| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sun, Feb 18, 2024 | 7D | "My concern is …" | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 15, 2023 | 5D | "What's worrying is …" | David Harris | Shortz |
| Wed, Mar 01, 2023 | 62A | Worrier's words | Aaron M. Rosenberg | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 12, 2023 | 27A | "The bad news is …" | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 26, 2021 | 53D | Worrier's opening words | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 11, 2020 | 8D | Lead-in to a letdown | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2020 | 51D | "What concerns me is ..." | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 23, 2017 | 8D | Lead-in to bad news | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2015 | 28A | Lead-in to bad news | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 20, 2014 | 30D | "Sadly ..." | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 01, 2006 | 106D | Start to a bit of bad news | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 04, 2005 | 122D | "Alas ..." | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper | Shortz |
| Mon, Nov 20, 1995 | 31D | "___ the worst ..." | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |