Historical clue formulations

• Like Mercury among all the planets vis-à-vis the sun — 2026-03-11
• "Advance to the ___ Railroad" (Monopoly directive) — 2024-12-08
• Dearest partner? — 2022-07-28
• Proximate — 2018-09-01
• Most handy — 2014-01-12
• Like the pen or pencil you might reach for — 2012-02-26
• Like the relatives notified in emergencies, usually — 2012-02-11
• Most at hand — 2008-12-08
• Like a relative notified in an emergency, maybe — 2008-04-13
• Most accessible — 2000-03-31
• Most convenient — 1996-07-20
• Least removed — 1995-07-29
• Directions-inquiry word — 1994-11-20
• Least remote — 1994-09-01