Historical clue formulations

• Pauses while playing — 2026-08-16
• Chills — 2026-06-17
• Takes a breather — 2026-04-29
• Gets 40 winks — 2025-09-28
• Takes a breather — 2025-07-07
• Takes a breather — 2025-03-04
• "No playing" signs — 2024-10-06
• Kicks back — 2024-09-22
• They can be whole, half or quarter — 2024-09-14
• Takes five — 2024-07-08
• Some score marks — 2024-01-06
• Takes a load off — 2022-12-26
• Takes ten — 2022-12-13
• Takes time off — 2022-04-27
• Pauses from playing — 2022-02-09
• Takes a breather — 2020-09-14
• Concludes one's case — 2019-10-06
• Takes five — 2019-03-06
• Snoozes, e.g. — 2018-09-19
• Takes a breather — 2018-08-19
• Pauses — 2018-04-21
• "Stop playing" symbols — 2018-02-16
• Grabs some Z's — 2018-01-01
• Stops playing — 2017-09-19
• Times when musicians don't play — 2017-01-12
• Takes a breather — 2016-11-14
• Chills out — 2016-05-18
• Observes the Sabbath — 2016-01-04
• Takes a breather — 2014-07-22
• Some score marks — 2013-07-31
• Pauses on sheet music — 2013-07-15
• They take up some measures — 2013-07-06
• Dotted ones are half again as long — 2012-06-15
• Breaks — 2012-04-12
• Kicks back — 2011-12-04
• Is quiet — 2011-11-20
• Recesses — 2011-11-17
• Gets a break, maybe — 2011-06-09
• Notes' counterparts — 2011-01-15
• "The defense ___" — 2010-07-18
• Lulls — 2010-06-18
• Takes a break — 2010-02-17
• Chills, so to speak — 2009-08-12
• They're found on staffs — 2009-03-19
• Pauses — 2008-08-31
• Chills out — 2008-04-15
• Enjoys a hammock — 2006-05-07
• Doesn't play — 2005-12-28
• Breaks in scores — 2005-09-16
• Last word for the defense — 2005-06-23