Historical clue formulations

• Get one's feet wet? — 2026-05-17
• Get one's feet wet? — 2026-03-08
• Creep into a creek, say — 2025-11-19
• Walk in water up to one's ankles, say — 2023-12-25
• Water gait? — 2021-10-16
• Take steps (into) — 2020-12-22
• Use hip boots, maybe — 2020-11-12
• Stay close to shore, say — 2020-08-15
• Walk in the kiddie pool — 2018-11-12
• Go in just a little way, say — 2017-09-22
• Notable 1973 defendant — 2017-05-27
• Not dive in, say — 2016-12-01
• Flamingos do it — 2016-09-29
• Logs through water — 2016-09-15
• Cross a shallow stream, say — 2015-02-09
• Go off-shore, maybe — 2012-09-29
• Walk in water — 2007-08-07
• Proceed with difficulty (through) — 2006-12-07
• Hall-of-Famer Boggs — 2006-10-25
• Go in with rolled-up pants? — 2005-05-17
• Stay near the shore, say — 2005-02-02
• Baseballer Boggs — 2004-08-26
• Walk through water — 2004-06-07
• Walk in water — 2004-03-03
• Walk in water — 2003-12-08
• Walk in water — 2003-09-23
• Ford a shallow stream, say — 2003-04-14
• Walk in shallow water — 2003-03-24
• Go in the kiddie pool, maybe — 2002-09-18
• Enter only up to the ankles, say — 2002-09-10
• Cranes do it — 2002-04-20
• Read (through) — 2002-01-16
• Wimbledon winner of 1977 — 2001-10-27
• Stay in the shallow end of the pool — 2000-10-09
• Walk in water — 2000-04-17
• Use hip boots, perhaps — 2000-04-16
• Go in the water just a little way — 1999-09-15
• Cross a shallow creek — 1998-09-23
• Stay near the shore — 1998-08-30
• Go in up to the ankles — 1998-04-15
• Walk in the surf — 1997-03-24
• Plod (through) — 1997-03-13
• Walk in the baby pool — 1997-01-13
• Get in a little way — 1995-10-29
• Slog (through) — 1995-10-01
• 1977 Wimbledon champ — 1994-07-26
• 1977 Wimbledon winner — 1994-04-30