| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sun Nov 10, 2024 | 77D | In which letters are spelled with digits, for short | Sam Ezersky | Fagliano |
| Thu May 2, 2024 | 4A | In which 🤟 means "I love you," for short | Brandon Koppy | Fagliano |
| Wed Jan 31, 2024 | 63A | In which the pinky and thumb pointing out represents Y, in brief | Nathan Hale | Shortz |
| Fri Jan 26, 2024 | 33A | Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air | Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 14, 2024 | 100A | Communication with one's hands, for short | John Kugelman | Shortz |
| Sat Jul 8, 2023 | 47A | Syst. in which making an "L" with the thumb and index finger and raising the pinkie means "I love you" | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
| Mon May 15, 2023 | 35A | Communication syst. in the deaf community | Tomas Spiers | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 26, 2023 | 57A | Communication method that may be written with Stokoe notation, in brief | Will Nediger | Shortz |
| Fri Feb 10, 2023 | 28D | See 49-Across | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 5, 2023 | 36D | Syst. of unspoken words (3) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 28, 2022 | 3D | In which crossing one's fingers makes the letter "R," in brief | Jeff Stillman | Shortz |
| Tue May 31, 2022 | 8D | In which "I'm sorry" shows a closed fist, in brief | Sam Buchbinder and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
| Tue May 24, 2022 | 12D | Silent communication, for short (2) | Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
| Wed May 11, 2022 | 59D | Communication method in much of the 2021 film "CODA," for short | Michael Paleos | Shortz |
| Fri Feb 18, 2022 | 39A | Common way to communicate at Gallaudet University, in brief | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
| Tue Jan 25, 2022 | 38D | It has colloquial gestures like "kiss-fist" and "shaking L": Abbr. | Ray Brunsberg and Ellen Brunsberg | Shortz |
| Thu Nov 18, 2021 | 57A | In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief | Ori Brian | Shortz |
| Tue Oct 5, 2021 | 34D | Communication at Gallaudet Univ. | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman | Shortz |
| Mon Oct 4, 2021 | 1D | Handy way of communicating, in brief? | Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Mon Aug 30, 2021 | 44A | Means of communication in "A Quiet Place," in brief | Brooke Husic | Shortz |
| Mon Mar 2, 2020 | 45A | Communication means for the deaf, for short | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Mon Feb 17, 2020 | 14A | Communication system for the deaf, for short | Sally Hoelscher | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 12, 2020 | 100A | In which a single raised pinkie is an "i": Abbr. | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 10, 2019 | 8D | "Talking" with one's hands, for short | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Fri May 17, 2019 | 11D | Communication that's seen but not heard, for short | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 9, 2018 | 57D | Silent communication, for short (2) | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
| Tue Nov 13, 2018 | 29A | "Handy" thing to know, for short? | John Ciolfi | Shortz |
| Tue Sep 11, 2018 | 12D | "Talking" system for the deaf, in brief | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
| Fri Aug 10, 2018 | 9D | System of unspoken words, for short | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 8, 2018 | 11A | System for the deaf, for short | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
| Wed Jun 27, 2018 | 23A | Nonverbal communication, for short (2) | Ned White | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 18, 2018 | 47D | Words that can't be heard, for short | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
| Thu Feb 1, 2018 | 8D | Digital communication, for short? (2) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 3, 2017 | 15A | System used at Gallaudet Univ. | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Fri Aug 18, 2017 | 41D | Gallaudet Univ. system | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Sun Apr 9, 2017 | 63A | Communication system pioneered by Thomas Gallaudet, for short | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Sat Jul 30, 2016 | 21A | Means of communication since 1817, in brief | Lily Silverstein | Shortz |
| Mon May 30, 2016 | 27A | Communication for the deaf, in brief | David Woolf | Shortz |
| Fri Mar 11, 2016 | 49D | It's sometimes shown in the corner of a TV screen, for short | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Thu Jan 21, 2016 | 62D | Hand communication, for short | David Phillips | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 22, 2015 | 25A | Nonverbal communication, for short (2) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Sat May 30, 2015 | 21D | Class in which students raise their hands, briefly? | Samuel A. Donaldson and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
| Tue May 12, 2015 | 59D | What might be seen in the corner of a TV screen: Abbr. | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 26, 2014 | 117D | Form of digital communication?: Abbr. | Caleb Emmons | Shortz |
| Tue Aug 19, 2014 | 41A | Communication used at Gallaudet University, for short | Sam Buchbinder | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 14, 2014 | 61A | One way to see a talk, for short? | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 20, 2013 | 4D | Handy way of communicating?: Abbr. | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Tue May 21, 2013 | 1A | Communication with the hands: Abbr. | Patrick McIntyre | Shortz |
| Wed Apr 10, 2013 | 41A | Digital communication, for short? (2) | Julian Lim | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 6, 2013 | 13D | Nonverbal communication syst. | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 2, 2013 | 8D | Talking with one's hands: Abbr. | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Wed Apr 18, 2012 | 28D | Words for the deaf: Abbr. | Steven Riley | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 25, 2011 | 58D | Deaf talk: Abbr. (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 2, 2011 | 58D | Communication syst. for the hearing-impaired | Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 5, 2011 | 58A | Digital communication?: Abbr. (3) | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 31, 2010 | 51D | Communication syst. | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 13, 2010 | 13D | Hand communication: Abbr. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 27, 2010 | 3D | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | Michael J. Doran | Shortz |
| Thu May 27, 2010 | 4D | Communication system for the gorilla Koko: Abbr. | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
| Fri Apr 2, 2010 | 27A | Special communication syst. | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 21, 2010 | 48A | A fist might represent A or S in it: Abbr. | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
| Sat Feb 13, 2010 | 34D | It's sometimes seen in the corner of a TV screen: Abbr. | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
| Mon Nov 16, 2009 | 9D | "Talking" done with the hands: Abbr. | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson | Shortz |
| Mon May 5, 2008 | 52A | Communication means for the deaf: Abbr. | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
| Sat Apr 26, 2008 | 36A | Syst. of unspoken words (3) | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 6, 2007 | 42A | Syst. of unspoken words (3) | Pete Mitchell | Shortz |
| Fri Mar 2, 2007 | 19A | Handy thing to know?: Abbr. | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 26, 2006 | 50D | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 13, 2005 | 32D | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | Roy Leban | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 2, 2004 | 9D | Digital communication?: Abbr. (3) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 21, 2004 | 129A | Hand writing?: Abbr. | Roy Leban | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 14, 2002 | 36D | Communication without talking: Abbr. | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 3, 2001 | 38A | Visual way to communicate: Abbr. | Lisa Bunker | Shortz |
| Fri Nov 24, 2000 | 63D | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Sat Aug 19, 2000 | 18D | Handy communication syst.? | Charles E. Gersch | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 26, 2000 | 44A | Manual communication syst. | Dan Reichert | Shortz |
| Fri Dec 10, 1999 | 29D | Deaf talk: Abbr. (2) | Gilbert H. Ludwig | Shortz |
| Thu Oct 28, 1999 | 56D | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 11, 1998 | 87D | Soundless communication: Abbr. | Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark | Shortz |
| Thu May 21, 1998 | 9D | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 8, 1997 | 4D | Digital communication?: Abbr. (3) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Sat May 27, 1995 | 42A | Communication for the deaf: Abbr. (7) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |