Historical clue formulations

• Closes loudly, as a door — 2024-10-07
• Lambastes — 2024-09-27
• Loud door closings — 2023-09-04
• In-verse functions? — 2022-04-02
• Closes with a bang — 2021-11-29
• Criticizes harshly — 2020-06-21
• Verses versus verses events — 2019-05-09
• Poetry competitions — 2017-04-26
• Broadsides — 2015-07-14
• Comes to a sudden close? — 2014-12-27
• Hard knocks — 2013-11-23
• Storming-out sounds — 2012-03-09
• Really bad-mouths — 2012-01-26
• Trash-talks — 2010-09-10
• Poetry contests — 2010-01-17
• Criticizes and how! — 2006-06-20
• Disses — 2005-04-23
• Grand events? — 2001-10-28
• Doesn't just close — 2000-12-10
• Shuts vehemently — 1997-12-16
• Impugns — 1997-10-05
• Putdowns — 1997-09-17
• They can be grand — 1997-04-04
• Bridge feats — 1996-01-16
• Shuts with a bang — 1995-06-06
• They can be grand — 1995-03-12