Historical clue formulations

• Like some hipster T-shirts — 2024-07-07
• Like O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" — 2023-08-13
• Like a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hit — 2023-06-28
• Alanis Morissette song about unfortunate situations — 2020-08-18
• 1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" — 2020-05-21
• Against expectations, say — 2019-10-31
• Like a firehouse burning down? — 2014-11-24
• Having a twist — 2013-01-19
• Funny in a twisted way — 2010-11-15
• Having a twist — 2010-10-13
• Like Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" — 2010-01-30
• Like some Swift writing — 2009-07-05
• Like many O. Henry stories — 2006-06-20
• Twisted, in a way — 2005-02-17
• Like many an O. Henry story — 2004-06-08
• "Isn't it ___?" — 2002-01-05
• Like many Rod Serling works — 2000-06-29
• Unexpected, in a way — 2000-03-05
• Like a break-in at a burglar's house — 1999-12-26
• Like some of Chekhov's writings — 1999-03-26
• Unexpectedly appropriate, maybe — 1999-03-03
• Double-edged — 1998-07-09
• Like some Swift writing — 1998-05-24
• Like many O. Henry stories — 1996-02-08
• Having hidden humor — 1995-08-14
• Satirical, maybe — 1994-10-18