Historical clue formulations

• More achy — 2025-05-05
• More in need of a massage — 2025-01-12
• More irritated — 2023-10-21
• Less gracious when losing, say — 2022-02-04
• More teed off — 2021-09-05
• Like a Tour de France rider on day 20 vis-à-vis day 10 — 2019-07-14
• Comparatively peeved — 2017-06-15
• More achy — 2015-01-05
• More in need of liniment — 2012-12-05
• More achy — 2012-05-22
• More likely to go off — 2012-03-24
• More peeved — 2011-12-13
• More peeved — 2010-12-09
• More likely to blow up — 2010-05-28
• More likely to snap — 2009-10-04
• Less likely to reconcile — 2007-02-17
• Less sportsmanlike — 2006-10-04
• More ticked off — 2006-09-26
• Achier — 2005-06-23
• More miffed — 2005-02-02
• More achy — 2004-11-15
• More upset — 2002-09-15
• Miffed, and then some — 2002-08-02
• Less forgiving — 2002-03-30
• More steamed — 2001-04-18
• More tender — 2001-02-21
• Not so pleased — 2001-01-07
• More likely to erupt — 2000-06-24
• Having more smarts? — 1999-05-21
• More vexed — 1995-02-09
• More painful — 1994-05-23
• More put-out — 1994-05-15
• More bruised — 1994-04-22