Historical clue formulations

• "God willing!" — 2026-03-07
• "Fingers crossed!" — 2025-03-11
• "Fingers crossed!" — 2024-12-14
• "That'd be nice!" — 2023-11-17
• "Fingers crossed!" — 2023-05-08
• "Fingers crossed!" — 2019-01-22
• "From your lips to God's ears" — 2018-03-18
• "Fingers crossed!" — 2016-03-13
• "Fingers crossed" — 2013-11-15
• "God willing" — 2012-09-02
• "Fingers crossed!" — 2011-05-07
• [Keeping fingers crossed] — 2010-11-29
• Slangy comment of optimism — 1994-08-13