| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
| Thu Nov 9, 2023 | 35D | Academic's credential | Simeon Seigel |
| Wed Apr 26, 2023 | 28D | Indication of learnedness, for short | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| Sat Feb 18, 2023 | 54A | Many a prof (3) | Kameron Austin Collins |
| Tue Feb 7, 2023 | 5D | Third degree? (5) | Ellen Leuschner |
| Thu Jan 19, 2023 | 28D | High degree (9) | Daniel Bodily |
| Mon Oct 3, 2022 | 22D | Hood wearer at a graduation, for short | Sarah Sinclair |
| Mon Mar 21, 2022 | 43A | Academic's degree | John Ewbank and Jeff Chen |
| Thu Mar 17, 2022 | 36D | Many a prof has one | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen |
| Sun Feb 6, 2022 | 1A | Goal for many a T.A. | Stephen McCarthy |
| Tue Nov 16, 2021 | 44A | Many a college prof | Drew Schmenner |
| Sat Oct 16, 2021 | 52D | Utmost degree? | Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard |
| Sun Aug 15, 2021 | 117D | Prof's degree (3) | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
| Mon Nov 30, 2020 | 72A | Professor's deg. | Emma Craven-Matthews |
| Wed Nov 4, 2020 | 43A | Reward for a successful defense, in brief | Jack Murtagh |
| Mon Oct 5, 2020 | 43D | Goal after a master's, for short | Evan Mahnken |
| Mon Jan 6, 2020 | 34D | Woodrow Wilson was the only U.S. president to have one | Tess Davison and Kathy Lowden |
| Fri Sep 20, 2019 | 35A | Master's follower | Luke Vaughn |
| Wed Jul 17, 2019 | 9D | Queen guitarist Brian May has one in astrophysics | Ada Nicolle |
| Sat May 4, 2019 | 5D | Candidate's goal, for short | Mark Diehl |
| Wed Jan 23, 2019 | 46D | Successful defender, in academia | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| Mon Dec 10, 2018 | 43A | High degree (9) | Alex Eylar |
| Thu Jan 25, 2018 | 31D | Goal of many a candidate | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| Thu Nov 23, 2017 | 43D | High degree (9) | Howard Barkin |
| Tue Aug 15, 2017 | 11A | Deg. that requires a defense | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| Sun Oct 30, 2016 | 95A | Woodrow Wilson was the only U.S. prez to have one | Caleb Madison |
| Sun Aug 21, 2016 | 64A | Result of many years of study, for short | Kathy Matheson and Jeff Chen |
| Sun Jul 10, 2016 | 75D | Nth degree? (2) | Patrick Berry |
| Mon May 23, 2016 | 61D | Prof's degree (3) | Ori Brian |
| Mon Apr 20, 2015 | 7D | "Mr. Jock, TV quiz ___, bags few lynx" (classic pangram) | Tom McCoy |
| Wed Jun 4, 2014 | 33D | Deg. held by Woodrow Wilson | Jim Hilger |
| Tue Dec 17, 2013 | 5D | M.A. follow-up, maybe | Paula Gamache |
| Sun Nov 24, 2013 | 57A | Advanced deg. (4) | Gary Cee |
| Fri Jun 21, 2013 | 50A | T.A.'s pursuit, maybe | Michael Sharp |
| Thu Jul 12, 2012 | 31D | Ultimate degree? | Pawel Fludzinski |
| Mon Jun 4, 2012 | 5D | What an M.A. might go on to earn | John R. O'Brien |
| Mon May 21, 2012 | 14D | Deg. for a prof | Ian Livengood |
| Tue May 15, 2012 | 22A | Scholar's deg. | Susan Gelfand |
| Mon Apr 23, 2012 | 1D | Advanced deg. (4) | Michael David |
| Wed Feb 15, 2012 | 35D | High degree (9) | Peter A. Collins |
| Fri Sep 2, 2011 | 32A | A good defense may result in it, briefly | Tim Croce |
| Mon Aug 1, 2011 | 30A | Degree after an M.A., perhaps | Joel Fagliano |
| Tue Jun 21, 2011 | 37A | Woodrow Wilson is the only U.S. president to have one | Kelsey Boes |
| Fri Nov 26, 2010 | 37A | Many a prof (3) | Gary Steinmehl |
| Sun May 16, 2010 | 98A | The nth degree? (2) | Matt Ginsberg |
| Tue May 4, 2010 | 4D | Advanced deg. (4) | Doug Peterson |
| Tue Mar 16, 2010 | 33D | Third degree? (5) | Paula Gamache |
| Sat Feb 27, 2010 | 4D | Goal of some candidates | Patrick John Duggan |
| Sun Feb 7, 2010 | 40D | High degree (9) | Patrick Berry |
| Wed Jul 30, 2008 | 49A | ___ candidate | Elizabeth A. Long |
| Sun Jul 15, 2007 | 53D | Significant degree? | Patrick Berry |
| Sun Jun 24, 2007 | 73A | High degree (9) | Eric Berlin |
| Fri May 11, 2007 | 24A | Thesis defender's prize, maybe | Patrick Berry |
| Thu Dec 14, 2006 | 4D | Many a prof. (3) | Ed Early |
| Wed Jun 14, 2006 | 58D | High degree (9) | Lisa Wiseman |
| Thu Dec 22, 2005 | 33D | Third degree, often | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sun Nov 14, 2004 | 50D | High degree (9) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Thu Aug 12, 2004 | 45A | Higher degree? | David J. Kahn |
| Mon Nov 3, 2003 | 42A | Prof.'s degree (3) | Marjorie Berg |
| Mon Nov 4, 2002 | 26A | Third degree? (5) | Peter Gordon |
| Thu Jul 18, 2002 | 10D | What a candidate might go for | Kevin McCann |
| Fri Jul 5, 2002 | 18A | High degree (9) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tue Sep 25, 2001 | 34D | Acad. honor | A. J. Santora |
| Thu Mar 22, 2001 | 21D | Quite a scholar, for short | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Fri Feb 23, 2001 | 28D | A grad may be working on it | Joe DiPietro |
| Sun Jan 21, 2001 | 72A | University offering | Con Pederson |
| Sun Dec 3, 2000 | 4D | Researcher's goal, maybe | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sat Apr 29, 2000 | 32D | University conferral | Patrick D. Berry |
| Wed Dec 29, 1999 | 39A | Pres. Wilson held one | Robert O. Dillman |
| Sun Jun 13, 1999 | 42D | Oft-framed document | Rich Norris |
| Wed Dec 16, 1998 | 11A | Highest deg. | Nancy Salomon |
| Wed Dec 17, 1997 | 25A | Third degree? (5) | Michael S. Maurer |
| Sun Dec 14, 1997 | 15D | Scholarly type | Nancy Salomon |
| Sat Aug 23, 1997 | 52A | Master's follower, maybe | Rich Norris |
| Mon Mar 31, 1997 | 60A | Prof's deg. | Janet R. Bender |
| Fri Feb 7, 1997 | 5D | Scholar's goal | R. Norris |
| Sat Sep 16, 1995 | 50A | Nth degree (2) | Bryant White |
| Thu Nov 17, 1994 | 1D | Advanced deg. (4) | Rich Norris |
| Fri Oct 21, 1994 | 22D | Third degree? (5) | Mark Diehl |
| Thu Sep 1, 1994 | 49A | The nth degree? (2) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thu Jun 2, 1994 | 55D | Degree of distinction | Harvey Estes |
| Fri Feb 18, 1994 | 51D | Reward for yrs. of study | Manny Nosowsky |