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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, October 10, 2009 | 44D | Range attraction | Natan Last |
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 16A | Cooking product | Joon Pahk |
| Thursday, April 23, 2009 | 38A | Redolence | Steve Dobis |
| Thursday, March 19, 2009 | 49A | Feature of an essential oil | Laura Sternberg |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2009 | 59A | Appetite stimulant | John Underwood |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | 51D | Bouquet of roses | Richard Chisholm |
| Sunday, October 12, 2008 | 16D | Oven emanation | Rich Norris |
| Monday, September 08, 2008 | 48D | Odor | Oliver Hill |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 9D | Coffee lure | Rob Cook |
| Monday, January 28, 2008 | 36A | Brewing coffee produces one | Michael Blake |
| Monday, December 31, 2007 | 3D | Enticing smell | Lynn Lempel |
| Tuesday, December 25, 2007 | 2D | Kitchen drawer? | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, December 16, 2007 | 97D | Kitchen attraction | David J. Kahn and Steve Kahn |
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 | 24D | Pipe tobacco has it | Joe Krozel |
| Sunday, October 07, 2007 | 52A | Factor in a wine rating | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 | 11D | Scent | C. W. Stewart |
| Sunday, September 03, 2006 | 107D | Bouquet | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| Monday, July 10, 2006 | 67A | Perfume | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2006 | 42D | It wafts | Adam G. Perl |
| Sunday, March 05, 2006 | 22A | Essence | Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar |
| Saturday, December 17, 2005 | 51A | Wine-tasting consideration | Patrick Berry |
| Saturday, November 05, 2005 | 33A | One hanging around the kitchen | Patrick Berry |
| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 | 15A | Something coffee has | Sarah Keller |
| Friday, October 21, 2005 | 27A | Patisserie output | Louis Hildebrand |
| Monday, September 12, 2005 | 61A | Smell | Michael Shteyman |
| Sunday, June 19, 2005 | 30D | Cook's drawer | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 | 60A | Sensory input | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, April 17, 2005 | 76D | Something in the air | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, March 31, 2005 | 35A | It comes from the kitchen | David Liben-Nowell |
| Monday, March 07, 2005 | 56A | Scent | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 | 60A | Therapeutic treatment, maybe | Norm Guggenbiller |
| Friday, August 13, 2004 | 52D | Dining room drawer | Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 | 17A | Wine bouquet | Kevan Choset |
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 | 132D | Bouquet | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 | 26D | Inviting smell | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, February 08, 2004 | 3D | Kitchen magnet? | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, October 16, 2003 | 62A | Flower shop bouquet | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, October 13, 2003 | 57A | Inviting odor | Eric Berlin |
| Friday, May 02, 2003 | 43A | Cooking evidence | Dana Motley |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2002 | 44A | Winetaster's criterion | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, June 12, 2002 | 7D | Bouquet | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais |
| Monday, June 10, 2002 | 28D | Wonderful smell | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Monday, June 03, 2002 | 16A | Oven emanation | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, February 05, 2002 | 67A | Indicator of freshness, perhaps | Alan J. Weiss |
| Monday, July 02, 2001 | 26A | Fragrance | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, May 16, 2001 | 55D | Something from the oven | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2000 | 51D | Redolence | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, December 11, 2000 | 8D | Skunk cabbage has a strong one | Myles Callum |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2000 | 3D | It may be picked up at Starbucks | Thomas W. Schier |
| Monday, October 16, 2000 | 16A | Fragrance | Mitch Komro |
| Wednesday, September 20, 2000 | 46D | Bouquet | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| Sunday, September 10, 2000 | 11D | Appetite arouser | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, March 07, 2000 | 1D | Sachet quality | John Greenman |
| Monday, March 06, 2000 | 16A | Bakery enticement | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, February 20, 2000 | 27A | It might be tempting | Trip Payne |
| Sunday, February 13, 2000 | 20A | Coffee allure | Bill Zais |
| Wednesday, January 12, 2000 | 11D | Bouquet | Greg Staples |
| Tuesday, October 12, 1999 | 7D | It may be picked up in a tobacco shop | Ed Early |
| Friday, August 13, 1999 | 32A | Character | Frances Hansen |
| Wednesday, July 28, 1999 | 38A | It makes good scents | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, July 27, 1999 | 2D | Cologne | Alfio Micci |
| Tuesday, July 20, 1999 | 22D | Fragrance | Joy L. Wouk |
| Wednesday, July 14, 1999 | 65A | A cigar has one | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, July 08, 1999 | 14A | Java waft | M. Francis Vuolo |
| Friday, November 06, 1998 | 11D | Pervasive quality | Bob Klahn |
| Wednesday, October 28, 1998 | 47D | Bouquet | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, September 13, 1998 | 10D | Reason to ask "What's cookin'?" | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, June 25, 1998 | 48D | Cigar feature | Stanley B. Whitten |
| Saturday, June 13, 1998 | 10D | Kitchen enticer | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, March 23, 1998 | 14A | A bouquet has one | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, December 29, 1997 | 15A | Scent | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, December 15, 1997 | 22D | Scent | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Saturday, December 13, 1997 | 42A | Something from the oven | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, November 30, 1997 | 34D | Bouquet | Charles Deber |
| Wednesday, October 15, 1997 | 15A | Taste stimulus | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, July 23, 1997 | 31A | Bouquet | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, April 13, 1997 | 32D | Subject for a wine connoisseur | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, April 10, 1997 | 48D | Bakery attraction | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, February 10, 1997 | 8D | Fragrance | S. Burns |
| Monday, December 30, 1996 | 6A | Welcome smell | C. F. Murray |
| Wednesday, November 13, 1996 | 28D | Free bakery "promotion" | M. Nosowsky |
| Saturday, October 05, 1996 | 15A | It's carried through the air | T. Payne |
| Tuesday, September 17, 1996 | 26D | Fragrance | M. D. Frankel |
| Tuesday, August 20, 1996 | 63A | Whiff | S. Spadaccini |
| Thursday, June 06, 1996 | 9A | Waft | A. J. Santora |
| Sunday, May 19, 1996 | 34D | Spice, e.g. | C.M. Deber |
| Thursday, March 21, 1996 | 21D | Scent | H. Estes |
| Tuesday, March 05, 1996 | 3D | Redolence | G. E. Paul |
| Monday, February 12, 1996 | 59A | Bakery byproduct | S. Robbins |
| Wednesday, January 31, 1996 | 24D | Fragrance | M. Gaffney |
| Tuesday, December 05, 1995 | 21D | Bouquet | Robert Katz |
| Monday, November 20, 1995 | 29D | Fragrance | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Wednesday, October 04, 1995 | 58A | Evocative smell | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Saturday, August 19, 1995 | 6D | Essence | Bryant White |
| Tuesday, July 04, 1995 | 34A | Culinary captivator | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| Thursday, May 25, 1995 | 53D | Bouquet | Harvey Estes |
| Wednesday, May 24, 1995 | 2D | Appetite stimulant | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Thursday, April 06, 1995 | 9D | Bakery treat? | Lois Sidway |
| Monday, January 23, 1995 | 14A | Fragrance | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Saturday, January 21, 1995 | 11D | Bakery attraction | Charles E. Gersch |
| Wednesday, December 14, 1994 | 31D | Perfume | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Friday, October 07, 1994 | 2D | Bouquet | Bryant White |
| Monday, May 16, 1994 | 14A | Smell | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| Monday, March 21, 1994 | 1A | Bakery byproduct | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, March 20, 1994 | 22A | Redolence | Joel Davajan |
| Wednesday, March 09, 1994 | 38D | Whiff | Norma Steinberg |
| Wednesday, January 19, 1994 | 36A | Bakery enticement | Stanley Newman |
| Tuesday, January 11, 1994 | 26D | Bouquet | Albert J. Klaus |
| Thursday, December 30, 1993 | 20D | Spray, perhaps | A.J. Santora |
| Saturday, December 11, 1993 | 3D | Bouquet | Robert H. Wolfe |