Historical clue formulations

• Whiskey portion of a boilermaker — 2026-04-14
• Basketball attempt — 2026-04-06
• Opportunity — 2025-02-18
• See 33-Across — 2024-05-13
• Wrecked — 2023-10-22
• Kaput — 2023-05-23
• Attempt — 2022-05-25
• Flu fighter — 2021-10-20
• Espresso unit — 2020-01-04
• Photographed — 2019-11-11
• Drinking game penalty, perhaps — 2019-02-06
• Completely ruined — 2018-04-06
• Kablooey — 2017-10-19
• Completely busted — 2017-07-12
• Opportunity — 2017-04-14
• See 52-Across — 2016-12-14
• Key word #4 — 2015-11-29
• Whiskey purchase — 2015-11-23
• Opportunity — 2015-08-11
• Cappuccino unit — 2015-06-05
• With 30-Down, hit dead-on — 2014-04-17
• Opportunity — 2014-01-26
• Opportunity — 2013-05-21
• Drink to throw back — 2012-10-28
• Kaput — 2012-10-23
• Attempt — 2012-10-11
• Targeted launch — 2012-10-04
• Chance to win — 2011-06-10
• Amount in a whiskey glass — 2011-03-21
• Photographed — 2010-07-26
• It may precede a chaser — 2010-04-28
• Photographed — 2009-10-26
• Gun blast — 2008-07-07
• Attempt at a basket — 2007-06-25
• Exhausted — 2006-11-05
• Ready to be junked — 2006-08-25
• Pic — 2006-02-21
• Whiskey order — 2006-02-07
• Gun blast — 2006-01-23
• Attempt to score — 2005-01-24
• Title chance — 2004-12-15
• Ruined — 2004-10-24
• With 40-Across, a V.I.P. — 2003-09-11
• Flu season protection — 2003-08-04
• Opportunity — 2002-10-30
• In bad condition — 2002-10-27
• Wrecked — 2002-07-28
• Muzzleloader's load — 2002-07-24
• Photographed — 2002-06-11
• Part of a boilermaker — 2002-01-02