Historical clue formulations

• Gives a shot — 2025-07-04
• *Formal expressions of praise — 2025-06-05
• Scoring plays in rugby — 2025-04-19
• Hears, in a way — 2025-04-06
• Tastes — 2024-02-11
• Tests — 2023-01-19
• Attempts — 2023-01-02
• Attempts — 2022-10-13
• Taxes — 2022-08-27
• Samples — 2022-06-23
• Goes for it — 2020-12-11
• Samples — 2018-06-04
• Attempts — 2015-06-01
• Exasperates — 2013-11-01
• Essays — 2013-08-04
• Touchdowns : football :: ___ : rugby — 2013-01-31
• Isn't lazy, say — 2011-08-11
• Hears, as a case — 2011-05-23
• Makes an effort — 2010-08-22
• Doesn't give up without a fight — 2009-11-19
• Is a real burden to — 2009-10-02
• Essays — 2009-02-19
• Essays — 2004-11-11
• Auditions, with "out" — 2003-06-02
• Strains — 2001-06-02
• Attempts — 2001-04-02
• Strains — 1999-02-07
• Taxes — 1998-09-12
• Ventures — 1998-03-12
• Essays — 1997-08-01
• Attempts — 1997-06-16
• Endeavors — 1996-03-18
• Efforts — 1996-02-01
• Hears, as a case — 1995-02-14