Historical clue formulations

• Shoo away, in a way — 2025-12-10
• Attempt to smush, as a fly — 2023-09-08
• Try to hit — 2022-09-11
• Try to hit, as a gnat — 2022-07-04
• Go after, as a fly — 2020-04-16
• Try to hit, as a fly — 2019-02-20
• Attack, as a gnat — 2017-11-24
• Go after, as a fly — 2016-11-17
• Try to hit, as a fly — 2014-01-19