Historical clue formulations

• Food court locale — 2026-09-08
• Promenade — 2026-03-14
• Site of some Santa sightings — 2025-12-14
• The largest one in the U.S. is in Bloomington, Minn. — 2025-10-13
• Black Friday destination — 2024-11-24
• Common place to see Santa — 2023-12-15
• Chain letter? — 2023-05-18
• Busy locale in December — 2023-02-26
• Place for some outlets — 2022-10-22
• D.C. tourist spot — 2022-09-07
• Destination for a shopaholic — 2021-07-27
• Shopping center — 2021-04-12
• Shopping ___ — 2020-07-22
• Sheltered walk — 2020-06-26
• ___ of America — 2019-06-07
• Development that might compete with a downtown — 2019-05-21
• Segway cop's workplace, maybe — 2018-11-27
• Seventh word ... — 2018-06-14
• D.C.'s National ___ — 2017-08-06
• D.C. tourist destination — 2017-03-10
• Site of Santa sightings — 2015-04-03
• Outdoor promenade — 2012-06-17
• Promenade — 2011-11-03
• Chambers of commerce? — 2011-06-29
• Shopaholic's mecca — 2011-04-12
• Shopping mecca — 2010-11-09
• Suburban gathering place — 2007-05-08
• Washington locale, with "the" — 2005-03-03
• Strip ___ — 2005-03-02
• Shopping ___ — 2004-10-18
• Washington locale, with "the" — 2004-06-27
• Collection of outlets? — 2002-07-14
• Shopaholic's heaven — 2002-03-26
• Place for a spending spree — 2002-03-12
• Popular teen hangout — 2001-12-17
• With 12-Down, a modern idler — 2000-09-26
• Spree spot — 1998-11-08
• Retailer's place — 1998-04-05
• Teen hangout — 1998-02-17
• Shopaholic's hangout — 1997-11-04
• Shopaholic's hangout — 1996-06-14
• Popular teen hangout — 1995-10-18
• Sears locale — 1995-07-11
• Shoppers' haven — 1995-05-30
• Symbol of suburbia — 1994-07-13
• Shopping center — 1994-06-01
• Teen hangout — 1994-03-13