Historical clue formulations

• Ain't, in other words — 2022-11-15
• "Failure ___ an option" — 2022-07-31
• "Huh-uh!" — 2021-01-06
• "This ___ a test" — 2020-07-21
• "Love ___ a victory march" ("Hallelujah" lyric) — 2018-07-25
• "All ___ lost" — 2016-12-27
• "All ___ lost" — 2016-02-16
• One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues — 2015-10-04
• Schoolyard retort — 2015-02-20
• Ain't spelled out? — 2014-12-11
• "This ___ a test" — 2013-10-20
• "This ___ a drill!" — 2013-07-03
• Playground retort — 2012-10-07
• "War ___ the answer" — 2012-07-30
• Contrarian's retort — 2012-02-01
• Ain't fixed? — 2011-06-12
• Playground retort — 2010-01-13
• Playground retort — 2009-06-14
• Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Love ___ All" — 2005-01-15
• "This ___ a drill!" — 2004-06-05
• Playground retort — 2002-11-10
• "A house ___ a home" — 2000-04-27
• Comeback in a kids' argument — 2000-02-22
• "A house ___ a home" — 1999-04-08
• "The fault, dear Brutus, ___ in our stars" — 1999-01-17
• "Once ___ Enough" — 1997-07-22
• Ain't right? — 1994-06-24