Historical clue formulations

• Trace — 2026-04-03
• Help for a guesser — 2026-03-24
• Help for a stumped solver — 2025-10-14
• Leave a small tip — 2025-02-25
• Subtle suggestion — 2024-11-15
• Inkling — 2023-12-03
• When doubled, comment made with a wink — 2023-12-02
• Pointer — 2023-11-05
• Touch — 2022-10-08
• With 35-Down, some common attire for cooks — 2022-10-06
• Leave a small tip — 2022-08-13
• When doubled, not-so-subtle nudge — 2022-05-05
• Bit of help in an escape room — 2020-03-11
• Clue for the clueless — 2020-03-02
• Very small amount — 2020-02-14
• Clue — 2018-04-29
• 60-Across, to 34-Across, e.g. — 2017-11-11
• This answer ends in "T," e.g. — 2017-10-22
• Soupçon — 2017-05-19
• Help for the puzzled — 2016-01-20
• When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) comment — 2015-12-22
• Bit to go on? — 2015-06-04
• Help for a guesser — 2012-07-13
• What [wink wink] may signify — 2012-04-08
• Whiff — 2012-02-17
• Clue — 2012-01-23
• Clue — 2011-07-17
• Spill a little? — 2011-04-01
• Pointer — 2011-01-23
• "This answer ends in a T," e.g. — 2009-09-06
• Subtle flavor — 2009-08-25
• "The first word of the answer to each of the six starred clues describes the number of that clue," e.g. — 2008-07-09
• "Warmer" or "colder" — 2007-02-15
• Not say directly — 2004-12-19
• Help for the stumped — 2004-10-26
• Touch — 2004-09-19
• Charades gesture, e.g. — 2003-08-10
• Aid to the stumped — 2002-08-13
• Request from the stumped — 2002-03-24
• Heloise offering — 2001-05-14
• Help for the stumped — 2001-03-20
• Clue — 1999-02-17
• Suggestion — 1999-01-28
• Helpful ___ — 1998-11-23
• Soupçon — 1998-10-04
• Act suggestively — 1998-07-18
• "Warm" or "cold" — 1998-01-01
• Clue — 1997-11-20
• Whisper — 1997-10-11
• Word to the wise — 1996-12-20