Historical clue formulations

• Curved lines on sheet music — 2025-09-18
• Curved lines on sheet music — 2022-08-10
• Offensive words — 2016-10-20
• Talks like a tosspot — 2014-12-17
• Produces lush sounds? — 2013-09-21
• Staff connections — 2010-06-06
• Pronounces poorly — 2007-12-25
• Disparaging comments — 2005-05-07
• Marks for a score — 2004-01-30
• Putdowns — 2001-01-19
• Disparages — 2000-04-10
• "Yellow-bellied coward" and others — 1998-03-30
• Insults — 1997-05-11