| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Wed Sep 20, 2023 | 53D | "This is ___ of the emergency ..." | Gina Turner | Shortz |
| Sat Jul 16, 2022 | 33A | Blast of the past, in brief | Kameron Austin Collins | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 22, 2021 | 11D | "This is only ___" (8) | Grant Boroughs | Shortz |
| Mon Apr 19, 2021 | 19A | 1940s nuclear event, for short | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 21, 2020 | 14A | Nuclear trial, informally | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
| Sat May 4, 2019 | 4D | Big bang source, informally | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
| Sat Dec 23, 2017 | 44D | Arms race event, for short | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
| Sat Oct 14, 2017 | 29A | Unnerving boom, of sorts | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
| Sat Sep 26, 2015 | 50D | Arms race event, briefly | David Woolf | Shortz |
| Fri Oct 24, 2014 | 26A | Remotely monitored event, informally | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
| Tue Jun 10, 2014 | 66A | Historic event on Bikini atoll, briefly | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
| Mon Mar 17, 2014 | 27D | 1945 Alamogordo event, informally | John Lieb | Shortz |
| Tue Mar 4, 2014 | 20D | "This is only ___" (8) | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 9, 2014 | 16D | Bikini blast, informally | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
| Thu Dec 12, 2013 | 7D | Banned event, informally | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 14, 2013 | 5D | "This is only ___" (8) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 10, 2012 | 9D | Big blast, informally | Xan Vongsathorn | Shortz |
| Thu Oct 13, 2011 | 72A | Mushroom maker, briefly | John Farmer | Shortz |
| Sat Mar 5, 2011 | 43D | Mushroom grower, for short? | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 10, 2010 | 121A | Bikini blast, briefly (2) | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 25, 2009 | 105D | Secret event of '45 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Mon Jul 13, 2009 | 49D | Event that could be seen as far away as Las Vegas in the '50s | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
| Wed Jun 17, 2009 | 70A | Blast from the past (3) | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 11, 2009 | 1A | Bikini blast (3) | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 14, 2009 | 12D | Mushroom producer, for short | Barry Boone | Shortz |
| Sat Apr 11, 2009 | 56A | Big shock wave producer, briefly | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 7, 2009 | 13D | "This is only ___" (8) | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 24, 2008 | 11D | Historic 1940s event, for short | Warren Biro | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 15, 2008 | 42A | Bikini event | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
| Thu Sep 11, 2008 | 42A | Mushroom maker, for short | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
| Sun Aug 3, 2008 | 80A | It might lead to a cloud formation, for short | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel | Shortz |
| Tue Jul 29, 2008 | 46A | Cold war-era blast, in headlines | David Kwong and Emily Halpern | Shortz |
| Mon Jul 21, 2008 | 28A | "This is only ___" (8) | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
| Wed Jun 4, 2008 | 61A | Alamogordo trial | Billie Truitt | Shortz |
| Mon Jun 2, 2008 | 34D | "This is only ___" (8) | Barry Boone | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 13, 2008 | 50D | Event in 1940s-'50s headlines | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 12, 2008 | 7D | Historically significant trial | Frederick J. Healy | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 28, 2007 | 52D | Bikini event, once | Ray Fontenot | Shortz |
| Mon Jun 4, 2007 | 62A | 1940s Bikini blast, in brief | Steve Kahn | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 3, 2006 | 84A | Defense initiative, for short | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 18, 2005 | 52A | Controversial 50's event | Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 22, 2005 | 32D | Treaty topic | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Mon Jan 24, 2005 | 70A | "This is ___ ..." (radio announcement) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 5, 2005 | 1A | Blast from the past? (3) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 20, 2004 | 20A | "This is only ___" (8) | Kyle Mahowald | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 18, 2004 | 30A | Bikini blast, briefly (2) | Nancy Salomon and Levi Denham | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 20, 2004 | 125A | Bomb trial | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 9, 2003 | 56D | Bikini event, in old headlines | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 26, 2003 | 98D | Onetime Marshall Isl. event | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Sat Mar 22, 2003 | 66A | Blast from the past (3) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 22, 2002 | 75A | Nuclear event, in headlines | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 17, 2002 | 66A | 1948 event dubbed "Operation Sandstone" | Richard and Judith Martin | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 21, 2002 | 53D | Big bang source | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 25, 2001 | 14A | Alamogordo event (6) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 28, 2001 | 35D | Alamogordo event (6) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Sat Sep 8, 2001 | 26D | Bikini blast (3) | Jim Page | Shortz |
| Wed May 30, 2001 | 42A | Alamogordo event (6) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Fri May 26, 2000 | 9D | Boom source | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 8, 1997 | 63A | Alamogordo event (6) | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 22, 1997 | 46A | Alamogordo event (6) | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
| Fri Mar 14, 1997 | 34D | Controversial event | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 10, 1996 | 97A | Greenpeace concern | R. Hamel | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 31, 1996 | 43A | This may have fallout | J. Schmalzbach | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 26, 1995 | 27D | Bikini blast (3) | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 6, 1995 | 14A | Alamogordo event (6) | Chet Currier | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 4, 1995 | 12D | Controversial explosion | Bryant White | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 5, 1994 | 40A | Outlawed explosion | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
| Fri Oct 7, 1994 | 49D | Bikini blowout in '46 | Bryant White | Shortz |
| Tue Aug 9, 1994 | 28D | Nuclear experiment | Jonathan Schmatzbach | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 3, 1994 | 17D | 1946 Bikini event | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
| Thu Dec 30, 1993 | 32D | "This is only ___" (8) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
| Tue Nov 30, 1993 | 29D | Alamogordo event, 7/16/45 | Joel Davajan | Shortz |