| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Thu, Sep 25, 2014 | 20A | Czech playwright who coined the word "robot" | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
| Thu, Jul 18, 2013 | 17A | Author of sci-fi's "War With the Newts" | Todd Gross and David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 38A | "War With the Newts" novelist, 1936 | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
| Fri, Feb 27, 2009 | 29D | "The Insect Play" playwright | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 17, 2004 | 48D | Karel ___, writer who coined the word "robot" | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sat, Mar 06, 2004 | 23A | Writer who coined the word "robot" | Ed Early | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 13, 1999 | 49D | "The Life of the Insects" playwright | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Mon, Apr 15, 1996 | 22D | "R.U.R." dramatist | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
| Sat, Sep 16, 1995 | 45A | "Meteor" writer | Bryant White | Shortz |