Historical clue formulations

• Musician Cooke who sang "You Send Me" — 2026-09-02
• Uncle ___ — 2026-08-26
• Tech mogul Altman — 2026-07-31
• Rock singer ___ Fender — 2026-07-28
• Piano player in "Casablanca" — 2026-06-22
• ___ Hill — 2025-08-23
• Frodo's sidekick — 2025-07-20
• Tech entrepreneur Altman — 2024-12-13
• America's "Uncle" — 2024-12-03
• Uncle on an iconic W.W. I poster — 2024-03-25
• Altman who's the C.E.O. of OpenAI — 2023-10-29
• "Spider-Man" director Raimi — 2023-10-24
• Actor Waterston — 2023-09-12
• Uncle associated with the 12-Down — 2023-07-24
• Houston who fought Santa Anna — 2023-03-06
• ___ Bankman-Fried, fallen crypto mogul — 2023-03-05
• ___ Taylor-Johnson, director of "Fifty Shades of Grey" — 2022-03-19
• Singer Cooke — 2022-01-25
• Spade with a short handle? — 2022-01-09
• Symbolic U.S. "uncle" — 2021-12-14
• "Uncle ___ Wants You" — 2021-10-11
• Companion of Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" — 2021-07-26
• Uncle ___ (patriotic figure) — 2021-03-08
• Cooke who was known as the "King of Soul" — 2021-03-02
• Dr. Seuss' ___-I-am — 2021-02-23
• Uncle ___ — 2021-01-29
• Uncle ___ — 2020-12-22
• Uncle ___ — 2020-11-01
• "Casablanca" pianist — 2020-10-19
• Cousin of cream cheese — 2020-04-26
• Busy Bee, for short — 2020-04-05
• Cooke who sang "Twistin' the Night Away" — 2019-12-17
• Pusher of green eggs and ham — 2019-12-15
• Spade said to be excellent at digging up dirt — 2019-11-03
• Houston, for one — 2019-09-21
• Uncle ___ — 2019-08-30
• "The Lord of the Rings" role — 2019-07-12
• Uncle in patriotic posters — 2019-03-18
• Singer/songwriter Smith — 2019-03-06
• Uncle's name — 2019-02-23
• Rick's Café Américain employee — 2018-12-05
• Muppet eagle — 2018-09-16
• Yosemite ___ — 2018-08-30
• Uncle with a top hat and tie — 2018-07-22
• Frodo's friend in "The Lord of the Rings" — 2018-06-13
• Newsman Donaldson — 2018-06-12
• Toucan ___, Froot Loops mascot — 2018-02-22
• Houston of Texas — 2017-11-01
• Film character who was asked to "Play it" — 2016-11-22
• "The West Wing" speechwriter — 2016-09-22