Historical clue formulations

• Wishes — 2025-07-14
• Crosses one's fingers, say — 2025-03-04
• Aspirations — 2025-02-16
• Partner of dreams — 2024-12-29
• Partner of dreams — 2023-03-15
• Optimists keep them high — 2022-12-18
• Stays optimistic — 2022-10-02
• Crosses one's fingers — 2020-05-17
• Prayers — 2020-02-21
• "High" feelings — 2018-04-23
• Partners of dreams — 2016-09-07
• Crosses one's fingers, perhaps — 2013-08-28
• Optimistic feelings — 2011-10-03
• They may be high — 2011-05-22
• Optimists keep them alive — 2009-04-04
• You don't want them to be dashed — 2009-03-20
• They may be high before a competition — 2007-09-30
• Aspirations — 2004-08-22
• You shouldn't get them up too soon — 2002-01-27
• Some are false — 2000-04-16
• What optimists have — 1997-10-26
• Keeps one's fingers crossed — 1995-01-30