Historical clue formulations

• Milliners manufacture them — 2026-09-02
• Professional responsibilities, colloquially — 2026-07-12
• They're tipped out of respect — 2026-04-11
• Bowlers and sombreros — 2025-03-31
• Varieties of roles, metaphorically — 2023-10-08
• Top gear? — 2023-04-08
• Beanies and bonnets — 2022-12-19
• Cartwheels and such — 2021-11-11
• Overhead expenses? — 2020-08-02
• Derbies, e.g. — 2019-07-14
• "___ off to you!" — 2018-06-15
• Multiple jobs, metaphorically — 2017-08-15
• Covers for locks — 2017-08-05
• "___ off!" (phrase of homage) — 2016-03-25
• They're not tipped very much nowadays — 2016-01-31
• Receptacles for street performers — 2015-09-10
• Things going to your head? — 2015-05-01
• Top gear — 2015-03-11
• Roles, metaphorically — 2014-03-07
• Bowler and sailor — 2014-02-16
• "___ off!" — 2013-11-24
• Bowlers and skimmers — 2013-05-21
• Busby and derby — 2012-01-10
• They have crowns — 2010-11-26
• Roles, figuratively — 2010-03-05
• Bowlers that don't bowl — 2009-04-20
• They may be thrown into the ring — 2008-06-09
• Occupiers of top spots — 2007-11-17
• Milliners' output — 2007-08-13
• Millinery — 2006-11-18
• Gentlemen tipped theirs to ladies, once — 2005-08-08
• Boaters and such — 2005-07-03
• Porkpies and panamas — 2005-04-25
• Boaters and bowlers — 2005-03-16
• Tops — 2004-12-26
• Stetsons, e.g. — 2004-05-31
• Panama and porkpie — 2004-02-18
• Responsibilities, so to speak — 2003-11-23
• Jobs, metaphorically — 2003-05-04
• Bowlers and boaters — 2002-04-02
• They may be cocked — 2001-10-13
• Symbols of office — 2001-09-09
• Busbies, boaters and billycocks — 2001-02-16
• Bowler and boater — 2000-12-12
• Stetsons and stovepipes — 2000-11-21
• Bowlers — 2000-04-13
• Millinery — 1999-12-12
• Jobs, so to speak — 1999-11-25
• Pillboxes, e.g. — 1999-09-24
• Bowlers — 1999-08-01