Historical clue formulations

• Small bites — 2026-06-08
• Puppy bites — 2021-07-19
• Cheese ___ (snack) — 2020-09-16
• Little bites — 2020-03-30
• Barely defeats — 2019-10-23
• Defeats by a hair — 2018-02-23
• Small drinks — 2017-06-09
• Small swigs — 2016-10-23
• Itty-bitty bites — 2016-08-03
• Playful bites — 2016-06-13
• Barely beats — 2016-04-19
• Nabisco's Cheese ___ — 2015-04-21
• Puppy bites — 2015-01-26
• Cheese ___ (Nabisco product) — 2014-09-25
• Beats at the buzzer, say — 2013-10-12
• Sots' shots — 2013-07-06
• Sips from flasks — 2012-12-05
• Little belts — 2011-06-17
• Cheese ___ — 2011-03-10
• Playful bites — 2010-06-21
• Thimblefuls — 2010-06-04
• Edges — 2010-05-15
• Beats by a hair — 2009-09-09
• Barely defeats — 2009-02-01
• Shots for sots — 2008-11-19
• Cheese ___ — 2008-05-18
• Defeats narrowly — 2008-04-26
• Just beats — 2007-12-26
• Puppy bites — 2007-11-05
• Cheese ___ — 2007-06-10
• Barely catches — 2005-11-04
• Cheese ___ — 2004-12-28
• Checks the growth of — 2004-11-07
• Little snorts — 2003-12-31
• Chills — 2003-10-19
• Narrowly defeats — 2003-09-13
• Barely beats — 2000-05-28
• Beats by a hair — 1999-12-08
• Drams — 1999-09-12
• Beats by a nose — 1998-04-21
• Small bites — 1997-08-12
• Narrowly defeats — 1997-01-19
• Cheese___ (popular snack food) — 1996-06-03
• Bites — 1996-05-08
• Indulgences for 54-Across — 1995-11-11
• Puppy bites — 1995-06-06
• Small drinks — 1995-01-10
• Pinches — 1994-11-02
• Tiny portions — 1994-09-17
• Quick bites — 1994-02-28