Historical clue formulations

• Less of a mess — 2026-04-03
• Less cluttered — 2024-05-11
• Not as messy — 2022-01-26
• Like Felix Unger vis-à-vis Oscar Madison — 2020-09-08
• More nifty — 2020-04-12
• Comparatively tidy — 2019-11-27
• Less of a mess — 2019-04-20
• Like a tidied-up room, now — 2019-02-24
• More tidy — 2018-10-01
• More in order — 2018-02-18
• More likely to win a handwriting award — 2016-04-17
• More nifty — 2015-09-27
• More legible, say — 2014-06-14
• More cool — 2008-11-23
• More kempt — 2008-06-29
• More trim — 2006-08-27
• Less blowzy — 2005-09-24
• More elegant — 2005-03-20
• Less cluttered — 2004-07-27
• Less muddled — 2004-03-20
• More presentable, say — 2000-06-10
• Less slovenly — 1999-03-31
• Like Felix vis-à-vis Oscar — 1997-09-25
• Less of a mess — 1996-02-15
• Less messy — 1994-04-13
• More in order — 1994-01-09