Historical clue formulations

• Acrimonious, as a breakup — 2026-08-26
• Like some buns and bedrooms — 2026-02-18
• Like many dorm rooms — 2025-06-17
• Like some desks and divorces — 2025-05-27
• Complicated — 2024-11-30
• Like some bad breakups — 2024-09-12
• Overly involved — 2024-02-01
• Like some breakups and dorm rooms — 2023-05-15
• Like a kindergarten room, often — 2022-08-01
• Like a breakup gone bad — 2022-01-22
• Complicated, as a relationship — 2021-06-27
• Complicated, as a divorce — 2021-03-08
• Jumbled — 2020-11-25
• Like some breakups — 2020-10-29
• Like a desk that's a sign of genius, it's said — 2020-01-16
• Complicated, as a breakup — 2019-10-23
• Difficult to sort out — 2018-12-14
• Stylike — 2018-01-11
• Antonym of 64-Across — 2017-09-18
• Like some divorces — 2017-07-28
• Chaotic — 2017-01-06
• Not neat — 2016-02-17
• Tough to resolve — 2015-03-28
• Convoluted — 2014-10-16
• Unkempt — 2013-07-28
• Like rats' nests — 2012-11-30
• Like drawn-out divorces — 2012-08-21
• Sordid — 2012-08-18
• Like dorm rooms, often — 2012-04-11
• Piggish — 2011-05-22
• Embarrassing — 2010-12-25
• Piglike — 2010-06-08
• Not tidy — 2010-05-17
• Sloppy — 2009-11-02
• Tough to resolve — 2009-10-17
• Tough to sort out — 2008-12-13
• Complicated, as a divorce — 2008-11-11
• Like dorm rooms, often — 2008-08-04
• Poorly organized — 2008-07-19
• Unpleasant — 2008-07-05
• Chaotic — 2008-02-28
• Fraught with complications — 2006-11-09
• Hard to settle — 2005-12-03
• Having entanglements — 2005-11-26
• Piglike — 2003-09-28
• Like some divorces — 2003-08-29
• Unkempt — 2003-07-09
• Unpleasant — 2002-09-14
• Having entanglements — 2002-07-25
• Chaotic — 2002-04-14