| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Fri, Sep 06, 2024 | 29D | Was awful | Adrian Johnson | Fagliano |
| Mon, Jan 08, 2024 | 4D | Performed poorly, informally | Nate Cardin | Shortz |
| Wed, Aug 02, 2023 | 13D | Reeked | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
| Sun, Apr 30, 2023 | 18D | Reeked | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 12, 2023 | 72D | Was very ripe | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 13, 2019 | 74A | Word between "stink" and "stunk" in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" | Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 17, 2019 | 93D | Reeked | David Kwong | Shortz |
| Thu, Feb 15, 2018 | 33D | Was ripe | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 14, 2017 | 52D | Was lousy | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 30, 2008 | 23D | Exhibited signs of spoilage | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Sat, Apr 01, 2006 | 70A | Performed terribly, slangily | Kevan Choset and David Kwong | Shortz |
| Fri, Nov 04, 2005 | 30D | Was really awful | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 09, 2005 | 91A | Needed a bath | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Fri, Oct 03, 2003 | 27D | Was rotten | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 07, 1999 | 84D | Performed terribly | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Wed, Apr 17, 1996 | 36A | Looked suspicious | F. Heaney | Shortz |