Historical clue formulations

• Get situated — 2026-04-29
• Get positioned — 2026-03-12
• Get acclimated — 2024-12-22
• "Murder on the ___ Express" (Agatha Christie mystery) — 2024-12-02
• Give the lay of the land — 2024-09-08
• Acclimatize — 2024-05-24
• Get situated — 2023-02-21
• Place — 2021-10-09
• Get situated — 2021-08-18
• Position — 2021-07-17
• Set straight — 2021-04-25
• Get situated — 2020-02-26
• Point in the right direction — 2019-03-26
• Position — 2017-12-16
• Direct (toward) — 2017-11-12
• Show the ropes to — 2017-06-12
• Face in a particular direction — 2013-11-01
• Polo ground? — 2013-07-28
• "Murder on the ___ Express," 58-/46-Across movie (1974) — 2011-05-18
• Marco Polo's destination — 2010-07-11
• China and environs, once, with "the" — 2009-10-12
• Turn toward the east — 2009-02-04
• Source of "we three kings" — 2007-12-23
• Show the ropes to — 2007-08-10
• Situate — 2006-11-30
• Help get settled — 2006-09-30
• Source of spices for old traders — 2006-09-17
• Situate — 2006-09-02
• Cathay and environs, with "the" — 2005-06-20
• Get situated — 2005-05-02
• Mysterious locale, once, with "the" — 2005-04-23
• ___ Lines (big name in cruises) — 2004-12-18
• Familiarize — 2004-05-22
• Situate — 2003-06-13
• Magi's home — 2002-11-10
• Show the ropes — 2002-10-18
• Show the ropes to — 2002-07-22
• Familiarize — 2002-07-14
• It's no occident — 2002-04-26
• East — 2001-12-01
• Show the ropes to — 2001-07-24
• Set straight — 2001-06-08
• Turn right side up — 2001-02-25
• Early source of spices, with "the" — 2001-01-07
• ___ Express — 2000-12-13
• Get situated — 2000-12-08
• Situate — 2000-11-04
• "Mysterious" locale — 1999-12-19
• Prepare, as incoming students — 1999-08-03
• Familiarize — 1999-07-11