Historical clue formulations

• Words after check, follow or catch — 2026-08-16
• "Once ___ a time …" — 2025-12-23
• Atop — 2025-11-01
• Agreed-___ — 2025-07-09
• "Once ___ a midnight dreary …" — 2025-06-02
• "Once ___ a time …" — 2025-01-20
• Second word of many a fairy tale — 2024-12-02
• Fairy tale's second word, often — 2024-06-24
• Over — 2024-03-02
• Informed of — 2024-02-16
• Well versed in — 2023-12-01
• "___ the Roof" (1962 hit for the Drifters) — 2023-09-03
• Once ___ a time, — 2023-08-30
• "___ further reflection …" — 2023-08-28
• Not in the dark about — 2023-06-14
• What can follow follow, sneak or check — 2023-03-25
• Atop — 2023-03-19
• Knowing all about — 2022-12-09
• Atop — 2022-12-03
• Well informed about — 2022-08-16
• "___ the housetop, click, click, click ..." — 2021-12-21
• Keeping current with — 2021-11-05
• "Once ___ a time" — 2021-09-06
• Atop — 2021-08-17
• "___ reflection ..." — 2021-05-13
• Hip to, as the latest news — 2020-10-27
• Well versed in — 2020-04-22
• Atop — 2020-02-12
• Knowledgeable about — 2020-01-05
• "___ reflection ..." — 2019-10-23
• Second word of fairy tales — 2019-08-19
• Informed about — 2018-12-12
• Atop — 2018-08-27
• Shortly after — 2018-04-07
• "Once ___ a time ..." — 2017-06-12
• "When You Wish ___ a Star" — 2017-02-27
• Familiar with — 2016-11-27
• Knowing all about — 2016-03-31
• "___ the Housetop" (Christmas song) — 2015-12-06
• Agreed-___ — 2015-11-03
• Atop — 2015-06-21
• Acquainted with — 2015-06-18
• Over — 2015-03-04
• "It Came ___ a Midnight Clear" — 2014-12-21
• In the know about — 2014-05-07
• Atop — 2014-04-29
• Hip to — 2013-12-14
• Au courant about — 2013-12-06
• "___ further review ..." — 2013-11-24
• Well versed in — 2012-12-11