Historical clue formulations

• Do some roadwork on — 2026-07-05
• Make a lot, say? — 2026-01-04
• Lead (the way) — 2025-12-16
• Make passable, in a way — 2025-02-13
• Smooth over, in a way — 2024-09-24
• Cover in blacktop, say — 2022-10-31
• Smooth over, in a way — 2022-03-10
• Smooth over — 2020-02-02
• Give a smooth surface — 2020-01-07
• Make way? — 2019-10-03
• Finish a drive? — 2018-03-26
• Flatten, in a way — 2016-08-13
• ___ the way — 2014-05-14
• Cobble, e.g. — 2013-03-15
• Smooth, in a way — 2012-09-16
• Surface — 2011-09-17
• Smooth over — 2010-07-30
• Drive off the top? — 2010-04-01
• Asphalt, e.g. — 2009-10-25
• Smooth, as the way — 2009-10-20
• Work on the street — 2009-01-08
• Put blacktop on — 2008-05-26
• Cover, in a way — 2007-11-25
• Cobble, for example — 2007-04-18
• Tar, maybe — 2007-02-22
• Cover a road — 2006-04-18
• Make a road — 2006-04-03
• Cover the driveway — 2005-12-12
• Macadamize, e.g. — 2005-10-23
• Surface — 2005-10-14
• Smooth, as a drive — 2005-02-14
• Finish a drive? — 2005-01-24
• Do roadwork — 2004-11-30
• Smooth over — 2004-07-18
• Make way? — 2004-06-24
• Make way? — 2004-05-30
• Finish a drive? — 2004-03-30
• Do roadwork — 2004-03-23
• Work on the street — 2003-11-02
• ___ the way (lead) — 2002-10-14
• ___ the way — 2002-10-06
• Smooth — 2001-12-22
• Surface — 2000-12-09
• Smooth the way — 2000-10-10
• Do road work — 2000-07-05
• Make way? — 1998-01-18
• Surface — 1997-12-06
• Asphalt — 1997-12-05
• Prepare, as the way — 1997-12-01
• Asphalt — 1997-10-19