Historical clue formulations

• Ding thing? — 2026-05-08
• WhatsApp transmission — 2025-02-25
• Message that may include emojis — 2023-07-04
• Message that might include an emoji or a GIF — 2023-01-16
• Reach quickly, in a way — 2022-08-27
• Comment from one who's all thumbs? — 2022-07-22
• Ding-y thingy? — 2021-12-29
• "u up?," e.g. — 2021-11-08
• It might end in an emoji — 2021-09-24
• Bit of typing by someone who's all thumbs? — 2021-01-13
• Send emojis, say — 2020-10-25
• Actual wording — 2020-04-24
• Reach out with one's hands? — 2020-03-22
• Word with book or box — 2019-10-19
• Scripture — 2019-05-25
• Be all thumbs? — 2019-03-07
• Unusual feature of 68-Across — 2018-09-23
• "___ me" (modern parting words) — 2018-02-08
• One component of a data plan — 2017-08-27
• Part of a phone plan — 2017-07-06
• Not a good thing to do while driving — 2016-08-31
• It might contain an emoji — 2016-07-12
• "omg" or "lol," say — 2016-04-17
• Underlying theme — 2016-02-24
• Exchange between cell mates? — 2015-11-27
• Emoji holder — 2015-08-30
• Class work — 2015-07-19
• Part of 5-Down — 2015-01-02
• Emoticon medium — 2014-04-17
• "r u there?," e.g. — 2014-04-05
• Message from one who’s all thumbs? — 2014-03-02
• "How r u?," e.g. — 2013-12-09
• "u r so funny ... lmao," e.g. — 2013-10-09
• Be all thumbs as a writer? — 2013-03-03
• Phone-to-phone communication — 2012-11-12
• Do a driver's no-no — 2012-01-06
• Cell composition — 2011-07-23
• It's dangerous to do while driving — 2011-06-28
• Modern communication — 2011-02-13
• Send a message via cell phone — 2011-01-24
• Send a quick update, in a way — 2010-08-18
• Communicate like many teens — 2010-06-28
• Communication that might include "OMG" and "TTYL" — 2009-05-03
• Bible reading — 2008-10-26
• Communicate with without speaking — 2008-10-15
• Transcript — 2008-08-28
• Write on a BlackBerry, maybe — 2008-06-22
• ___ message — 2008-05-14
• Communicate with modern-style — 2007-11-28
• Send a high-tech message — 2007-06-29