Historical clue formulations

• Stickler, of a sort — 2025-10-03
• Nitpicker — 2025-05-12
• Hairsplitter — 2022-05-01
• Nitpicky know-it-all — 2018-08-12
• Nitpicker — 2017-07-13
• Member of the grammar police, e.g. — 2016-04-02
• Nitpicker — 2015-07-17
• Hairsplitter — 1998-07-23
• Nitpicker — 1996-04-03
• Hairsplitter — 1993-12-17