Historical clue formulations

• Donkey ___ (game) — 2025-09-29
• Classic red rubber dog toy — 2024-12-28
• Donkey ___ — 2022-11-16
• King or Donkey follower — 2022-10-11
• King of Skull Island — 2021-05-30
• See 1-Across — 2020-02-09
• Major ___, "Dr. Strangelove" character who rides the bomb — 2018-09-06
• Diddy ___ (peanut-shooting Nintendo character) — 2017-12-29
• King ___ — 2016-11-04
• Beast on Skull Island, informally — 2015-11-29
• Skull Island beast, for short — 2015-06-03
• "King ___" — 2015-01-18
• "King ___" — 2013-07-08
• "King ___" — 2012-07-17
• Empire State Building climber, for short — 2012-01-01
• "The Eighth Wonder of the World," informally — 2011-05-28
• Donkey ___ — 2008-03-20
• Skull Island denizen, for short — 2007-08-10
• Donkey ___ (game) — 2005-05-19
• "King ___ Lives" (much-ballyhooed 1986 film flop) — 2004-09-24
• King ___ — 2002-01-28
• King ___ — 2001-03-31
• Big ape — 2000-07-01
• King of Skull Island — 1999-06-18
• King _____ — 1995-02-21
• "King _____" — 1994-10-17