Historical clue formulations

• Grab control of — 2025-12-16
• Nab — 2025-11-06
• Appropriate — 2024-01-14
• Grab — 2022-02-07
• Confiscate — 2020-06-19
• With 60-Across, take control after a coup — 2020-02-16
• SIXTEEN — 2020-02-16
• Grab, as booty — 2019-07-31
• Grab — 2015-05-25
• Lay claim to — 2012-06-07
• Commandeer — 2012-05-08
• Appropriate — 2011-10-30
• Stop working, as an engine, with "up" — 2009-02-08
• Appropriate — 2008-07-11
• Take forcibly — 2007-04-24
• Collar — 2006-05-17
• Impound — 2004-03-20
• Grab — 2000-02-14
• Capture — 1999-12-23
• Collar — 1999-04-22
• Confiscate — 1999-04-06
• Take by force — 1998-09-08
• Grab — 1998-03-01
• Collar — 1997-04-13
• Afflict suddenly — 1995-02-17