| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 10, 2018 | 15A | Least believable | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 17, 2018 | 39D | Unlikeliest to be bought | Jules Markey | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 13, 2014 | 125A | Least plausible | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
| Thu, Oct 04, 2012 | 20A | Like the worst excuse | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 43D | Least plausible, as an excuse | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
| Fri, May 15, 2009 | 3D | Like the worst of excuses | Xan Vongsathorn | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | 45D | Least convincing | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2005 | 9A | Unlikeliest to be bought | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 16, 2005 | 43D | Most contrived | Con Pederson | Shortz |
| Sat, Mar 23, 2002 | 9A | Least satisfactory | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
| Fri, Jan 18, 2002 | 21A | Most halting | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 05, 1993 | 92D | Unlikeliest, as an alibi | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |