Historical clue formulations

• "___ ready as I'll ever be" — 2023-10-12
• "Look at me, ___ helpless ..." (opening to "Misty") — 2018-12-21
• "___ surprised as you are!" — 2012-10-28
• "___ shocked as you are" — 2012-09-17
• "Look at me, ___ helpless ..." (first words of "Misty") — 2011-10-28
• "___ corny ..." — 2007-09-05
• "___ corny …" ("A Wonderful Guy" lyric) — 2006-04-07
• "___ corny ..." — 2002-06-18
• "___ shocked as you..." — 1999-04-11
• "___ restless as a willow..." (1945 movie lyric) — 1999-03-02
• "___ helpless as a kitten up a tree..." — 1997-12-30
• "Look at me, ___..." — 1997-07-13
• "_____ blue as blue..." — 1995-04-23
• "_____ blue as I can be..." — 1995-01-22
• "_____ corny as Kansas..." — 1994-12-21