "Never ___ Give You Up" (Rick Astley tune) — 2022-10-31
• "Never ___ Give You Up" (Rick Astley song) — 2022-06-12
• Planning to, informally — 2017-02-10
• "Never ___ Give You Up" (1988 #1 hit) — 2016-07-24
• About to, informally — 2016-07-06
• Fixin' to — 2013-07-06
• Broadway's "Never ___ Dance" — 2013-03-23
• "We're Not ___ Take It" ("Tommy" tune) — 2012-03-27
• "Who ya ___ call?" — 2011-09-04
• Broadway's "Never ___ Dance" — 2010-04-24
• "___ Fly Now" ("Rocky" theme) — 2009-03-17
• "Soon It's ___ Rain" ("The Fantasticks" song) — 2008-03-02
• "___ Fly Now" ("Rocky" theme) — 2005-11-23
• Slangy word of intention — 1998-07-28
• Sondheim song "We're ___ Be All Right" — 1998-06-14