| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Tue, Nov 07, 2023 | 35A | Nonspecialist | Kevin Curry and Daniel Bodily | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 13, 2023 | 21A | Person pursuing passion, not pay | Manaal Mohammed | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 24, 2021 | 78D | Any Olympian, once | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 26, 2019 | 5D | College athlete, e.g. | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
| Sun, Apr 28, 2019 | 75D | Mickey Mouse | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 10, 2019 | 121A | Hobbyist | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
| Mon, Jun 11, 2018 | 15A | Professional's opposite | Gary Cee | Shortz |
| Fri, Sep 01, 2017 | 10D | Unlikely winner at the Masters | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Sat, Jun 17, 2017 | 38A | One might be a "n00b" | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 15, 2017 | 6D | Dilettante | Richard F. Mausser | Shortz |
| Sat, Mar 25, 2017 | 8D | ___ hour | Sam Ezersky and David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Fri, Jun 20, 2014 | 33A | Inexperienced | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 29, 2012 | 5D | Like hams | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 18, 2011 | 67A | Do-it-yourselfer | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 04, 2008 | 38D | Dabbler | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | 46D | Hobbyist | Michael Langwald | Shortz |
| Sat, Oct 20, 2007 | 11D | Pan American Games participant | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Thu, Jan 11, 2007 | 26A | Not in it for the money | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Mon, Feb 28, 2005 | 10D | Not an expert | Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
| Thu, May 08, 2003 | 12D | Hobbyist | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Fri, Oct 25, 1996 | 56A | Do-it-yourselfer | M. Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Fri, May 12, 1995 | 24D | Beginner | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Sat, Mar 18, 1995 | 38D | Do-it-yourselfer | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Thu, Feb 16, 1995 | 38D | College athlete | Christopher Hurt | Shortz |
| Tue, Sep 20, 1994 | 20A | Not an expert | Christopher Page | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 09, 1994 | 3D | Dabbler | Randolph Ross | Shortz |