| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Wed, Jun 28, 2023 | 23D | Finally | Matt Fuchs and Victor Sloan | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 05, 2022 | 30A | "Finally!" | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
| Fri, Feb 05, 2021 | 52A | Finally | Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 27, 2020 | 18D | Debut album for Etta James | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
| Mon, May 18, 2020 | 43A | "Finally!" | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
| Wed, Apr 01, 2020 | 36A | "It's about time!" | John Ficarra and Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Fri, Mar 22, 2019 | 24D | After a long wait | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Mon, Jul 09, 2018 | 13D | "Finally!" | John Lampkin | Shortz |
| Mon, Apr 09, 2018 | 46D | "I thought this day would never come!" | Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 14, 2018 | 89D | "Finally!" | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 15, 2016 | 54D | "Finally!" | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
| Fri, Jul 31, 2015 | 36A | Cry after a holdup | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 11, 2015 | 98D | "Finally!" | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 31A | Words of relief | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 18, 2012 | 3D | "It's about time!" | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 24, 2011 | 94D | Finally | Kurt Mueller | Shortz |
| Sun, May 01, 2011 | 58D | "It's about time!" | Xan Vongsathorn | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 07, 2010 | 19D | After much delay | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed, Dec 31, 2008 | 18D | "Finally!" | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 08, 2008 | 9A | Cry of relief | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2008 | 8A | Finally | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
| Tue, Mar 06, 2007 | 47A | "Finally!" | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 21, 2006 | 44D | Ultimately | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 16, 2006 | 45A | "This has been a long time coming!" | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
| Sat, Sep 30, 2006 | 24A | After much delay | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 24, 2006 | 60A | "It's about time!" | Mark Diehl and Kevin McCann | Shortz |
| Fri, May 26, 2006 | 43D | Cry after being held up | Mike Torch | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 17, 2005 | 6D | "Finally!" | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 03, 2005 | 43D | "Finally!" | David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 09, 2005 | 9D | "It's about time!" | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Mon, Nov 29, 2004 | 11D | "Finally!" | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 05, 2003 | 52A | Cry of relief | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Fri, Aug 08, 2003 | 19A | None too soon | Myles Callum | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 09, 2003 | 43D | Cry after a long wait | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 10, 2003 | 58A | Shout after waiting | Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 18, 2003 | 44A | "The wait is over!" | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
| Tue, Sep 03, 2002 | 45D | After much delay | Don West | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 10, 2002 | 30A | None too soon | Dana Motley | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 12, 2001 | 37A | "Finally!" | Alfio Micci | Shortz |
| Sat, Mar 03, 2001 | 6D | Exultant cry | Fraser Simpson | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 31, 2000 | 43D | Finally | Bill Zais | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 29, 2000 | 65A | "It's about time!" | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 01, 2000 | 46D | "It's about time!" | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 12, 2000 | 45D | "Finally!" | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1998 | 1D | "It's about time!" | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1998 | 20A | "Finally!" | Susan Smith | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 07, 1997 | 1A | Cry of relief | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Fri, Aug 22, 1997 | 31D | After a lengthy delay | Frank Longo | Shortz |
| Fri, Jul 26, 1996 | 29A | Finally | G. Newman | Shortz |
| Sat, May 13, 1995 | 55A | Finally | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
| Mon, Sep 26, 1994 | 23A | "Finally!" | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |