Historical clue formulations

• ___ shoestring — 2026-08-09
• ___ power trip — 2025-04-04
• ___ whim — 2024-12-03
• "I'm ___ Boat" (Lonely Island song) — 2024-01-31
• Turn ___ dime — 2024-01-15
• ___ mission — 2023-09-09
• ___ mission — 2023-08-06
• Out ___ limb — 2021-08-03
• "Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof" — 2020-11-30
• ___ mission — 2020-06-26
• Go out ___ limb — 2020-06-02
• ___ kick — 2020-05-29
• "I'm ___ roll!" — 2020-05-12
• With 32-Across, suddenly and without thinking — 2020-04-21
• "Snakes ___ Plane" (2006 film) — 2020-03-18
• "Snakes ___ Plane" — 2019-10-13
• "___ lighter note ..." — 2019-05-08
• ___ lark — 2018-08-21
• Man ___ mission — 2018-04-15
• Lead-in to lark or dare — 2017-05-10
• Go ___ diet — 2016-12-27
• ___ budget — 2016-07-21
• "Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof" — 2016-04-04
• ___ whim — 2016-01-09
• "___ scale from 1 to 10 ..." — 2015-11-03
• ___ mission — 2015-10-25
• ___ roll — 2015-07-08
• Bon Jovi's "Livin' ___ Prayer" — 2015-06-08
• Based ___ true story — 2015-03-23
• Lead-in to date or dare — 2015-02-25
• ___ crusade — 2015-01-23
• Go ___ diet — 2014-12-08
• ___ lark — 2014-09-24
• Bon Jovi's "Livin' ___ Prayer" — 2014-08-26
• Stop ___ dime — 2014-03-26
• Put ___ happy face — 2013-11-11
• With 60-Across, doing great ... or where to find 18-, 24-, 35-, 51- and 57-Across? — 2013-08-19
• "Leaving ___ Jet Plane" — 2013-06-25
• "Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof" — 2013-03-18
• ___ lark — 2012-11-11
• ___ mission — 2012-11-03
• ___ mission — 2012-04-29
• ___ good day — 2012-04-13
• ___ leash — 2011-07-31
• With 20-Across, just for fun — 2010-09-13
• "Not ___ bet!" — 2010-05-04
• Off ___ tangent — 2010-05-02
• Three ___ match — 2010-04-19
• ___ high — 2010-02-21
• ___ whim — 2010-02-17