| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sun, Oct 30, 2022 | 75D | Cellist who performed at the Biden/Harris inauguration | Addison Snell | Shortz |
| Tue, Oct 08, 2019 | 47D | Cellist at Obama's first inauguration | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
| Tue, Sep 17, 2019 | 46D | Virtuoso taking a bow before a performance? | Paul Coulter | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 27, 2018 | 41A | Foreign-born musician with a Presidential Medal of Freedom | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Wed, Nov 14, 2018 | 28A | Many-time Grammy-winning cellist | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
| Wed, Feb 28, 2018 | 4D | Classical musician whose given name is a toy | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Thu, Aug 10, 2017 | 21A | Musician whose first name is a toy | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun, Feb 05, 2017 | 86A | Classical musician with a Presidential Medal of Freedom | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2015 | 4D | Musician who performed at Obama's first inauguration | Natan Last | Shortz |
| Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 47D | Classical musician whose career has had its ups and downs? | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
| Mon, May 21, 2012 | 8D | Chinese-American virtuoso cellist | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
| Sun, Nov 06, 2011 | 87A | Musician who won a 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Thu, Nov 30, 2006 | 13D | Musician who takes a bow | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Sat, Sep 24, 2005 | 19A | Whom People magazine once named the world's "sexiest classical musician" | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Fri, Jun 14, 2002 | 42A | Chinese-American with 14 Grammys | Randolph Ross | Shortz |