Historical clue formulations

• To a ___ degree — 2026-01-25
• Lower in rank — 2025-03-18
• Like the "5" of "5 & 10" — 2022-04-21
• Inferior — 2020-11-25
• ___ ape (gibbon) — 2017-10-20
• ___ Antilles — 2016-12-26
• Not as important — 2015-07-06
• It's not so bad — 2015-03-22
• Inferior — 2013-04-26
• ___ of two evils — 2009-10-19
• Inferior — 2009-07-23
• Secondary — 2007-04-28
• Minor — 2005-11-13
• Reduced — 2005-09-22
• Not so great — 2004-10-17
• Like a certain evil — 2002-03-10
• Second-rate — 2001-12-16
• Inferior — 1999-06-11
• Inferior — 1999-05-16
• "Children of a ___ God" — 1999-04-26
• Inferior — 1998-08-02
• Like the other evil — 1998-02-08