| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sun Sep 14, 2025 | 49A | Reason to atone | Daniel Grinberg | Shortz |
| Sat Aug 9, 2025 | 9D | "The only ___ is mediocrity": Martha Graham | Aidan Deshong and Akshay Seetharam | Shortz |
| Mon Jun 30, 2025 | 44D | Confession in a confessional (4) | Dena R. Verkuil and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 13, 2025 | 9D | "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": "Measure for Measure" | Evan Mulvihill | Shortz |
| Mon May 26, 2025 | 7D | Topic for an evangelical preacher | Ari Halpern | Shortz |
| Fri Mar 14, 2025 | 22D | "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak. (2) | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 2, 2025 | 88A | Sloth, e.g. (5) | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
| Fri Jan 3, 2025 | 54D | Motif in 1995's "Se7en" | Colin Adams | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 24, 2024 | 67A | Sloth, for one (7) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Fagliano |
| Wed Oct 16, 2024 | 30D | Transgress (3) | Hanh Huynh | Fagliano |
| Thu Sep 19, 2024 | 15A | "It's a ___" (2021 miniseries chronicling the AIDS crisis) | Josh Goodman | Fagliano |
| Sun Jul 28, 2024 | 109D | Sermon topic (2) | Paolo Pasco | Fagliano |
| Sun May 19, 2024 | 60D | Do wrong (2) | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale | Fagliano |
| Sat Jan 13, 2024 | 43A | One of a noted septet | Hoang-Kim Vu | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 31, 2023 | 28A | Sloth, e.g. (5) | Matt Linzer and Rafael Musa | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 26, 2023 | 33A | One of the seven in "Se7en" | Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 18, 2023 | 57D | Transgress (3) | Joseph Gangi | Shortz |
| Wed Sep 20, 2023 | 43A | One of a famous septet | Gina Turner | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 17, 2023 | 90A | Envy, e.g. (2) | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp | Shortz |
| Mon Aug 21, 2023 | 39A | Lust or envy | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
| Mon Jan 30, 2023 | 37D | Greed, gluttony or sloth | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Tue Nov 22, 2022 | 28A | Sloth, for one (7) | Wendy L. Brandes | Shortz |
| Wed Jun 22, 2022 | 63D | Missing letters in "transgre_s_o_," appropriately | Kate Hawkins | Shortz |
| Mon Apr 4, 2022 | 24A | Cause for a confession | Derek J. Angell | Shortz |
| Sat Nov 27, 2021 | 56D | Vice principle | Trenton Charlson | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 14, 2021 | 47D | Planting more than one kind of seed in a field, per Deuteronomy | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 28, 2021 | 38A | Original ___ (2) | Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
| Mon Jul 19, 2021 | 58D | Break one of the Ten Commandments | Stephanie Lesser | Shortz |
| Sat May 8, 2021 | 63A | Calculator button next to cos | David Steinberg | Shortz |
| Wed May 5, 2021 | 4A | Sloth, e.g. (5) | Bryce Hwang, Rahul Sridhar and Akshay Ravikumar | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 6, 2021 | 31A | "To ___ by silence, when we should protest, makes cowards out of men": Ella Wheeler Wilcox | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni | Shortz |
| Fri Mar 5, 2021 | 55D | Fathers warn against it | Sridhar Bhagavathula | Shortz |
| Fri Feb 19, 2021 | 23A | Killing a mockingbird is one, per Atticus Finch | Amanda Rafkin | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 16, 2021 | 5D | Sloth or envy, it's said | Johanna Fenimore | Shortz |
| Thu Oct 1, 2020 | 50D | Covetousness, for one | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
| Fri Aug 14, 2020 | 26D | Do something wrong (2) | Nam Jin Yoon | Shortz |
| Sat Mar 21, 2020 | 36A | Wrong (7) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Thu Mar 12, 2020 | 57D | Opposite of purity | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
| Sat Feb 29, 2020 | 11D | ___ tax | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
| Tue Oct 22, 2019 | 42A | Bit of immorality | Saul Pink | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 22, 2019 | 105A | What it is to kill a mockingbird, in "To Kill a Mockingbird" | Tracy Gray | Shortz |
| Tue Jul 2, 2019 | 20A | Sloth, for example | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 18, 2019 | 27A | Lust, but not love | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
| Wed Apr 3, 2019 | 41D | Something to confess at a confessional | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
| Tue Jan 1, 2019 | 45A | Greed or gluttony | Gary Cee | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 9, 2018 | 1D | Consideration at the Pearly Gates | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 8, 2018 | 32D | Eating the forbidden fruit, e.g. | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
| Thu Jul 12, 2018 | 39D | Confession topic (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Sun Apr 1, 2018 | 24D | Sermon topic (2) | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
| Mon Jan 15, 2018 | 1D | Covet one's neighbor's wife, e.g. | Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
| Thu Nov 16, 2017 | 20A | Calculator button | Alex Eylar | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 15, 2017 | 46A | Cardinal ___ | Steven E. Atwood | Shortz |
| Mon Nov 13, 2017 | 44D | Something confessed in a confessional | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Tue Oct 24, 2017 | 54D | Do wrong (2) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 15, 2017 | 76D | Sloth, for one (7) | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 1, 2017 | 51A | It "exists when one goes against one's conscience," per Pope Francis | Robert Fisher | Shortz |
| Tue Aug 1, 2017 | 43A | Sloth, for one (7) | Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
| Mon May 8, 2017 | 9D | Envy or lust | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
| Wed Mar 15, 2017 | 8D | Go astray (3) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
| Fri Jan 13, 2017 | 58D | 28-Down, e.g. | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
| Mon Sep 26, 2016 | 59A | "Deadly" offense | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
| Mon Apr 25, 2016 | 33D | One of the seven "deadly" things | Betty Keller | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 17, 2016 | 36A | Trespass (2) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 25, 2015 | 35A | Misdeed (2) | Bill Zais | Shortz |
| Mon Aug 31, 2015 | 22A | What a priest may absolve | Michael Dewey | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 20, 2015 | 25A | It's a no-no | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 13, 2015 | 63A | "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak. (2) | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 11, 2015 | 51A | Ungodliness (2) | Lewis E. Rothlein | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 24, 2014 | 51A | It may be original | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 16, 2014 | 19D | Trig function | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
| Thu Aug 7, 2014 | 12D | Sloth, for one (7) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Fri Feb 28, 2014 | 20A | Fall, in a way | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Fri Nov 1, 2013 | 56D | "There is no ___ except stupidity": Wilde | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
| Sat Sep 7, 2013 | 39D | Something to beg pardon for | Julian Lim | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 7, 2013 | 19A | Confessional confession | Erik Wennstrom | Shortz |
| Wed Jun 5, 2013 | 20A | Sermon subject (5) | Mark Bickham | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 16, 2013 | 41A | Confession in a confessional (4) | Peter Broda | Shortz |
| Mon Feb 4, 2013 | 46A | Topic in a confessional | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 19, 2012 | 46A | One of a deadly seven | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 17A | Confession in a confessional (4) | Gene Newman | Shortz |
| Thu Nov 15, 2012 | 66A | Sloth, e.g. (5) | Andrew Reynolds | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 1, 2012 | 4D | Stray from righteousness | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Fri Oct 21, 2011 | 41A | Offense (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
| Wed Aug 17, 2011 | 44A | Risk damnation | Michael Black | Shortz |
| Tue Mar 15, 2011 | 71A | Do something wrong (2) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 13, 2010 | 7D | ___ City (Las Vegas) | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
| Wed Nov 10, 2010 | 35D | Ugly as ___ (2) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
| Fri Oct 22, 2010 | 24A | Let one's god down? | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
| Tue Aug 3, 2010 | 62D | Idolatry, for one | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 27, 2009 | 31D | Do bad | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 22, 2009 | 33D | Break a commandment (6) | Robert A. Doll | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 15, 2009 | 105A | Ungodliness (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Tue Nov 3, 2009 | 68A | ___ City (Las Vegas nickname) | Barry Boone | Shortz |
| Fri Apr 3, 2009 | 18A | With 4-Down, smoker's fee | John Farmer | Shortz |
| Tue Mar 17, 2009 | 21D | Transgress (3) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
| Tue Jan 27, 2009 | 60A | Ugly as ___ (2) | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 3, 2009 | 61D | You might pay for it later | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
| Fri Sep 26, 2008 | 50A | Halo tarnisher? | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
| Wed May 7, 2008 | 5D | Sloth, for one (7) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Tue Mar 18, 2008 | 8D | Covet thy neighbor's wife, say | David Pringle | Shortz |
| Thu Feb 21, 2008 | 40D | Wrong (7) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 31, 2007 | 8D | Envy or gluttony | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Mon Nov 19, 2007 | 10D | What it is "to tell a lie" | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Wed Oct 10, 2007 | 19A | Part of a confession | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 25, 2007 | 36D | Thing to confess | Ed Early | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 13, 2007 | 20A | Wrong (7) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Tue Apr 17, 2007 | 43D | Sloth, e.g. (5) | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 28, 2007 | 54A | Scripture topic | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 12, 2006 | 30D | Break a commandment (6) | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 15, 2006 | 98A | Sermon subject (5) | Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 2, 2006 | 32D | Original ___ (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Tue Jun 27, 2006 | 40A | Go astray (3) | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 25, 2006 | 79A | "Love is my ___ ": Shak. | Jim Page | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 28, 2006 | 3D | Envy, e.g. (2) | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
| Sat Dec 31, 2005 | 38D | Anger, e.g. | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
| Thu Oct 6, 2005 | 55A | Kind of tax (5) | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
| Mon Aug 22, 2005 | 19A | Break a Commandment (6) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
| Sun Aug 14, 2005 | 9D | Failing | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 27, 2005 | 12D | Pride, e.g. | Mike Torch | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 16, 2005 | 49A | Fall from grace (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Tue Jan 18, 2005 | 41A | Break a commandment (6) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 13, 2004 | 12D | Break a Commandment (6) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 17, 2004 | 88A | Wrongdoing (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Tue Sep 28, 2004 | 48A | Go astray (3) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 6, 2004 | 114D | Wrong (7) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
| Wed Mar 10, 2004 | 10D | Mortal thing | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 24, 2004 | 4D | It could be original | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 14, 2003 | 51A | Sermon subject (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 19, 2003 | 25A | Offense (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 2, 2002 | 63D | Wrongdoing (2) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
| Fri Sep 27, 2002 | 21A | Kind of tax (5) | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
| Tue Jun 11, 2002 | 61D | Pride or lust | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
| Tue May 28, 2002 | 4D | Lust, for one | Ed Early | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 4, 2002 | 66D | Confession topic (2) | Trip Payne | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 11, 2001 | 52A | Misdeed (2) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
| Mon Dec 10, 2001 | 40D | Mortal wrong | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
| Mon Sep 17, 2001 | 55D | Transgression (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
| Thu Sep 28, 2000 | 21D | Wrong (7) | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 24, 2000 | 44A | Wrong (7) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 27, 2000 | 41D | Fall from grace (5) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
| Sat Dec 18, 1999 | 20A | No good deed | Nancy Joline | Shortz |
| Fri Dec 3, 1999 | 18A | Fall from grace (5) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 18, 1999 | 43A | Theology discussion | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Sat Jun 12, 1999 | 39D | Epitome of ugliness? | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
| Sat Feb 6, 1999 | 30A | Fall from grace (5) | Bob Klahn and Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
| Fri Dec 25, 1998 | 30D | Stray, in a way | Ed Pegg Jr. | Shortz |
| Mon Nov 23, 1998 | 5D | Confession in a confessional (4) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 4, 1998 | 105A | Sloth, for one (7) | Frank Longo | Shortz |
| Mon Sep 14, 1998 | 7D | Kind of tax (5) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 18, 1998 | 63D | Offense (3) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
| Wed Mar 4, 1998 | 22D | Avarice, e.g. | Jonathan Schmalzbach | Shortz |
| Sun Feb 15, 1998 | 93A | First mistake | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Sun Sep 21, 1997 | 74A | Moral misdeed | Mike Shenk | Shortz |
| Fri May 9, 1997 | 38D | Fall from grace (5) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
| Sun Apr 20, 1997 | 44A | Biblical no-no | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
| Mon Mar 17, 1997 | 1D | Transgression (3) | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 20, 1996 | 31A | Clerical error? | R. Ross | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 13, 1996 | 8D | Subject of a sermon | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Sun Dec 31, 1995 | 104D | Peccancy | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 27, 1995 | 63D | Break a commandment (6) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Wed Dec 13, 1995 | 26D | Kind of fax | Ernie Furtado | Shortz |
| Thu Nov 9, 1995 | 36D | Trespass (2) | Bob Sefick | Shortz |
| Fri Sep 15, 1995 | 23D | Misbehave | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
| Fri Jul 28, 1995 | 10D | Wrong (7) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Sat Nov 26, 1994 | 56D | Go the wrong way | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 31, 1994 | 9D | Sermon subject (5) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 26, 1994 | 100D | Zola's "The ___ of Father Mouret" | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
| Tue May 31, 1994 | 20A | Transgression (3) | Roger H. Courtney | Shortz |
| Fri May 20, 1994 | 58A | Sermon subject (5) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
| Mon May 9, 1994 | 42A | Moral no-no | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 27, 1994 | 32D | Original ____ | Jeanette K. Brill | Shortz |
| Sun Mar 13, 1994 | 88D | Kind of tax (5) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 8, 1994 | 41D | Kind of tax (5) | Rand H. Burns | Shortz |