| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sun, Oct 29, 2023 | 40A | Thumbs-up (SATEEN) | Alina Abidi | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 11, 2022 | 30D | Agree | Ailee Yoshida | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 18, 2022 | 27A | Give the nod | Katie Hale | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 02, 2022 | 47D | Give the go-ahead | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
| Thu, Mar 31, 2022 | 23A | Thumbs-up | Oliver Roeder | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 11, 2021 | 7D | OK | Mark MacLachlan | Shortz |
| Sat, Jun 06, 2020 | 58A | Indicate agreement | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 08, 2019 | 102D | Give the green light | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 28, 2017 | 6D | Green light | David Kwong | Shortz |
| Thu, May 04, 2017 | 11D | "Aye," e.g. | Loren Muse Smith and Tracy Gray | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 20, 2016 | 72A | Yes vote | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
| Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | 29D | Eager (to) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 07, 2016 | 66A | What initials on something may signify | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Tue, Sep 22, 2015 | 73A | Say yes | Victor Barocas and Tom Pepper | Shortz |
| Wed, May 20, 2015 | 50D | Nod of the head, say | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 31, 2014 | 95D | Green light | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 09, 2014 | 44D | Yes | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 21, 2013 | 7D | Say so | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 04, 2012 | 58D | Go-ahead | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 10, 2008 | 64A | Yes | Bill Zais | Shortz |
| Mon, Jan 14, 2008 | 12D | Concurrence | Robert Dillman | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 22, 2007 | 43D | Yes | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
| Mon, Feb 06, 2006 | 54A | Agree (to) | Sheldon Benardo | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 04, 2006 | 60A | O.K. | Philip C. Ordway | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 04, 2005 | 37A | Go-ahead | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Thu, Aug 05, 2004 | 6D | Say yes | Seth Abel | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 11, 2002 | 13D | Nod | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Fri, May 10, 2002 | 11D | Thumbs-up | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Wed, Apr 18, 2001 | 46A | Say "A-O.K." | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
| Fri, Jan 12, 2001 | 42A | Nod | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
| Sat, Dec 09, 2000 | 14D | Ratification | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Mon, Sep 04, 2000 | 48D | Concurrence | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 12, 2000 | 10D | What a stamp may indicate | Greg Staples | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 21, 1999 | 26D | Give the nod | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1998 | 19A | Green light | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 21, 1997 | 56A | O.K. | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
| Mon, Jul 03, 1995 | 23A | Give the nod | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Mon, Jun 26, 1995 | 41A | Say yes | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
| Sun, May 22, 1994 | 71D | O.K. | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Tue, Nov 30, 1993 | 45A | "Yessir," e.g. | Joel Davajan | Shortz |