| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Mon, Apr 15, 2024 | 13D | The word, in a saying | Amanda Winters | Fagliano |
| Sun, Aug 27, 2023 | 116D | Keep ___ | Rich Katz | Shortz |
| Mon, Mar 27, 2023 | 40D | Closemouthed | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart | Shortz |
| Tue, Jan 18, 2022 | 20A | It's "the word" | Kate Schutzengel | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2021 | 15D | Shh ... it's the word! | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2020 | 64D | Closemouthed | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 10, 2019 | 15A | Silent | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 26, 2019 | 29D | Quiet | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
| Sat, Mar 24, 2018 | 34A | Queen ___ | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Tue, Feb 06, 2018 | 66A | Closemouthed | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
| Wed, Dec 06, 2017 | 41D | Mother's Day flower, in Australia | Clive Probert | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 03, 2017 | 113D | Closemouthed | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 25, 2016 | 41A | Tight-lipped | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
| Wed, May 11, 2016 | 23A | Closemouthed | Pawel Fludzinski | Shortz |
| Tue, Nov 10, 2015 | 39D | Tight-lipped | Will Treece | Shortz |
| Wed, Apr 29, 2015 | 32A | Quiet | Daniel Landman | Shortz |
| Sat, Jun 28, 2014 | 50A | On the q.t. | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
| Tue, Nov 01, 2011 | 41A | It's "the word" | Kristian House | Shortz |
| Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 41D | Not saying a thing | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | 25A | Not talking | Barry Boone | Shortz |
| Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | 1A | Tight-lipped | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
| Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | 11A | "The word" | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 25, 2007 | 32D | Clammed up | Myles Callum | Shortz |
| Sun, May 27, 2007 | 108D | Closemouthed | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Fri, Apr 14, 2006 | 11D | Buttoned up | James E. Buell | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 01, 2006 | 119D | Queen ___ | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Mon, Apr 11, 2005 | 42A | Closemouthed | Norma Steinberg | Shortz |
| Mon, May 24, 2004 | 8D | Silent | Frederick J. Healy | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 15, 2003 | 1A | Not telling | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Wed, Feb 06, 2002 | 10A | England's Queen ___ | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Fri, Aug 17, 2001 | 11A | Queen ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 25, 2001 | 1A | Britain's Queen ___ | Trip Payne | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 16, 2000 | 7D | Big bloom | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Thu, Jun 22, 2000 | 6D | Tight-lipped | Robert B. Baker | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 29, 1999 | 20A | Closemouthed | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
| Fri, May 15, 1998 | 41A | Uncommunicative | John Wolting | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 25, 1998 | 33A | Saying nothing | Dave Tuller | Shortz |
| Sat, Jun 07, 1997 | 41A | Member of a British family | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
| Wed, Nov 02, 1994 | 62D | Mother's flower? | Harvey Estes | Shortz |