Historical clue formulations

• Air — 2026-07-17
• Emotional state — 2026-06-23
• Emotional state — 2025-10-13
• Vibe — 2025-07-04
• "That's so relatable," in modern slang — 2025-04-26
• Atmosphere — 2025-04-21
• Temper — 2025-03-02
• ___ ring — 2024-08-20
• Swing state? — 2023-10-07
• Frame of mind — 2023-05-15
• Climate — 2023-03-31
• Frame of mind — 2023-02-19
• Kind of ring or music — 2022-02-03
• Emotional state — 2021-03-01
• What a smiley or frowny emoji indicates — 2020-11-16
• An emoji may suggest it — 2019-07-08
• What an emoji might reveal — 2019-04-30
• What an emoji depicts — 2019-03-18
• Kind of music — 2019-02-02
• It might be set with candles — 2018-08-09
• Emotional state — 2017-07-25
• Sullen state of mind — 2015-07-18
• Grammatical concept — 2014-08-24
• It may be happy or grumpy — 2014-05-08
• It may be indicated with a ring — 2014-02-02
• It may be set with candlelight — 2012-04-22
• Subjunctive, e.g. — 2012-02-04
• Kind of lighting — 2010-08-19
• Something that swings — 2010-03-16
• ___ ring — 2009-10-29
• Frame of mind — 2008-09-23
• It may be set with music — 2008-09-12
• Word before ring or swing — 2008-08-04
• State of mind — 2008-06-10
• General emotional state — 2006-12-18
• Frame of mind — 2006-08-28
• State of mind — 2005-11-22
• Atmosphere — 2005-06-20
• Glenn Miller's "In the ___" — 2004-02-09
• State of mind — 2003-12-23
• Doldrums, for one — 2003-02-06
• Temper — 2002-05-12
• In the ___ — 2002-04-28
• Anticipation or sadness, e.g. — 2001-02-14
• Kind of ring or swing — 2000-11-21
• What some rings measure — 1999-10-28
• It may be imperative — 1999-09-30
• It may swing — 1999-09-02
• Kind of ring or swing — 1999-02-24
• Happy or sad feeling — 1998-12-28