Historical clue formulations

• Knocks the top off of — 2026-01-24
• Takes the field? — 2025-06-07
• Makes shorter, in a way — 2024-03-07
• Cuts, as grass — 2023-10-30
• Does some course work? — 2023-10-06
• Does a groundskeeper's job — 2021-07-22
• Cuts the grass — 2020-12-07
• Does some diamond cutting? — 2018-03-30
• Puts blades to blades, say — 2018-03-29
• Does course work? — 2017-11-05
• Trims the lawn — 2013-02-11
• Routs, with "down" — 2012-05-18
• Cuts (down) — 2011-07-22
• Does yard work — 2011-02-03
• Does some lawn work — 2010-11-02
• Cuts down — 2010-04-06
• Overwhelms, with "down" — 2008-03-28
• Tends to the lawn — 2007-03-06
• Cuts blades — 2002-06-12
• Scythes — 2000-02-05
• Cuts (down) — 1998-02-18
• Puts blades to blades? — 1997-04-04
• Cuts inches off yards — 1997-01-17
• Cuts — 1995-06-18