Historical clue formulations

• Put on the payroll — 2025-09-09
• Like some goons — 2024-09-26
• Brought on — 2023-05-12
• Brought on board — 2022-08-20
• Brought on — 2021-11-21
• Brought on — 2021-06-10
• Contracted — 2019-02-15
• Put on the payroll — 2016-06-06
• Put on the payroll — 2014-01-27
• Like some help — 2010-04-02
• Brought on board — 2007-11-11
• Put on the payroll — 2007-09-25
• Kind of hand — 2007-09-13
• With 63-Across, domestic, e.g. — 2005-09-09
• Signed on — 2004-12-09
• Brought on board — 2002-12-24
• Employed — 2002-07-15
• Took on — 2001-06-13
• Brought on board — 1999-07-04
• Brought on — 1997-11-23
• Took on — 1997-06-29
• Took on — 1997-06-11
• Put on the payroll — 1997-05-19
• Kind of gun — 1994-04-23