Historical clue formulations

• Was outstanding? — 2025-05-10
• Was behind — 2024-07-05
• Had to pay back — 2024-04-29
• Like some stakes — 2023-07-29
• Had to pay — 2023-03-30
• Was behind — 2023-01-04
• Had bills to pay — 2022-12-05
• Was in the red — 2021-06-17
• Like debts — 2021-03-15
• Overdue — 2021-03-11
• Due — 2020-06-05
• "Never in the field of human conflict was so much ___ by so many to so few": Churchill — 2019-02-18
• Was bankrupt, say — 2015-05-24
• Wasn't square — 2015-04-12
• Was in the red — 2014-07-07
• *Had charges — 2013-07-12
• Was behind, in a way — 2013-06-13
• Was short — 2013-01-11
• Due — 2011-12-04
• Had a balance — 2011-07-31
• Was behind — 2011-05-21
• Outstanding — 2010-08-18
• Was in the red — 2010-01-13
• Due — 2009-12-27
• Was shy — 2008-09-26
• Had to hand it to? — 2007-12-11
• Saw red? — 2007-10-08
• Had a bill, still — 2007-08-12
• Was in debt — 2007-05-14
• Had to settle — 2006-09-24
• Was in the red — 2006-02-27
• Wasn't in the black — 2005-04-05
• Was outstanding — 2005-02-24
• Outstanding — 2004-07-01
• Was in the red — 2004-06-29
• Was beholden to — 2004-06-21
• Had payments due — 2004-02-09
• Outstanding — 2004-01-30
• Didn't have enough — 2003-08-24
• Outstanding — 2002-10-13
• Had creditors — 2002-07-31
• Ran a tab — 2002-07-02
• Outstanding — 2001-11-14
• Unsettled, in a way — 2001-08-31
• Expected, as payment — 2001-06-25
• Overdue — 2001-06-21
• Due — 2001-05-21
• Receivable — 2001-02-11
• Was in the hole — 2001-01-23
• Like money to be repaid — 2000-10-23