Historical clue formulations

• Pole, e.g. — 2026-09-13
• Pole, e.g. — 2026-04-09
• Czech, e.g. — 2025-03-04
• Balkan native — 2024-09-30
• Bulgarian or Bosnian — 2024-09-22
• Eastern European — 2024-07-21
• Czech or Pole — 2024-05-26
• Serb, Slovene or Slovak — 2023-07-31
• Pole, e.g. — 2022-04-28
• Ukrainian, for one — 2022-04-21
• Czech, e.g. — 2021-02-24
• ___ Defense (classic chess opening) — 2020-11-29
• Many an Eastern European — 2019-12-02
• Many a person once trapped behind the Iron Curtain — 2019-10-23
• Ukrainian, e.g. — 2019-08-29
• Belarusian, e.g. — 2019-07-25
• Czech or Pole — 2019-06-12
• Macedonian, e.g. — 2019-04-28
• Czech or Croat — 2018-12-17
• Dweller along the Don — 2018-09-06
• Pole, for one — 2018-06-14
• Balkan native — 2018-01-03
• Bulgarian, e.g. — 2017-06-16
• Belarussian, e.g. — 2016-10-18
• Bosnian, e.g. — 2016-05-10
• Pomeranian, e.g. — 2016-02-26
• Croat or Serb — 2015-10-06
• Pole, e.g. — 2015-04-26
• Many a Balkan native — 2014-12-17
• Bulgarian or Croat — 2014-11-03
• Serb or Pole — 2014-06-09
• Czech or Pole — 2013-12-10
• Pole or Czech — 2013-10-01
• Many a person behind the Iron Curtain — 2013-06-30
• Czech, for one — 2013-05-15
• Pomeranian, e.g. — 2013-04-06
• John Paul II, for one — 2013-03-14
• Eastern European — 2012-11-12
• Pole, for one — 2012-08-28
• Bulgarian or Czech — 2012-05-07
• Serbian or Pole — 2012-02-28
• Bosnian, e.g. — 2011-09-27
• Croat or Serb — 2011-07-18
• Pole, for one — 2010-12-08
• Czech, e.g., but not a Hungarian — 2009-03-17
• Balkan native — 2008-12-23
• Dweller along the Danube — 2008-06-12
• Pomeranian or Dalmatian — 2008-01-26
• Eastern European — 2007-04-16
• Czech or Croat — 2007-04-09