Historical clue formulations

• Ring — 2026-09-24
• Rate of passage — 2026-06-20
• Turnpike payment — 2023-01-31
• Travel expense — 2021-02-28
• Turnpike expense — 2021-01-19
• Ring — 2019-11-29
• Cost that weighs heavily — 2019-06-19
• Ring — 2019-06-07
• Payment that many wait in line to make — 2018-05-26
• Something needed to raise the bar? — 2017-02-11
• Ring — 2017-01-19
• Bridge charge — 2017-01-03
• Car payment? — 2016-10-22
• Damage done — 2016-07-01
• Damage inflicted — 2015-10-21
• Commuter's cost — 2015-05-26
• Ring, as a bell in a steeple — 2014-08-25
• Going rate? — 2013-01-27
• Commuter's expense — 2012-10-05
• Payment at many a New York bridge — 2009-09-22
• Single stroke — 2009-07-04
• Usage fee — 2006-10-25
• Ring — 2006-07-23
• Extent of damage — 2005-03-06
• Car payment — 2004-03-03
• ___ call — 2003-10-25
• Crossing cost — 2003-06-06
• Cost to cross — 2003-02-18
• Peal — 2002-08-11
• Turnpike charge — 2002-07-01
• Going rate? — 2001-04-13
• It may go in a basket — 2000-04-26
• Cost to cross — 2000-01-09
• Sound — 1998-11-12
• Bridge-crossing fee — 1998-11-09
• Damage done — 1998-04-02
• Ring — 1997-12-10
• Bridge fee — 1997-11-25
• Exaction — 1997-10-19
• Tunnel fee — 1997-10-13
• E-Z Pass payment — 1997-08-24
• Auto commuter's bane — 1997-01-20
• Kind of call — 1997-01-09
• Turnpike fee — 1996-07-23
• It's collected at a booth — 1996-05-05
• Exaction — 1996-04-07
• Extent of damage — 1996-01-19
• Travel expense — 1995-11-17
• Bridge or tunnel charge — 1995-09-18
• Highway robbery? — 1994-07-07