Historical clue formulations

• Lacking bells and whistles — 2024-07-12
• Businesslike — 2024-06-28
• Just-the-facts-please — 2021-02-06
• All business — 2011-05-06
• Plain and simple — 2011-02-04
• Serious — 2001-08-19
• Serious — 1998-02-20
• ___panty hose — 1996-06-24
• Straight from the shoulder — 1993-12-10