Historical clue formulations

• Poker player's option — 2026-03-23
• Poker action — 2025-10-09
• You might ask for one at an annual review — 2024-10-29
• Hike — 2024-09-24
• Poker action — 2024-06-30
• Bet more than — 2023-10-18
• Poker option — 2022-09-18
• Uptick in salary — 2022-08-01
• Subject of an end-of-year office memo, maybe — 2022-02-05
• Good news from one's employer — 2021-02-09
• Result of union negotiations, often — 2020-03-15
• Bump up in pay — 2019-06-25
• Bump, in poker-speak — 2018-07-12
• Uplift — 2017-05-29
• Pay hike — 2017-04-10
• Result of a year-end review, maybe — 2017-01-15
• Up — 2016-03-12
• Employee's reward — 2016-01-18
• Lift — 2016-01-11
• Good news from upstairs? — 2015-11-07
• Rear — 2015-09-25
• Union goal — 2015-06-16
• Underpaid employee's demand — 2015-03-02
• Rear — 2014-12-07
• Not just see — 2014-11-23
• Up — 2014-10-31
• Hike — 2014-10-12
• Hoist — 2014-10-07
• Poker ploy — 2014-09-17
• Wage increase — 2013-09-09
• Texas hold'em action — 2013-01-31
• Recover, as a sunken ship — 2012-03-11
• Good news for a worker — 2011-09-18
• Up, as the ante — 2011-01-11
• Cultivate — 2009-03-05
• Reward for a job well done — 2009-01-13
• Don't fold or call — 2008-12-14
• Call alternative — 2008-12-06
• Suggest — 2008-09-13
• Employee's desire — 2008-09-10
• Summon up — 2008-02-21
• Subject of union negotiations — 2008-02-07
• Bluffer's ploy, maybe — 2008-02-06
• Union demand — 2007-08-16
• $10 to $12 an hour, e.g. — 2006-12-06
• Reward from a boss — 2006-08-07
• Striker's demand — 2006-06-05
• Bring up — 2005-10-06
• Union demand — 2005-09-15
• Add to the pot — 2005-08-03