Historical clue formulations

• Symbols of fair weather — 2026-08-25
• "Splendid" things in a Khaled Hosseini title — 2026-07-11
• Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine — 2026-02-03
• Phoenix franchise — 2024-11-19
• Soaks up some rays — 2024-02-05
• N.B.A. team with a gorilla mascot, strangely enough — 2022-01-04
• Phoenix N.B.A. team — 2021-12-13
• Earns a bronze? — 2019-04-28
• Stars — 2017-12-31
• Goes for the bronze? — 2017-06-17
• Stars — 2014-07-17
• Catches some rays — 2014-07-02
• Lies out — 2014-05-10
• Lies on the beach — 2011-04-05
• Goes for the bronze? — 2011-02-03
• Heavenly orbs — 2007-10-25
• Phoenix five — 2006-10-10
• Phoenix team — 2005-07-27
• Tans — 2003-07-24
• Soaks up rays — 2000-12-12
• Arizona N.B.A.'ers — 2000-02-03
• Stars — 1997-10-19
• Stars — 1997-09-21
• Phoenix fivesome — 1997-07-28
• Phoenix five — 1996-09-20
• Sir Charles and chums, in basketball — 1996-02-24
• Charles Barkley's crew — 1995-11-15
• Goes for the bronze — 1995-06-23