Historical clue formulations

• Get ready to have one's tonsils checked, perhaps — 2025-10-30
• "Open wide" — 2024-01-27
• "Open wide" — 2024-01-19
• Doctor's order — 2021-04-18
• Doctor's order — 2021-02-07
• Doctor's order — 2020-12-10
• Doctor's request during a physical — 2020-07-27
• Request during a physical checkup — 2019-03-14
• Request by someone with a tongue depressor — 2018-03-14
• "Open wide!" — 2017-10-03
• Checkup imperative — 2017-03-02
• Doctor's request before a throat examination — 2013-07-22
• Opening words? — 2013-06-30
• Just what the doctor ordered? — 2013-03-31
• Request at a medical exam — 2008-03-17
• Doctor's request — 2007-11-21
• Request from a doctor with a tongue depressor — 2006-06-19
• Respond to a doctor's request — 2005-06-17
• Doctor's order — 2003-08-16
• Internist's request — 2003-07-05
• Checkup request — 2003-06-29
• Doctor's order — 2001-06-22
• Theme of this puzzle? — 2001-06-12
• "Open up!" — 1997-08-09