| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2021 | 70D | 2003 best seller whose title is one letter different from a fantasy creature | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 13, 2018 | 13A | Christopher Paolini best seller | Alan DerKazarian | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 03, 2017 | 63D | Fantasy novel hero who rides the dragon Saphira | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Wed, Nov 02, 2016 | 27D | First novel in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 13, 2014 | 119A | Fantasy title character whose name is one letter different from the creature he rides | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
| Thu, Aug 19, 2010 | 46A | 2003 Christopher Paolini fantasy best seller | Kristian House | Shortz |
| Sun, May 25, 2008 | 110A | 2003 best-selling fantasy novel by teen author Christopher Paolini | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |