Historical clue formulations

• Like someone using autoreply, perhaps — 2026-09-04
• Like someone with an "O.O.O." auto-reply set up, perhaps — 2025-03-18
• Away for a while — 2024-12-13
• Taking a sabbatical — 2024-03-25
• Not working, say — 2024-03-24
• Keep wearing — 2024-02-08
• Away from work for a while — 2018-10-07
• Taking a sabbatical, e.g. — 2017-11-20
• Away, in a way — 2015-01-25
• Like many pregnant women — 2013-12-28
• Away for a while — 2013-11-24
• Temporarily away — 2013-10-08
• Recreating, maybe — 2013-03-08
• Not working — 2011-07-16
• Away, in a way — 2011-03-19
• Away with an O.K. — 2009-07-12
• Off for a stretch — 2009-02-28
• Ashore, maybe — 2009-01-30
• Off for a stretch — 2008-11-14
• Away from a teaching post — 2008-03-02
• Away — 2007-12-14
• Away — 2006-03-10
• Duty-free? — 2005-07-16
• Taking a break — 2005-01-23
• Off base, perhaps — 2003-09-27
• Taking time off — 2001-11-04
• Off base? — 2001-10-19
• Not working — 2001-04-28
• Off-base — 2000-11-25
• Off base, perhaps — 2000-02-06
• Away, in a way — 1997-08-30
• Legally off base — 1996-04-05
• Away, in a way — 1995-04-15
• Away doing research, e.g. — 1993-12-04