| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Thu, Sep 08, 2022 | 55A | What to do "when you're not strong," in a 1972 hit | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
| Thu, Jan 30, 2020 | 74A | Classic Bill Withers song | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
| Thu, Oct 27, 2016 | 29A | #1 hit for Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1987) | Milo Beckman | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 39D | 1989 movie featuring principal Joe Clark | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
| Mon, Jul 11, 2011 | 41D | 1972 Bill Withers hit whose title precedes "when you're not strong" | Ellen Leuschner | Shortz |
| Fri, May 23, 2008 | 54A | 1989 film set in an inner-city high school | Patrick John Duggan | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 13, 2007 | 55A | 1989 film set at Eastside High | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 04, 2007 | 101A | 1989 high-school film based on a song title | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 29, 2006 | 50A | 1972 #1 hit with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load" | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 29, 1998 | 55A | 1989 feel-good film | Jim Page | Shortz |