Historical clue formulations

• Be exceptionally good, in modern slang — 2026-09-04
• ___ on the wrist — 2026-07-08
• High-five, e.g. — 2026-06-28
• Insult, metaphorically — 2026-06-19
• Thwack — 2026-05-29
• Quickly put (together) — 2025-07-08
• Quickly put (together) — 2025-05-08
• It's an affront — 2025-04-06
• Apply haphazardly, with "on" — 2025-03-30
• Old-fashioned prelude to a duel — 2025-01-28
• Quickly throw (together) — 2024-11-14
• Smack — 2024-10-22
• Smack with a hand — 2024-09-09
• Hit (with), as a fine — 2024-04-28
• Give a hand? — 2024-03-15
• *How rude!* — 2024-01-24
• Funky bass technique — 2023-06-06
• Action in the card game Spit — 2023-05-26
• High-five, e.g. — 2023-02-21
• ___ bass (percussive technique in jazz) — 2023-02-14
• Haphazardly assemble, with "together" — 2022-12-13
• Major affront — 2022-03-11
• It's an affront — 2022-02-20
• Word with shot or happy — 2021-09-09
• Throw (together) — 2021-05-08
• Haphazardly assemble, with "together" — 2021-04-28
• Bit of Three Stooges comedy — 2020-03-31
• Sharp rebuff — 2020-01-18
• It's an affront — 2019-12-25
• Hockey shot sound — 2019-08-18
• Smack — 2019-04-21
• Nonverbal response to an insult — 2019-03-12
• Swat — 2018-11-08
• Response to an affront — 2018-09-19
• Give an unexpected hand — 2018-08-18
• High-five sound — 2018-06-25
• Certain shot in hockey — 2018-04-04
• Reaction to an insult — 2017-12-29
• Throw (together) — 2017-11-19
• Response to an affront — 2017-07-28
• Many a hockey shot — 2016-12-28
• Quickly put (together) — 2016-12-16
• Come-on comeuppance — 2016-01-16
• Throw (together) — 2015-12-22
• Sound of a high-five — 2015-08-04
• Indicator of freshness? — 2015-04-26
• *Obstetrician's action on a newborn's behind — 2014-12-15
• [You cad!] — 2013-09-15
• It's an affront — 2013-05-26
• Bass technique — 2013-03-14