Historical clue formulations

• He's always hard to find — 2026-05-27
• Character who's striped and spotted? — 2023-01-06
• Character often found in children's books — 2021-04-04
• Children's character who wears red-and-white stripes — 2017-12-22
• One in a crowd at a bookstore? — 2017-03-12
• Ralph ___ Emerson — 2016-10-18
• One face in the crowd? — 2016-06-11
• Picture book character lost in a crowd — 2016-05-31
• Not just another face in the crowd? — 2013-05-18
• Well-hidden fellow of children's books — 2012-11-07
• One hard to find — 2012-08-18
• See 1-Across — 2009-09-30
• Hard-to-find guy in children's books — 2009-07-06
• Hider in kids' books — 2005-07-12
• Elusive one of children's books — 2004-12-09
• "The Great ___ Pepper," 1975 film — 2004-10-14
• See 22-Across — 2004-08-19
• Ralph ___ Emerson — 2004-02-02
• Elusive children's book character — 2003-05-12
• Ralph ___ Emerson — 2002-06-10
• He's found in books — 2002-05-09
• Literary middle name — 2002-04-25
• "The Great ___ Pepper" (1975 movie) — 2001-05-21
• The "W" in R.W.E. — 2001-04-10
• Hard-to-find character in a book — 2000-12-05
• He hides in kids' books — 1999-10-10
• He was lost in books — 1998-09-27
• Part of R.W.E. — 1998-07-10
• "Where's ___?" — 1997-07-08
• Face lost in the crowd — 1997-03-14
• "Where's ____?" — 1995-11-28
• Emerson's middle name — 1995-11-14
• You'll find him in a crowd — 1995-09-01
• He's hard to find — 1994-01-20