Historical clue formulations

• Acknowledge — 2025-11-05
• Show appreciation to — 2024-05-07
• With 44-Across, "You can wait to show your gratitude" — 2020-04-16
• Tip, say — 2019-06-08
• Express appreciation for — 2016-02-02
• With 47-Down, the theme of this puzzle — 2006-09-21
• "___ heavens" — 2005-06-12
• Acknowledge — 2003-03-23
• Express appreciation to — 2003-02-17
• Show gratitude to — 2002-12-16
• Acceptance speech word — 2002-09-17
• Acknowledge — 2002-03-21
• "___ God!" — 2001-05-30
• ___-you note — 2001-05-21
• Recognize in a nice way — 2000-10-18
• Do an Oscar winner's job — 1999-03-30
• Express gratitude to — 1998-09-14
• Be gracious to — 1995-03-12
• Word in an Oscar acceptance speech — 1995-02-15
• Acknowledge — 1994-08-24