Historical clue formulations

• Fiddle with feathers, say — 2026-01-23
• Fuss over one's appearance — 2024-07-29
• Tidy one's feathers — 2024-07-09
• Clean one's feathers — 2023-09-13
• Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say — 2022-12-07
• Show vanity, in a way — 2022-08-26
• Fuss in front of a mirror — 2022-04-18
• Show vanity, in a way — 2022-04-10
• Obsess in front of the mirror — 2021-05-13
• Get one's hair just right — 2019-10-06
• Fuss in front of the mirror — 2018-11-05
• Show vanity, in a way — 2018-04-06
• Fancify oneself — 2018-02-03
• Fuss over oneself — 2017-04-04
• Emulate a popinjay — 2016-12-02
• Primp — 2016-01-29
• Hog the mirror, maybe — 2016-01-12
• Clean one's feathers — 2015-03-09
• Primp — 2015-02-16
• Primp — 2014-11-16
• Congratulate oneself for achievement — 2014-09-17
• Engage in excessive self-reflection? — 2013-09-08
• Fuss over feathers — 2013-04-15
• Act the coxcomb — 2013-03-29
• Be a dandy — 2010-06-04
• Get smart — 2009-07-11
• Primp — 2009-01-05
• Groom — 2008-07-02
• Fuss, in a way — 2008-06-21
• Primp — 2008-05-27
• Primp — 2008-03-25
• Primp — 2007-10-08
• Fuss over oneself — 2006-08-21
• Fuss with feathers — 2005-08-23
• Fix just right — 2003-12-17
• Spruce up — 2002-12-13
• Be exultant — 2002-10-19
• Primp — 2000-12-30
• Comb and comb and comb — 1998-09-24
• Exhibit vanity — 1998-07-26
• Groom carefully — 1998-06-08
• Dress up — 1998-03-12
• Get gussied up — 1998-03-04
• Primp — 1997-01-01
• Groom — 1996-10-14
• Fuss with feathers — 1996-10-06
• Take pride in (oneself) — 1996-07-27
• Primp — 1995-06-15
• Peacocks do it — 1994-04-06
• Primp — 1994-03-27