Historical clue formulations

• "Please, I know better than that" — 2026-01-22
• "It's gonna take a lot more than that to fool me!" — 2023-08-09
• "It was worth a shot" — 2023-01-27
• "Almost got me!" — 2015-10-20
• "Close, but no cigar" — 2002-05-20
• "Well, almost!" — 1999-03-05