Historical clue formulations

• Recoils suddenly — 2025-06-11
• Backs (away) — 2020-10-03
• Recoils (from) — 2020-06-12
• Draws back — 2019-12-08
• Acts skittish — 2019-05-14
• Starts suddenly — 2016-07-22
• Starts — 2015-11-14
• Draws back (from) — 2015-03-05
• Starts suddenly — 2013-03-22
• Spooks — 2005-02-13
• Balks, as a horse — 1999-08-30
• Acts skittish — 1999-04-04
• Recoils — 1995-02-25
• Balks — 1995-02-23
• Shows skittishness — 1995-02-09