Historical clue formulations

• Careful, this might be hot! — 2026-05-20
• What might help someone be loud and clear? — 2026-02-04
• Device built into most laptops — 2025-11-01
• ___ drop — 2025-09-09
• It may be dropped for effect — 2025-06-01
• A hot one can be dangerous — 2025-03-01
• Podcaster's need — 2025-02-28
• ___ check — 2024-06-02
• "Hot" stage item — 2023-11-21
• Audio device that's tap-tap-tapped — 2023-09-05
• A hot one might lead to an embarrassing moment — 2023-08-02
• It may be dropped for emphasis — 2023-05-28
• Hot ___ (speaker's worry) — 2022-06-19
• A live one might be hot — 2022-06-14
• Source of unwanted feedback? — 2022-03-15
• Word with stand or drop — 2021-12-01
• Open ___ — 2021-10-01
• ___ check — 2021-06-19
• A hot one can burn you — 2020-04-26
• Bit of A/V equipment — 2020-04-25
• Karaoke need — 2020-02-28
• One might say "One, two, testing, testing" into it — 2019-10-14
• Word before check or drop — 2019-06-09
• Part of a headset — 2019-06-04
• Prop you might drop — 2019-04-15
• Open ___ night (comedy club offering) — 2018-07-16
• Open ___ — 2018-06-17
• ___ drop — 2018-06-08
• Emcee's item — 2018-04-15
• Hearing aid? — 2017-12-19
• Word after hot or open — 2017-11-30
• Boom ___ — 2017-10-08
• Item that names a person holding it when its middle letter is removed — 2017-09-29
• ___ drop — 2017-01-08
• One may be open at the bar — 2016-10-27
• Open ___ night — 2016-09-07
• Lapel attachment — 2016-05-29
• Plug-in in an amp — 2016-01-25
• Open ___ — 2015-12-25
• Input jack abbr. — 2015-12-16
• Karaoke need — 2015-08-23
• Stand-up comic's need — 2015-07-12
• Word after open or hot — 2015-07-02
• It may be open at a bar — 2014-11-23
• 4-Down's item — 2013-08-15
• Open ___ — 2012-12-23
• Open ___ — 2011-06-24
• Bit of A/V equipment — 2010-09-02
• Amp plug-in — 2009-11-22
• Abbr. on an input jack — 2009-09-29