| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Fri Sep 20, 2024 | 43A | Director Lee (42) | Jackson Matz | Fagliano |
| Tue Jul 2, 2024 | 47A | Director Lee (42) | Josh Goodman | Fagliano |
| Thu Jan 18, 2024 | 37A | Country west of Zambia: Abbr. | Jon Michnovicz and Carl Michnovicz | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 6, 2024 | 28A | Director Lee (42) | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 10, 2023 | 5D | Director Lee (42) | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun Aug 6, 2023 | 104A | Director Lee (42) | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 29, 2023 | 3D | Director Lee (42) | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 16, 2023 | 30A | Lee of film | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
| Wed Apr 26, 2023 | 50A | Filmmaker Lee (3) | Aaron M. Rosenberg | Shortz |
| Mon Feb 6, 2023 | 35D | "Life of Pi" director Lee (5) | Taylor Johnson | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 7, 2023 | 34D | Namibia neighbor: Abbr. | Adam Aaronson | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 14, 2021 | 110A | Oscar-winning director Lee (2) | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
| Thu May 6, 2021 | 67A | Director Lee (42) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 21, 2021 | 68A | Director Lee (42) | Matthew Stock | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 6, 2020 | 86A | Director Lee (42) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
| Mon Oct 5, 2020 | 35A | Director Lee (42) | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 31, 2020 | 22A | Director Lee (42) | Claire Rimkus and Erik Agard | Shortz |
| Wed Jun 24, 2020 | 62A | Director Lee (42) | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
| Tue Jun 16, 2020 | 5D | "Hulk" director Lee (4) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
| Sat Apr 4, 2020 | 6D | Oscar-winning Lee | Yacob Yonas | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 16, 2019 | 39A | "Life of Pi" director Lee (5) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 20, 2019 | 55D | "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee (3) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 30, 2018 | 87D | Director Lee (42) | Luke Vaughn | Shortz |
| Sat Dec 22, 2018 | 29A | Director Lee (42) | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
| Mon Nov 26, 2018 | 8D | Director Lee of "Life of Pi" | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
| Sat Aug 18, 2018 | 6D | Lee with three Oscar-garnering films | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
| Tue Aug 7, 2018 | 60D | Director Lee (42) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
| Thu Jul 5, 2018 | 1A | Director Lee (42) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 21, 2018 | 53A | Director Lee (42) | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
| Fri Dec 8, 2017 | 45A | Director Lee (42) | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 1, 2017 | 5D | Lee who directed "Life of Pi" (4) | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
| Sun May 28, 2017 | 104A | Lee on a set | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
| Mon Mar 6, 2017 | 50A | Lee who directed "Life of Pi" (4) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
| Wed Mar 1, 2017 | 57A | "Hulk" director Lee (4) | David Phillips | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 27, 2016 | 10D | Director Lee (42) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 24, 2016 | 46D | First name of 2012's Best Director | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 12, 2016 | 70A | Director Lee (42) | Alan DerKazarian | Shortz |
| Sat Apr 9, 2016 | 40A | Lee making a scene | David Phillips | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 6, 2016 | 78D | Director Lee (42) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 17, 2016 | 40D | Lee who directed "Life of Pi" (4) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 24, 2015 | 39A | Film director Lee (4) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Thu Jul 9, 2015 | 66A | Director Lee (42) | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
| Tue Jan 13, 2015 | 20A | Lee who directed "Life of Pi" (4) | Michael Blake | Shortz |
| Mon Mar 24, 2014 | 24A | Film director Lee (4) | Tom Pepper | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 26, 2014 | 23A | "Mob Wives" star Big ___ | Ruth B. Margolin | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 1, 2014 | 64D | "Life of Pi" director Lee (5) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Fri Nov 8, 2013 | 9D | Lee with an Oscar (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Mon Aug 26, 2013 | 48A | "Life of Pi" director Lee (5) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
| Mon Jul 29, 2013 | 64D | Lee who directed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 14, 2013 | 8D | Director Lee (42) | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
| Sun May 12, 2013 | 13D | "Life of Pi" director Lee (5) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Tue Mar 26, 2013 | 22A | "Hulk" director Lee (4) | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
| Fri Feb 22, 2013 | 26A | Lee in Hollywood | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 9, 2012 | 106A | Filmmaker Lee (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 3, 2012 | 27D | "Taking Woodstock" director Lee | Gary Cee | Shortz |
| Sat Aug 11, 2012 | 32A | ___ Lee | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
| Mon May 28, 2012 | 30D | Taiwanese-born director Lee (2) | Kurt Mueller | Shortz |
| Sun Apr 22, 2012 | 89A | Director Lee (42) | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 3, 2012 | 47D | Film director Lee (4) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
| Thu Dec 1, 2011 | 45D | Director Lee (42) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 3, 2011 | 101D | Director Lee (42) | Pete Muller | Shortz |
| Sat May 7, 2011 | 46A | Hollywood's Lee | Tim Croce | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 27, 2010 | 1A | Director Lee (42) | Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
| Tue Sep 7, 2010 | 39D | Director Lee (42) | MaryEllen Uthlaut | Shortz |
| Tue Aug 10, 2010 | 63D | Oscar-winning director Lee (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 3, 2010 | 6D | Lee with a 2005 Oscar | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Wed May 19, 2010 | 36A | Director Lee (42) | Robert A. Doll | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 22, 2010 | 57A | Director Lee (42) | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
| Sat Apr 10, 2010 | 55A | Lee of Hollywood (3) | Kevin G. Der | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 18, 2009 | 11D | Director Lee (42) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Tue Sep 15, 2009 | 8D | Lee who directed "Taking Woodstock" | Fran and Lou Sabin | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 6, 2009 | 86D | Lee who directed "Brokeback Mountain" (2) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 3, 2008 | 6D | Director Lee (42) | Michael Blake | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 12, 2008 | 51A | Director Lee (42) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 24, 2008 | 6D | Taiwanese-born director Lee (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 14, 2008 | 41A | Lee of Hollywood (3) | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Mon May 5, 2008 | 12D | Lee who directed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2) | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 29, 2008 | 30A | "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee (3) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 6, 2008 | 30D | Lee who directed "Brokeback Mountain" (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Tue Oct 23, 2007 | 58A | Director Lee (42) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Mon Oct 15, 2007 | 38D | "Hulk" director Lee (4) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Sat Aug 18, 2007 | 5D | Lee of Hollywood (3) | Jim Page | Shortz |
| Fri Aug 10, 2007 | 24A | Geom. measure (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Thu Feb 22, 2007 | 6A | Lee with an Oscar (2) | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 12, 2006 | 18D | Oscar winner Lee | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 16, 2006 | 8D | Director Lee (42) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
| Mon Feb 20, 2006 | 34D | "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee (3) | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
| Mon Aug 1, 2005 | 31D | "The Ice Storm" director ___ Lee | Kendall Twigg | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 19, 2005 | 107D | Director Lee (42) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun Apr 24, 2005 | 11D | It may be right: Abbr. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Sat Apr 9, 2005 | 57A | Geom. measurement | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
| Thu Feb 10, 2005 | 57D | With 22-Down, noted Taiwan-born film director | Frank Longo | Shortz |
| Fri Nov 5, 2004 | 31D | With 18-Across, "Sense and Sensibility" director | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 5, 2003 | 48A | Director Lee (42) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 10, 2003 | 11D | "The Ice Storm" director Lee (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Sat Jun 14, 2003 | 6D | Director Lee (42) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 21, 2002 | 19D | Geom. measure (2) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 14, 2002 | 58A | Director Lee (42) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Sun May 26, 2002 | 47D | Film director Lee (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 5, 2002 | 37D | "The Ice Storm" director Lee (2) | Alan J. Weiss | Shortz |
| Mon Jan 28, 2002 | 58D | One of four for a square: Abbr. | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
| Thu Jan 24, 2002 | 55A | Director ___ Lee | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Tue Oct 23, 2001 | 22D | Filmmaker Lee (3) | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
| Sat Sep 29, 2001 | 26A | Director Lee (42) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Tue Oct 24, 2000 | 59D | Director Lee (42) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 12, 1998 | 20A | Director Lee (42) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Sat Jul 11, 1998 | 28A | It may be obtuse: Abbr. | Fran and Lou Sabin | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 5, 1997 | 35A | Film director ___ Lee | Derrick Niederman | Shortz |