Historical clue formulations

• Shop ___ — 2026-07-12
• Rug cleaner, for short — 2026-01-11
• Appliance that may have different floor settings, for short — 2025-10-08
• Sucker, for short — 2025-10-04
• Little sucker? — 2025-02-14
• Hoover, for one, in brief — 2024-01-07
• Shop ___ (article of cleaning equipment) — 2023-08-02
• Rug cleaner, informally — 2021-05-10
• Floor cleaner, for short — 2020-11-22
• Little sucker? — 2020-08-09
• Household device with a hose, informally — 2020-03-04
• Hoover, e.g., informally — 2020-02-05
• Sucker, for short — 2020-01-24
• Hoover, e.g., for short — 2019-06-13
• Closet item, for short — 2017-11-23
• Little sucker? — 2015-05-10
• Little sucker? — 2015-03-07
• Closet item, for short — 2012-02-11
• Hoover or Oreck, for short — 2011-09-27
• Cleaner, for short — 2010-08-29
• Closet item, in brief — 2010-07-11
• Sucker, quickly — 2009-05-30
• A little cleaner? — 2009-02-21
• Hoover, informally — 2008-09-29
• A sucker, for short — 2007-10-06
• Little sucker? — 2007-08-11
• Oreck, e.g., in brief — 2007-03-21
• Hoover, informally — 2006-08-02
• Hoover, e.g., in brief — 2004-07-25
• Hoover, briefly — 2003-07-04
• Mini-___ — 2002-11-09
• Hoover, e.g., informally — 1998-08-05
• Hoover, informally — 1997-11-15
• Carpet cleaner, for short — 1997-08-13
• Hoover, e.g., informally — 1997-03-07
• Payroll record abbr. — 1996-06-30
• Household appliance, for short — 1995-08-12
• Carpet cleaner, briefly — 1995-05-18