| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Wed, Oct 02, 2024 | 1A | Best of the best | Luke K. Schreiber | Fagliano |
| Mon, Sep 16, 2024 | 43D | Highest-quality | Robert Corridan | Fagliano |
| Mon, Oct 02, 2023 | 43D | Second to none | Alexandria Mason | Shortz |
| Thu, Sep 08, 2022 | 8D | First-rate | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 27, 2020 | 6D | Of the utmost quality | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
| Sat, Jun 08, 2019 | 13D | Descriptor for a police force | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
| Mon, Sep 12, 2016 | 21D | Of the highest quality | Victor Fleming and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 09, 2014 | 50A | Crème de la crème | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 01, 2011 | 30A | N.Y.P.D. descriptor | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 24, 2007 | 117A | Pick of the litter | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
| Sun, Apr 29, 2007 | 48D | Police epithet, with "the" | Henry Hook | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 04, 2001 | 20D | N.Y.P.D. description | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 03, 2000 | 91D | Most exquisite | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 08, 1998 | 35A | Tops in quality | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 16, 1996 | 45A | Better than better | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |