Historical clue formulations

• Price for a return, perhaps — 2026-06-21
• Bad return policy? — 2025-06-15
• Price of freedom — 2019-09-24
• Holding charge — 2018-01-21
• Return fee? — 2017-11-19
• Return fare? — 2017-05-11
• ___ note — 2016-04-24
• Illicit sum — 2016-02-28
• Pirate's demand — 2011-11-06
• Money of exchange — 2009-11-18
• Free, but not for free — 2009-08-15
• Money in the bag, maybe — 2006-09-10
• Money left at a secret location, maybe — 2005-01-02
• 1996 Ron Howard thriller — 2004-08-12
• With 41-Across, kidnapper's correspondence — 1998-07-23
• Unfortunate price to pay — 1997-04-13
• Redeem, in a way — 1996-11-28
• King's _____ — 1994-11-27
• Bucks for captives — 1994-03-17