| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Fri, Dec 08, 2023 | 8D | Defenses are prepared for them | Robert Logan | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 09, 2023 | 102A | Ph.D. projects | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
| Mon, Mar 08, 2021 | 61A | Writings of Ph.D. candidates | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
| Sat, Aug 24, 2019 | 66A | Works for a university, maybe | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 16, 2016 | 9D | Hurdles for Ph.D.s | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Sun, Dec 13, 2015 | 52D | Professors' reading | Tracy Gray and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Mon, Dec 29, 2008 | 40A | 95 things posted by Martin Luther | Kevin Donovan | Shortz |
| Mon, Jul 28, 2008 | 22D | Dissertations | Roger Baiocchi | Shortz |
| Tue, Jun 12, 2007 | 13D | Postdocs often publish them | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
| Fri, Dec 19, 2003 | 20A | Research papers | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 08, 2003 | 46D | Important papers | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Thu, May 16, 2002 | 46D | Some papers | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 03, 2002 | 77A | Luther had 95 | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Wed, May 12, 1999 | 18D | Masters' papers | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Fri, Oct 23, 1998 | 45D | Requirements for some degrees | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Thu, Mar 09, 1995 | 45D | Propositions | Alex Vaughn | Shortz |
| Sun, Jan 09, 1994 | 96D | Luther's postings | Mel Rosen | Shortz |