| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Mon, Sep 23, 2024 | 1D | Was given no choice | Freddie Cheng | Fagliano |
| Wed, Mar 20, 2024 | 13D | Was left with no other choice | E. M. Capassakis | Fagliano |
| Fri, Sep 01, 2023 | 50A | Was committed | Robert Logan | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 12, 2022 | 49D | Was given no other option | Will Nediger | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 08, 2019 | 32A | Was given no other option | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
| Tue, Dec 11, 2018 | 27D | Couldn't say no | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | 28D | Couldn't help but | Scot Ober and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 21, 2018 | 88D | Saw no alternative | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
| Fri, Oct 14, 2016 | 51A | Lacked options | Natan Last | Shortz |
| Mon, Sep 21, 2015 | 13D | Couldn't say no | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 02, 2013 | 26A | Wasn't given a choice | Tom Heilman | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 16, 2013 | 23A | Couldn't help but | Michael David | Shortz |
| Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | 43A | "You ___ be there" | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | 49A | Was compelled | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
| Tue, Feb 06, 2007 | 22D | "It ___ Be You" | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
| Thu, Feb 10, 2005 | 53D | Couldn't help but | Frank Longo | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 07, 2003 | 110D | Couldn't not | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 02, 2003 | 112A | "If I ___ guess ..." | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Mon, Jan 21, 2002 | 25A | Was forced | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Thu, Sep 06, 2001 | 37D | Wasn't given a choice | Frank Longo | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 23, 2000 | 12D | "Couldn't help it!" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Thu, May 25, 1995 | 5D | Couldn't get out of it | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 02, 1994 | 16A | "It ___ Be You" | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 30, 1993 | 45D | "It___Be You" (Kahn-Jones hit) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |