Historical clue formulations

• Yule ball? — 2023-09-24
• Holiday ball — 2016-12-10
• The jaguar on a Jaguar's hood, e.g. — 2016-09-14
• Christmas ball, e.g. — 2010-06-20
• It serves no useful purpose — 2002-06-28
• Bulb, e.g. — 1998-12-30
• Embellish — 1998-05-25
• Angel, perhaps — 1996-09-11