Historical clue formulations

• Actor Astin of the "Lord of the Rings" films — 2026-04-08
• John, across the pond — 2025-10-12
• Younger Lennon son — 2025-05-29
• Bean on the screen — 2024-12-13
• Lennon who co-wrote the Oscar-winning short "War Is Over!" — 2024-04-28
• Irish version of 40-Down — 2024-03-20
• Name written with an accent in Irish English — 2023-02-03
• Connery who played James Bond seven times — 2022-10-17
• Actor Astin — 2022-10-02
• John, abroad — 2022-05-01
• With 6-Down, former White House press secretary portrayed by Melissa McCarthy on "S.N.L." — 2022-02-24
• John, abroad — 2021-12-09
• Connery who played 007 seven times — 2021-10-26
• Parker who served as the first president of Facebook — 2021-03-12
• ___ Combs a.k.a. Diddy — 2020-08-21
• One of the Lennons — 2020-04-01
• Penn name — 2019-12-05
• Bean on the silver screen — 2019-11-10
• Parker who was the first president of Facebook — 2019-06-13
• Irish "John" — 2018-03-04
• Jamaican rapper ___ Paul — 2018-02-25
• Son of John and Yoko — 2018-01-24
• Trump spokesman Spicer — 2017-05-28
• White House spokesman Spicer — 2017-04-02
• Actor Penn of "Milk" — 2016-12-07
• Actor Bean, whose first name looks like it rhymes with his last, but doesn't — 2016-04-26
• Jay ___, British singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Down" — 2015-06-12
• Bean seen on-screen — 2015-02-28
• Ian : Scotland :: ___ : Ireland — 2015-01-26
• Actor Bean of "Troy" — 2014-10-25
• ___ Parker, first president of Facebook — 2014-09-03
• ___ Parker, founding president of Facebook — 2014-06-21
• One of the Lennons — 2012-09-30
• Reggae artist ___ Paul — 2012-09-25
• Son of John and Yoko — 2011-11-01
• Parker who was one of the original faces at Facebook — 2011-07-29
• Roger's predecessor as 007 — 2011-04-09
• Rapper Combs a k a Diddy — 2011-01-26
• Reggae/dancehall artist ___ Paul — 2010-12-23
• Actor Penn with two 23-Across — 2010-11-22
• A Lennon — 2010-11-21
• With 62-Across, subject of "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" — 2010-09-03
• Grammy-winning reggae artist ___ Paul — 2008-09-04
• P. Diddy's first name — 2008-08-09
• Name equivalent to Hans or Ivan — 2007-12-29
• Actor Penn — 2007-10-15
• Irish playwright who wrote "The Shadow of a Gunman" — 2007-07-26
• "Blade Runner" actress Young — 2007-06-22
• Actor Penn — 2007-04-02
• One of the Lennons — 2005-11-08