Historical clue formulations

• Turns sharply — 2025-04-14
• Swerves — 2019-04-30
• Turns off — 2017-03-24
• Zigs or zags — 2014-12-07
• Turns suddenly — 2013-05-12
• Goes off on a tangent — 2013-02-03
• Swerves — 2011-07-21
• Changes course suddenly — 2011-02-15
• Changes course — 2010-06-24
• Zigs and zags — 2009-04-05
• Zigs — 2006-09-14
• Takes an alternate course — 2005-12-02
• Tacks, in a sense — 2005-05-27
• Turns — 2003-01-16
• Swerves — 2002-10-02
• Alters course — 1997-12-19
• Turns abruptly — 1995-04-02