Historical clue formulations

• Does to perfection — 2026-05-07
• Nervous people might chew on them — 2025-05-05
• Symbols of toughness, in a simile — 2024-10-13
• Does perfectly — 2024-05-26
• Spots for polish — 2023-11-29
• Catches — 2021-08-14
• Tough as ___ — 2019-06-11
• They might be painted in a bathroom — 2018-11-29
• Sticks, as a landing — 2018-09-06
• Catches in the act — 2017-06-30
• They can take a pounding — 2014-09-16
• Finalizes, with "down" — 2014-06-17
• Barrelful at a hardware store — 2012-12-09
• Gets perfectly — 2011-12-08
• Manicurists treat them — 2011-10-17
• Tough as ___ — 2010-07-19
• Does perfectly — 2009-09-13
• Manicurists' concerns — 2007-12-24
• They may be done in a salon — 2007-11-24
• Aces — 2007-07-28
• Accomplishes perfectly, as a dismount — 2007-05-13
• Polish receivers — 2007-05-08
• Performs perfectly — 2007-04-29
• Some have big heads — 2006-11-21
• Manicurists' targets — 2005-04-25
• Symbols of hardness — 2003-12-29
• Symbol of toughness — 2003-10-22
• Things at one's fingertips? — 2003-07-16
• Achieves perfectly — 2003-05-13
• They may be polished — 2002-02-20
• Catches red-handed — 2002-01-11
• Symbols of hardness — 2001-03-26
• Epitome of toughness — 2001-01-03
• Polish sites — 2000-12-18
• Catches but good — 2000-11-05
• Manicurists' jobs — 1999-10-27
• Filed items — 1999-01-29
• Epitome of hardness — 1998-03-08
• Tough as ___ — 1997-08-05
• Things to be filed — 1997-02-19
• Symbol of hardness — 1994-10-02
• Attaches — 1994-09-15
• Secretaries may file these — 1993-12-03