Historical clue formulations

• Overwhelm — 2026-08-09
• Where Shrek lives — 2025-12-29
• Home for Shrek — 2025-01-14
• Washington establishment, so it's said — 2018-08-03
• Washington establishment, so to speak — 2017-07-26
• Inundate — 2017-05-13
• Overwhelm — 2017-04-12
• Washington, once, so they say — 2014-08-09
• Overwhelm — 2009-02-08
• Mire — 2006-10-23
• Home for a round-tailed muskrat — 2005-04-17
• Home for alligators — 2004-07-12
• Washington, D.C., once — 2002-03-16
• Place for a cypress — 2002-03-06
• Overwhelm — 2001-12-09
• Overload — 1999-07-25
• Overwhelm — 1999-01-28
• Will-o'-the-wisp locale — 1998-09-21
• Overburden — 1994-11-18
• Overload — 1994-08-21