Historical clue formulations

• William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker — 2025-02-05
• William ___, editor of The New Yorker for 35 years — 2021-10-21
• William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker — 2016-02-07
• One of the Wayans brothers — 2015-07-08
• Wallace ___ of "Manhattan" — 2009-12-30
• William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker — 2009-12-20
• "My Dinner With Andre" playwright — 1998-09-06