| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Thu, Nov 09, 2023 | 34A | Two-handed gesture | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 29, 2023 | 49A | Storm warning, maybe | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 29, 2023 | 13A | Respond quickly, as to criticism, with "back" | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 23, 2022 | 33D | It goes hand to hand | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
| Sun, Apr 10, 2022 | 73A | Quickly join hands? | David W. Tuffs | Shortz |
| Sun, May 16, 2021 | 97A | Loud, sharp sound | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 16, 2021 | 8D | Keep time, in a way | Tom Pepper | Shortz |
| Fri, Sep 25, 2020 | 1D | Keep the beat, in a way | Rachel Fabi | Shortz |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2020 | 50D | Applaud | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 01, 2020 | 32D | Put your hands together | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
| Fri, Oct 11, 2019 | 52A | Give someone a hand | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
| Mon, Jul 22, 2019 | 23A | Applaud | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 23, 2019 | 106D | ___ eyes on (see) | David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 06, 2019 | 8D | Keep time with the beat, maybe | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Sun, May 19, 2019 | 35D | Give it up, so to speak | Natan Last | Shortz |
| Mon, Sep 24, 2018 | 32D | Applaud | Michael Black | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | 24D | Give someone a hand | Scot Ober and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Fri, Jul 06, 2018 | 47D | Thunderous sound | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
| Thu, May 17, 2018 | 1A | Give one a hand | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Fri, Mar 30, 2018 | 53D | Thunderous sound | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
| Mon, Jan 22, 2018 | 16A | Applaud | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 11, 2017 | 7D | Go hand to hand? | George Barany and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 12, 2017 | 1D | Give it up, so to speak | Elayne Boosler and Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Fri, Jun 02, 2017 | 26D | Sound in a storm | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 29, 2016 | 55D | Show one's appreciation, in a way | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 13, 2016 | 79A | What fans do | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 09, 2016 | 1A | Loud sound in a storm | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
| Fri, Jun 03, 2016 | 8D | Thunderous noise | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
| Fri, Nov 13, 2015 | 5A | Flamenco sound | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Fri, Jul 24, 2015 | 31D | Honor an honoree, say | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Fri, May 29, 2015 | 5A | Thunderous sound | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Thu, May 28, 2015 | 30A | Show of hands? | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 13, 2014 | 66A | Go hand to hand? | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
| Thu, Mar 06, 2014 | 55D | Pat-a-cake element | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
| Thu, Feb 20, 2014 | 1D | Make some noise | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 03, 2013 | 15A | Put one's hands together | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas | Shortz |
| Mon, Mar 12, 2012 | 34D | Applaud | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Sat, Dec 25, 2010 | 54D | Give a hand? | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
| Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 17A | Applaud | David Poole | Shortz |
| Tue, May 04, 2010 | 34D | Sound of thunder | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
| Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 6A | Show appreciation, in a way | Andrea Carla Michaels and Peter L. Stein | Shortz |
| Sat, May 30, 2009 | 34A | Summon a servant, maybe | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
| Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | 15A | ... thunder | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 17, 2008 | 60D | Loud, abrupt sound | Henry Hook | Shortz |
| Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | 16A | Show approval, in a way | Larry Shearer | Shortz |
| Mon, Apr 24, 2006 | 51D | Applaud | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 20, 2005 | 121A | Show appreciation | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 22, 2005 | 2D | Keep time, in a way | Verna Suit | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 24, 2004 | 58A | Join hands? | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 02, 2004 | 46A | Thunderous sound | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Thu, May 27, 2004 | 56D | Fan sound | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 28, 2003 | 2D | Express approval, in a way | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 31, 2003 | 41D | Mark time, in a way | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Wed, Dec 04, 2002 | 4A | Give a hand | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 16, 2000 | 5A | Thunder sound | Mitch Komro | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 01, 2000 | 129D | Express approval | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
| Sat, May 27, 2000 | 55A | Very loud sound | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Fri, Mar 31, 2000 | 56D | Loud noise | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
| Tue, May 18, 1999 | 1A | Sound of thunder | Cynthia Joy Higgins | Shortz |
| Wed, Oct 21, 1998 | 37A | Express glee | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
| Wed, May 06, 1998 | 67A | Thunderpeal | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 24, 1998 | 53A | Join hands? | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 14, 1997 | 4D | Sound of shutters in the wind | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1997 | 7D | Thank the singer | Alan Jay Weiss | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 07, 1997 | 6A | Applaud | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
| Tue, Mar 04, 1997 | 62D | Bit of thunder | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | 7A | Show appreciation | W. R. Williams | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 02, 1996 | 16A | Show appreciation at a concert | D. L. Wilk | Shortz |
| Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | 61D | Thunder sound | G. E. Paul | Shortz |
| Fri, Nov 15, 1996 | 30D | Switch activator, sometimes | R. Norris | Shortz |
| Thu, Aug 29, 1996 | 22A | Show one's appreciation | R. Ross | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 18, 1996 | 1A | Applaud | E. C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 24, 1996 | 36A | Turn on the lights, in a way | M. Shenk | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 11, 1995 | 1A | Applaud | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sun, May 28, 1995 | 113A | Sudden noise | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
| Tue, Jan 17, 1995 | 31D | Applaud | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
| Mon, Nov 07, 1994 | 62A | Applaud | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
| Mon, Jul 25, 1994 | 51D | Keep time manually | Albert J. Klaus | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 06, 1994 | 1D | Storm sound | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |