| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Tue, Jan 04, 2022 | 39D | Make it well known that you know someone well-known well | David Bukszpan | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 08, 2017 | 8D | Say "When I was with my good friend Barack last week ...," e.g. | Dan Flanagan | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 28, 2016 | 88D | Say "When I met the Dalai Lama last year," say | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
| Wed, May 15, 2013 | 27A | Try to impress at a party, say | David Sullivan | Shortz |
| Fri, Dec 28, 2012 | 9D | Try to impress by association | Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
| Tue, May 17, 2011 | 3D | Imply ties with V.I.P.'s | John Farmer | Shortz |
| Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 35D | Try to impress in a conversation, say | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 17, 2004 | 59A | Try to impress, in a way | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Wed, Sep 22, 1999 | 2D | Attempt to impress, as in conversation | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Wed, Mar 29, 1995 | 40A | Attempt to impress, as in conversation | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |