Historical clue formulations

• Defeats going away — 2026-03-03
• Defeats by a large margin — 2024-06-24
• Decisive victories — 2023-08-21
• Hammerings — 2021-04-15
• Romps — 2019-08-02
• Defeats handily — 2015-07-29
• Debacles — 2014-05-31
• Trounces — 2014-02-09
• Crushes — 2012-11-17
• Runaways — 2012-03-01
• Runaways — 2011-11-02
• No contests — 2010-05-23
• One-sided contests — 2010-03-25
• No contests — 2009-02-15
• Licks soundly — 2009-02-10
• One-sided contests — 2007-12-26
• Defeats decisively — 2001-10-16
• Clobbers — 2001-08-01
• Licks — 1998-11-22
• Puts to flight — 1998-05-24
• One-sided tilts — 1997-11-30
• Defeats decisively — 1996-09-03
• Decisive wins — 1996-08-28
• Shellackings — 1995-07-20
• Handily subdues — 1995-01-27