| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
| Mon Feb 5, 2024 | 61D | "Don't text and drive" ad, e.g. | Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock |
| Tue Oct 17, 2023 | 52A | Free spot, in brief (2) | Dominic Grillo |
| Sun Jun 25, 2023 | 106A | Ad Council output, in brief | John Westwig |
| Fri Jun 23, 2023 | 55D | Pro bono promo | Kunal Nabar |
| Fri Apr 21, 2023 | 11D | "This is your brain on drugs" spot, e.g., in brief | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock |
| Fri Apr 7, 2023 | 7D | Free spot, for short (2) | Lindsey Hobbs |
| Sun Mar 5, 2023 | 38D | MADD ad, e.g. | John-Clark Levin |
| Mon Feb 27, 2023 | 11D | Free ad, for short (3) | David Rockow |
| Sun Feb 12, 2023 | 127A | Smokey spot, for short | Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson |
| Fri Dec 9, 2022 | 52A | "Knowing is half the battle" spot, in brief | Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu |
| Sat Oct 15, 2022 | 50A | Something a TV station may not earn money from, for short | John Hawksley |
| Sat Oct 8, 2022 | 31A | Free spot, in brief (2) | Kyle Dolan |
| Sun Mar 13, 2022 | 91A | Smoking spot, for short? | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| Wed Nov 24, 2021 | 59D | Nonprofit spot, in brief | Brandon Koppy |
| Tue Jun 1, 2021 | 11D | "Here's some important info ...," in brief | Finn Vigeland |
| Fri Mar 5, 2021 | 37A | Spot on advice? | Sridhar Bhagavathula |
| Thu Nov 19, 2020 | 21A | MADD ad, e.g., in brief | Derek J. Angell |
| Sat Sep 19, 2020 | 12D | TV "FYI," of a sort | Robyn Weintraub |
| Wed Sep 16, 2020 | 65D | Free ad, for short (3) | Paul Coulter |
| Sun Apr 5, 2020 | 80A | Educational TV spot, for short | Jim Peredo |
| Wed Jan 29, 2020 | 9D | Ad by MADD, e.g. | Jeremy Newton |
| Sun Jan 5, 2020 | 102A | Anti-bullying spot, for short | Will Nediger |
| Sun Nov 24, 2019 | 99D | "Don't text and drive" ad, e.g., in brief | Frank Longo |
| Thu Aug 8, 2019 | 22D | "Buckle Up, Dummies" ad, e.g. | Timothy Polin |
| Fri Jul 5, 2019 | 21A | Ad time filler, for short | Freddie Cheng |
| Wed Jun 26, 2019 | 64D | Spot for a good cause, for short | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| Sun Apr 14, 2019 | 40A | Road safety spot, e.g., for short | Will Nediger |
| Sun Sep 9, 2018 | 62D | Free TV spot, for short (2) | Hal Moore |
| Wed Aug 8, 2018 | 55D | "Don't drink and drive" ad, e.g. | Andrew Kingsley |
| Sat Dec 30, 2017 | 29A | "The More You Know" spot, e.g., for short | Damon Gulczynski |
| Tue Sep 19, 2017 | 61D | Smokey Bear was in an early one, for short | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| Sun Jun 18, 2017 | 7A | Free spot, for short (2) | Sam Trabucco |
| Sun Jun 4, 2017 | 64D | Fee-free spot, briefly | Tom McCoy |
| Thu May 25, 2017 | 39D | Anti-bullying ad, e.g., for short | Erik Agard |
| Tue May 9, 2017 | 23A | Amber Alert, e.g., for short | Peter A. Collins |
| Sat Apr 1, 2017 | 41A | Raiser of awareness, for short | Howard Barkin |
| Tue Mar 28, 2017 | 32A | "It gets better" spot, e.g., in brief | Ryan Milligan |
| Mon Feb 13, 2017 | 35D | Smokey Bear ad, e.g., for short | Brent Sverdloff and Michael Blake |
| Sun Jul 31, 2016 | 68A | Spot for vaccinations, for short? | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| Wed Nov 25, 2015 | 57D | Free TV ad, for short (3) | Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson |
| Sat Oct 31, 2015 | 52D | "It Can Wait" spot, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| Wed Sep 2, 2015 | 64A | "Don't text and drive" spot, for short | Kevin Christian and Bradley Wilber |
| Tue Jun 16, 2015 | 36D | Message from Smokey Bear, e.g., for short | Peter A. Collins |
| Wed May 20, 2015 | 48A | Awareness-raising spot, for short | Jacob Stulberg |
| Sun Jan 4, 2015 | 124A | Free ad, for short (3) | Finn Vigeland |
| Tue Sep 30, 2014 | 32A | Ad Council output, for short (2) | Kyle T. Dolan |
| Fri Feb 7, 2014 | 31D | Spot that may be on the environment, briefly | Ned White |
| Sun Dec 29, 2013 | 113A | Ad Council output, briefly | Joel Fagliano |
| Sat Oct 26, 2013 | 28A | Spot with a talking bear, maybe: Abbr. | Barry C. Silk |
| Tue Sep 17, 2013 | 12A | Free TV ad, for short (3) | Peter A. Collins |
| Mon Aug 5, 2013 | 41A | Free TV spot, for short (2) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Thu Jul 25, 2013 | 6A | Pro bono promo, for short | Patrick Blindauer |
| Sun Jun 2, 2013 | 39D | Smokey the Bear spot, e.g., for short | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Fri Dec 7, 2012 | 37D | Nonproduct ad, for short | Peter Wentz |
| Sun Aug 26, 2012 | 82A | Smokey the Bear spot, e.g., in brief | Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson |
| Sun Jun 10, 2012 | 43D | Antidrug ad, e.g., briefly | Xan Vongsathorn |
| Tue Jan 3, 2012 | 54A | Non-revenue-generating ad, for short | Allan E. Parrish |
| Thu Sep 1, 2011 | 26D | Ad Council output, for short (2) | Joel Fagliano |
| Thu Jun 30, 2011 | 8D | "Don't do drugs!" ad, e.g., for short | David Poole |
| Sun Jan 18, 2009 | 63D | Free TV ad, for short (3) | Randolph Ross |
| Thu Jun 23, 2005 | 41D | Unpaid TV ad: Abbr. | Courtenay Crocker III |
| Sat May 21, 2005 | 10D | Program interrupter, briefly | Rich Norris |
| Tue Oct 12, 2004 | 67A | Free TV spot: Abbr. | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Fri Mar 7, 1997 | 55D | Free TV ad: Abbr. | Jeff Herrington |