Historical clue formulations

• Driver's alternative to automatic — 2026-06-21
• Become established over time, so to speak — 2025-06-15
• Carrot's counterpart — 2022-02-16
• Something to play fetch with — 2021-07-11
• Retriever's retrieval, maybe — 2017-03-26
• See 5-Across — 2016-08-10
• Manual — 2014-12-31
• Feature of this puzzle's three long Down answers — 2012-12-05
• Linger — 2012-02-23
• Adhere — 2009-11-02
• Have permanent effect — 2008-11-14
• 22-Down unit — 2002-11-28
• Cane, e.g. — 2000-06-25
• Intentionally baffle — 1998-12-25
• Cinnamon unit — 1997-03-04