Historical clue formulations

• Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons — 2023-10-23
• Barren, in a way — 2016-07-02
• Like some rye — 2015-06-10
• Like ferns — 2009-05-01
• Like some watermelons — 2008-11-07
• Like some fruit — 2005-03-04
• Like some melons — 2004-01-31
• Like sultanas — 2001-09-22
• Incapable of issue — 1994-08-20