Historical clue formulations

• Went off the path — 2025-04-03
• Wandered off — 2021-02-08
• Got away (from) — 1999-10-16
• Digressed — 1996-03-19
• Went awry — 1995-12-02
• Lacked a herd mentality — 1993-12-05
• Wandered off — 1993-11-27