Historical clue formulations

• Works with a needle — 2026-09-08
• Patches up, say — 2026-05-26
• Wraps (up) — 2026-02-18
• Tailors — 2025-11-05
• Finalizes, with "up" — 2025-06-07
• Puts on a patch, say — 2025-04-09
• Puts in stitches — 2024-06-09
• Wraps (up) — 2024-04-14
• Wraps (up) — 2023-09-19
• Uses needle and thread — 2023-07-03
• Clinches, with "up" — 2021-12-12
• Stitches — 2021-11-15
• Does needlework — 2021-08-23
• Puts in stitches — 2021-04-02
• Stitches — 2020-11-23
• Stitches — 2020-04-13
• Patches (up) — 2020-03-26
• Stitches — 2019-06-10
• Stitches — 2019-05-26
• Puts in stitches — 2017-03-14
• Does some surgical work — 2016-12-17
• Takes part in a bee — 2016-02-09
• Wraps (up) — 2015-12-06
• Darns, e.g. — 2014-09-23
• Makes loop-the-loops? — 2014-07-13
• Ends, with "up" — 2014-04-23
• Puts in stitches — 2013-06-17
• Wraps (up) — 2013-04-02
• Puts in stitches — 2012-12-03
• Works on shifts, say — 2012-10-27
• Gives a darn? — 2012-01-22
• Has a seamy job? — 2011-08-05
• Works on one's jumper, say — 2011-06-18
• Tailors — 2011-06-02
• Uses a needle — 2010-12-02
• Repairs some tears — 2010-07-20
• Stitches — 2010-06-14
• Wraps (up) — 2010-06-08
• Wields a needle — 2010-05-04
• Puts in stitches — 2010-01-04
• Finishes, with "up" — 2009-09-17
• Tailors — 2009-09-13
• Stitches — 2008-10-20
• Wraps (up) — 2008-04-30
• Wraps (up) — 2008-01-15
• Leaves in stitches — 2007-07-08
• Darns — 2006-11-05
• Embroiders — 2005-12-15
• Finishes, with "up" — 2005-12-07
• Does tailoring — 2004-11-08