Historical clue formulations

• Like some pants or haircuts — 2026-09-03
• *Bureaucratic hassle — 2023-10-05
• Like some candles — 2020-01-12
• Like the pointed end of a pencil — 2016-02-24
• Got to the point? — 2014-03-09
• Like stocking caps — 2011-12-17
• Getting to the point? — 2008-12-12
• Narrowed — 2004-09-07
• Like chopsticks — 1999-09-18
• Like some jeans legs — 1997-09-18