Historical clue formulations

• Drinks daintily — 2026-07-20
• Doesn't guzzle — 2025-05-02
• Little drinks — 2024-09-30
• Nurses — 2024-01-14
• Small samples — 2023-05-14
• Doesn't drink much — 2023-05-12
• Nurses, as a drink — 2022-02-28
• Tries, in a way — 2021-08-06
• Tests one's spirit? — 2021-06-05
• Tries, maybe — 2020-08-01
• Doesn't guzzle — 2019-12-30
• Nurses — 2019-11-16
• Drinks in moderation — 2019-06-09
• Opposite of downs — 2018-03-10
• Nurses — 2018-02-22
• Opposite of downs — 2017-10-13
• Doesn't toss back, say — 2016-11-19
• Nurses at a bar — 2015-11-15
• Doesn't gulp — 2015-08-25
• Some samples — 2015-02-15
• Nurses — 2014-12-07
• Small tastes — 2013-02-25
• Drinks bourbon neat, maybe — 2012-08-31
• Nurses at the bar — 2011-10-25
• Uses a 39-Across — 2011-03-04
• Nurses, at the bar — 2010-04-13
• Tests the water? — 2009-11-29
• Nurses a drink — 2008-01-07
• Tastes — 2007-04-05
• Nurses at a bar — 2007-01-16
• Samples — 2005-08-13
• Doesn't guzzle — 2004-10-04
• Tastes — 2003-11-15
• Drinks daintily — 2003-08-13
• Doesn't guzzle — 2002-10-22
• Doesn't guzzle — 2002-10-01
• Has a taste of, as wine — 2002-08-12
• Tastes — 2002-07-24
• Nurses — 2000-05-21
• Doesn't swill — 2000-05-05
• Tentative actions — 2000-04-22
• Nurses — 2000-03-30
• Tastes — 1998-01-28
• Tests the water? — 1997-07-11
• Nurses — 1996-11-03
• Tries the wine — 1996-03-14
• Thimblefuls — 1996-01-20
• Nurses — 1994-10-09
• Tastes — 1994-08-30
• Enjoys at leisure — 1994-07-21