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2 results for SENSATION from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 16, 2017	46A	Hit	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Fri Aug 7, 1998	47A	Stir	Frank Longo	Shortz

1 result for SENSATION from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 31, 2015	Acrostic	M	Event generating a huge amount of buzz	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for SENSATION from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 14, 1990	35A	Tremendous success	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Fri Apr 27, 1984	39A	What 1969's Apollo 11 mission caused	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Jun 28, 1973	10D	Big splash	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 12, 1969	35A	Feeling.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 21, 1953	17A	A figurative bombshell.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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