Historical clue formulations

• Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025 — 2025-06-05
• Of the highest quality — 2025-03-21
• Top-quality, as beef — 2023-08-07
• Like 2017 and 2027 — 2021-09-16
• Like the two 40-Across in the grid for this answer — 2021-05-05
• Superior beef grade — 2019-08-05
• Amazon offering — 2016-02-05
• Springtime of life — 2013-12-16
• Get ready — 2012-04-08
• In the ___ of life — 2008-07-29
• Ready — 2007-06-09
• Choice — 2004-01-29
• Two, for one — 2002-01-06
• Second to none — 1999-04-04
• Best rate — 1997-02-21