Historical clue formulations

• Like some dog kisses — 2026-09-07
• More than damp — 2026-07-20
• ___ paint (sign tragically noticed after sitting on a park bench) — 2026-06-14
• Dripping, say — 2026-04-05
• Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea — 2026-01-17
• Kind of nurse or suit — 2025-12-07
• Sign on a park bench, maybe — 2025-04-09
• Like a fresh coat of paint — 2025-03-25
• Like fresh paint — 2024-12-25
• Like a dog's nose, typically — 2024-11-26
• Drenched — 2024-10-21
• Lick … or slick — 2024-10-09
• Like the losers of a water balloon fight — 2024-07-16
• Like some blankets and burritos — 2024-05-17
• Slathered in sauce, in restaurant-speak — 2024-02-25
• With 53-Down, article of close-fitting attire — 2023-02-18
• Like canvases, when being painted — 2022-09-07
• Soaked — 2022-08-02
• Like some blankets and bars — 2022-03-19
• Rainy — 2022-02-02
• Lick, say — 2021-08-22
• Word with noodle or nap — 2021-07-18
• "Caution - ___ paint" (sign) — 2021-06-21
• Like a floor with a "Caution" sign — 2021-06-01
• Rainy — 2020-12-08
• With 45-Down, epitome of limpness — 2020-09-02
• Like the monsoon season — 2020-07-22
• It might be hard to get this in a desert — 2020-07-18
• Good for leaving handprints in — 2020-01-19
• Word with suit or blanket — 2019-09-12
• Painter's sign — 2019-06-20
• Rainy — 2019-02-25
• Drippy, say — 2019-02-21
• Like some kisses — 2019-02-16
• Slippery, say — 2019-01-13
• Freshly painted — 2018-12-09
• Word with noodle or nurse — 2018-08-05
• One not abstaining — 2018-08-04
• Dampen — 2018-07-11
• Newly painted — 2018-04-05
• Sopping ___ — 2017-10-16
• Rainy — 2017-07-04
• Anti-Prohibitionist — 2017-05-21
• Freshly painted — 2017-01-16
• Rainy — 2016-11-21
• Word with bar or blanket — 2016-10-20
• Rainy — 2016-08-29
• Like a dog's kiss — 2016-08-24
• Soaked — 2016-08-23
• Speakeasy-goer — 2016-06-23