| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Wed, Jul 31, 2024 | 7D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Jackson Matz and Ben Matz | Fagliano |
| Wed, Jun 05, 2024 | 32A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | David Rockow | Fagliano |
| Sun, Mar 31, 2024 | 50A | ___ Palmas, Canary Islands | Spencer Leach | Fagliano |
| Tue, Feb 27, 2024 | 23A | ___ Vegas Aces (W.N.B.A. team) | Nate Cardin | Shortz |
| Tue, Jan 02, 2024 | 65D | ___ Vegas | Jeffrey Martinovic | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 30, 2023 | 21D | Sixth notes? | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 20, 2023 | 22A | Article in El Mundo | Michael Schlossberg | Shortz |
| Mon, Jun 05, 2023 | 20A | ___ Vegas, Nev. | Eric Rollfing | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 26, 2023 | 80A | The "L" of L.V. | David Karp | Shortz |
| Thu, Feb 02, 2023 | 65D | ___ Américas | Elise Corbin | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2022 | 31D | Much of "Deck the Halls" | Benji Goldsmith | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 14, 2022 | 13D | Part of L.V. | Jeff Chen and Jim Horne | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 14, 2022 | 53A | Steps on a scale? | Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan | Shortz |
| Mon, Mar 21, 2022 | 48D | ___ Vegas, Nev. | John Ewbank and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Tue, Dec 28, 2021 | 55A | ___ Palmas, city in the Canary Islands | Kathy Wienberg | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 10, 2021 | 1A | Syllables when you forget the words | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
| Wed, Oct 06, 2021 | 30D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Jules Markey | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 29, 2021 | 119D | ___ Palmas | Dory Mintz | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2021 | 4D | "___ Mañanitas" (Mexican birthday song) | Yacob Yonas | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 26, 2020 | 56A | ___ Vegas | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 19, 2020 | 26A | Refrain syllables in "Deck the Halls" | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 27, 2020 | 75A | Notes after sols | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
| Tue, May 19, 2020 | 30D | Vegas intro | Trent H. Evans | Shortz |
| Sun, May 10, 2020 | 64D | Each verse of "Deck the Halls" has 32 of them | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2020 | 51A | ___ Palmas, capital of Gran Canaria | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Fri, Mar 27, 2020 | 10A | "Deck the Halls" octet | Kyle Dolan | Shortz |
| Thu, Oct 03, 2019 | 66D | ___ Tres Vírgenes, highest mountain in Baja California Sur | Ricky Cruz | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 10, 2019 | 45A | California W.N.B.A. team, on scoreboards | Anna Gundlach and Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 07, 2019 | 67D | Vegas opener? | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 06, 2019 | 35A | "___ Mañanitas" (traditional Mexican birthday song) | Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 12, 2019 | 54A | Start of many Southwest place names | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 12, 2018 | 35A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 05, 2018 | 61D | ___ Vegas | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Mon, Jan 22, 2018 | 53A | "Leaving ___ Vegas" | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 02, 2017 | 51A | Part of U.N.L.V. | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 11, 2017 | 107D | ___ Palmas, Spain | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 06, 2017 | 45A | The Shangri-___ ("Leader of the Pack" group) | Lisa Loeb and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 12, 2017 | 50D | ___ Palmas (Spanish province) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Tue, Dec 13, 2016 | 62D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | David Alfred Bywaters | Shortz |
| Fri, Nov 11, 2016 | 23A | Start of some Southwest city names | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 13, 2016 | 9D | ___ Palmas (province of Spain) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
| Fri, Jul 08, 2016 | 28A | Article in El País | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 05, 2016 | 112D | "___ Meninas" (Velázquez painting) | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
| Sun, May 29, 2016 | 81A | Chorus line? | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
| Sat, May 21, 2016 | 49A | "I forget the words" sounds | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 26, 2015 | 51A | ___ Vegas | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 20, 2015 | 56D | Velázquez's "___ Meninas" | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Thu, May 14, 2015 | 1D | Things sung when you don't know the words | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
| Fri, May 01, 2015 | 41A | "___ Meninas" (Velázquez painting) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2015 | 28A | Oaxaca article | David Phillips | Shortz |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2015 | 32D | What Vegas doesn't have? | Will Treece | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 10, 2015 | 26A | Vocalist's warm-up run | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 04, 2015 | 129A | Spanish article | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
| Wed, Dec 10, 2014 | 1D | Word in Spanish place names | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 07, 2014 | 33A | ___ Vegas | Matt Skoczen and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 31, 2014 | 116A | ___ Islas Filipinas | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 19, 2014 | 36A | "Leaving ___ Vegas" | Sam Buchbinder | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 19, 2014 | 55A | ___ Palmas, Spain | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 10, 2014 | 39D | Part of U.N.L.V. | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
| Fri, Jun 06, 2014 | 38A | Diego Rivera's "___ Sandías" | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 05, 2014 | 35D | ___ Américas | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
| Mon, Apr 21, 2014 | 11A | The "L" of U.N.L.V. | John Lieb | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 04, 2014 | 48A | Sol mates? | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel | Shortz |
| Thu, Mar 20, 2014 | 49D | Velázquez's "___ Meninas" | Victor Barocas | Shortz |
| Wed, Dec 04, 2013 | 38A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 09, 2013 | 8D | ___ Palmas | Michael Ashley | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 01, 2013 | 93A | Arizona's ___ Cienegas National Conservation Area | John Farmer | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 31, 2013 | 9D | Velázquez's "___ Meninas" | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 03, 2013 | 4D | ___ Palmas | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
| Wed, May 15, 2013 | 41A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | David Sullivan | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 10, 2012 | 13A | ___ Vegas | Michael David | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 25, 2012 | 50D | Part of U.N.L.V. | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 04, 2012 | 117D | ___ Palmas, Spain | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Mon, Feb 27, 2012 | 24A | ___ Vegas | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 25, 2012 | 6D | Chorus syllables | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
| Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 51A | ___ Palmas | Mark Feldman | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 65D | ___ Noticias (New York Hispanic paper) | David Poole | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 28, 2011 | 48A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Tom Baring | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 41D | ___ Piedras, P.R. | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 23A | Jalisco article | Tim Croce | Shortz |
| Mon, May 16, 2011 | 6D | ___ Vegas | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
| Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 6D | ___ Cruces | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 23, 2011 | 57D | Vegas opening? | Chris A. McGlothlin | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 28, 2010 | 101A | Vegas opening? | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
| Mon, Aug 16, 2010 | 64A | ___ Vegas | Andrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 15, 2010 | 29A | Sol mates? | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 18, 2010 | 9D | ___ Cruces | Robert W. Harris | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 45A | Syllables sung by Figaro | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
| Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 57D | The Shangri-___ ("Leader of the Pack" group) | Robert Cirillo | Shortz |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2009 | 49A | ___ Palmas, capital of the Canary Islands | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Tue, Dec 15, 2009 | 28D | Refrain syllables | Steve Dobis | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | 34A | Vegas intro? | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | 57D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 16, 2008 | 6D | ___ Tres Marías (Mexican islands) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Mon, Aug 11, 2008 | 61A | ___ Vegas | Thomas Heilman | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 20, 2008 | 7D | Part of U.N.L.V. | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
| Wed, May 14, 2008 | 42D | Scale syllables | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
| Tue, Nov 14, 2006 | 6D | ___ Palmas | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
| Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | 43A | Vegas opening? | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Wed, Jun 28, 2006 | 36D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Myles Callum | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 15, 2006 | 1A | Much of "Deck the Halls" | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 27, 2006 | 1D | Scale notes | George Barany and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 06, 2006 | 53D | Musical syllables | Ed Early | Shortz |
| Mon, Oct 10, 2005 | 1D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Holden Baker | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 02, 2005 | 111D | Vegas opening | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 10, 2005 | 49A | Steps on the scale | Con Pederson | Shortz |
| Mon, Jun 27, 2005 | 59D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | Shortz |
| Sun, Jun 06, 2004 | 70D | ___ Palmas | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Sun, Apr 11, 2004 | 69A | Singer's warm-up syllables | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 08, 2004 | 87A | Vegas opener | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 18, 2004 | 59A | Singer's filler | Arlan and Linda Bushman | Shortz |
| Wed, Oct 08, 2003 | 32D | ___ Cruces | Peter Sarrett | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 06, 2003 | 55A | ___ Cruces | Jay Livingston | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 05, 2003 | 24A | Syllables sung in place of unknown words | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 04, 2003 | 11D | Refrain from singing? | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 16, 2002 | 1A | ___ Vegas | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 07, 2002 | 93D | Part of U.N.L.V. | Lloyd E. Pollet | Shortz |
| Mon, Jun 24, 2002 | 44A | "Leaving ___ Vegas" | Trip Payne | Shortz |
| Sun, Aug 12, 2001 | 34A | Start of some Spanish place names | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 14, 2001 | 33D | Parts of some choruses | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Tue, May 15, 2001 | 61D | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Jon Delfin | Shortz |
| Tue, Apr 03, 2001 | 56D | Part of U.N.L.V. | Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
| Tue, Feb 20, 2001 | 25D | Syllables meaning "I forgot the words" | Steven Dorfman | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 14, 2001 | 124D | Much of "Deck the Halls" | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 08, 2000 | 1D | ___ Vegas | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 08, 2000 | 36A | Vegas opening | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 05, 2000 | 27A | Part of U.N.L.V. | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
| Fri, Feb 25, 2000 | 19A | Spanish article | William S. Cotter | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 17, 1999 | 42D | ___ Animas, Colo. | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 29, 1999 | 28A | ___ Palmas | Adam Cohen | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 07, 1998 | 56D | ___ Vegas | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 01, 1998 | 63A | ___ Tunas, Cuba | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 13, 1998 | 19A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 20, 1998 | 12D | Song syllables | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 16, 1998 | 34D | Andalusian article | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 11, 1998 | 30D | Carol syllables | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
| Wed, Feb 25, 1998 | 41D | Vegas opener | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Mon, Nov 03, 1997 | 52A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 01, 1997 | 63D | Some mindless singing | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 12, 1997 | 29A | Vegas opening | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1997 | 3D | Vegas opening | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Fri, Mar 07, 1997 | 21D | Musical notes | Jeff Herrington | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | 19A | Singing syllables | J. Schmalzbach | Shortz |
| Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | 46A | ___ Vegas | M. Huret | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 06, 1996 | 55D | ___ Vegas | F. Heaney | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 28, 1995 | 8D | ___ Cruces | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 09, 1995 | 51A | ___ Tunas, Cuba | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 05, 1995 | 42A | Musical notes | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
| Fri, Jun 30, 1995 | 13D | ___ Palmas | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 13, 1995 | 18D | ___ Vegas | Trip Payne | Shortz |
| Wed, May 24, 1995 | 66A | Article in a periódico | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 07, 1995 | 44A | Song syllables | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
| Tue, Jan 31, 1995 | 48A | ___ Palmas, Spain | Albert J. Klaus | Shortz |
| Fri, Dec 09, 1994 | 46A | Musical notes | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 05, 1994 | 24A | ___ Vegas | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 27, 1994 | 103A | Musical notes | Jacques Liwer | Shortz |
| Sun, May 08, 1994 | 72A | Much of "Deck the Halls" | Ralph G. Beaman | Shortz |
| Fri, May 06, 1994 | 55D | Scale notes | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 21, 1994 | 55A | ___ Palmas, Canary Islands | Timothy S. Lewis | Shortz |
| Tue, Mar 22, 1994 | 22A | ___ Cruces, N.M. | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
| Thu, Jan 13, 1994 | 24A | ___ Palmas, Spain | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 06, 1993 | 40D | ___Palmas (Canary Islands seaport) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |