Historical clue formulations

• Dark — 2026-01-24
• Like new matches — 2024-12-22
• Like birthday candles before the party starts — 2024-10-28
• Like the leftmost candle until the final night of Hanukkah — 2024-10-13
• Totally in the dark? — 2024-07-11
• Like something wicked and dark? — 2023-08-25
• Like a birthday cake, pre-party — 2021-10-10
• Not illuminated — 2021-05-03
• Not on — 2021-04-11
• Foot, fathom or furlong — 2019-10-31
• Like many a home while one is away for the evening — 2019-03-01
• Dark — 2018-09-08
• Like seven candles on the first night of Hanukkah — 2018-07-27
• Black — 2017-08-04
• Dark — 2017-08-03
• Dark — 2017-03-24
• Dark — 2016-02-16
• Dark, as a room — 2015-09-28
• Dark — 2014-05-13
• Dark — 2012-10-12
• Pitch-dark — 2012-04-02
• Dark — 2011-08-19
• Dark — 2011-06-05
• Like the inside of a coffin — 2010-10-31
• Dark, as a room — 2010-07-26
• Dark — 2009-03-28
• Dark — 2008-08-25
• Not yet burning — 2008-04-28
• Dark — 2008-01-17
• Dark — 2006-10-03
• Out, as a candle — 2006-03-20
• Dark — 2005-09-28
• Dark — 2005-09-22
• Dark — 2004-01-26
• Off, in a way — 2003-05-01
• Dark — 2003-02-09
• Like some candles — 2002-11-21
• Dark — 2002-11-11
• Dark — 2002-09-08
• Needing a match — 2002-04-12
• Dark — 2000-03-12
• Dark — 1999-12-02
• Not 1-Down — 1999-01-22
• In the dark — 1998-02-08
• Pitch black — 1996-06-03
• Dark — 1996-05-26
• Dark — 1996-04-22
• Not turned on — 1995-07-05
• Awaiting ignition — 1995-02-09