Historical clue formulations

• Even — 2026-08-16
• Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout — 2026-05-18
• 12-12, say — 2026-04-17
• Like some tongues — 2026-04-04
• Very busy, with "up" — 2026-03-21
• Knotted (up) — 2026-02-16
• Like a score of 2-2 — 2025-07-14
• Like a game headed into overtime — 2025-03-18
• In knots — 2024-11-09
• Like a Senate vote that requires the vice president — 2024-06-26
• Like a game's score before overtime — 2023-09-25
• Without a sole winner — 2023-08-16
• Like the score 4-4 — 2022-04-04
• 10 to 10, say — 2021-04-11
• One up, for example — 2021-01-20
• Knotted (up) — 2020-11-11
• One-to-one, say — 2020-09-18
• Got even with — 2020-09-03
• Headed for overtime — 2019-12-22
• 50-50, say — 2019-11-15
• Caught up to, say — 2019-06-20
• Headed for overtime — 2019-03-26
• Not up or down — 2019-01-31
• Going into extra innings — 2018-07-03
• Even — 2018-06-17
• Even — 2018-03-24
• Even — 2017-10-01
• Like the score 7-7 — 2017-02-27
• One to one, say — 2016-09-09
• Caught up to, in a way — 2015-11-10
• 20-20, e.g. — 2014-11-14
• Bound — 2013-05-02
• One to one, for example — 2013-02-24
• Like games that head into overtime — 2013-02-18
• Even — 2012-06-28
• Heading into overtime — 2011-08-15
• Knotted up — 2010-06-30
• Even — 2010-02-07
• Headed for overtime — 2010-01-24
• One all, say — 2009-11-29
• Even — 2009-07-25
• Like a game heading into extra innings — 2008-10-21
• Undecided, you might say — 2008-03-09
• The same, in a way — 2008-02-07
• One-to-one, e.g. — 2007-09-30
• Even — 2007-05-27
• Drawn — 2007-03-07
• Lashed (up) — 2007-01-16
• Knotted up — 2006-09-10
• Ready to go into overtime — 2006-09-06