Historical clue formulations

• "Huh, better than I expected" — 2025-12-02
• "Better than I thought" — 2023-05-14
• Better than expected — 2018-10-24
• O.K. — 2016-02-28
• Middling — 2015-02-17
• O.K. — 2009-10-03
• Fair — 2005-11-11