Historical clue formulations

• Lunchtime, say — 2026-08-13
• 12, say — 2026-07-29
• Time of day either way — 2026-05-29
• When strikes go on the longest? — 2026-03-07
• "High" time — 2025-12-05
• Common time for lunch — 2025-09-15
• "High" time — 2024-08-14
• High point? — 2024-04-05
• Time to draw? — 2024-02-16
• Palindromic time — 2024-01-04
• 12 — 2022-12-06
• It comes before one — 2022-03-27
• Common lunchtime — 2019-08-13
• Lunchtime, often — 2019-07-01
• Separator of a.m. and p.m. — 2018-08-20
• Twelve — 2018-05-31
• Busy time at the drive-thru — 2017-01-02
• 12 — 2016-07-12
• It comes before one — 2016-02-10
• It comes before one — 2015-12-27
• 11 follower — 2015-10-11
• Eight bells, maybe — 2014-06-26
• Lunch time, maybe — 2014-06-17
• Eleven plus one — 2014-04-16
• XII, perhaps — 2013-10-26
• Whistle time? — 2013-10-20
• What may precede one — 2013-10-16
• When shadows are short — 2013-07-10
• When shadows are shortest — 2013-01-23
• Showdown time — 2012-11-24
• Time for both hands to be up — 2012-08-22
• Lunch time — 2012-07-16
• Midday — 2012-04-23
• Lunchtime, often — 2011-06-21
• Palindromic time — 2011-04-17
• Hand-passing time — 2011-03-04
• XII, maybe — 2011-02-24
• It comes before one — 2011-02-18
• Factory whistle time — 2009-08-31
• When morning ends — 2009-07-21
• Good time for suntanning — 2009-04-12
• Midday — 2008-12-30
• When shadows are shortest — 2008-11-30
• High time? — 2008-11-12
• Shootout time, perhaps — 2008-06-11
• Twelve ___ — 2008-03-23
• Duel time, maybe — 2007-01-03
• Factory whistle time — 2006-12-20
• Time to draw? — 2006-12-08
• Midday — 2006-04-04