| Date | Size | Title | Author |
| January 5, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jan 05, 1997 Theme: Water, Water Everywhere | W. R. Williams |
| January 12, 1997 | 23 x 23 | NY Times, Sun, Jan 12, 1997 Theme: I Wanted To Be a... | M. Rosen |
| January 19, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jan 19, 1997 Theme: Presidential Punditry | B. Klahn |
| January 26, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jan 26, 1997 Theme: Alchemy | S. Elliott |
| February 2, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Feb 02, 1997 Theme: College Catalogue | R. Silvestri |
| February 9, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Feb 09, 1997 Theme: That's Amore | D. Niles |
| February 16, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Feb 16, 1997 Theme: Initially Speaking | M. Gaffney |
| February 23, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Feb 23, 1997 Theme: Sound Effects | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| March 2, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Mar 02, 1997 Theme: Perfect Squares | Harvey Estes |
| March 9, 1997 | 23 x 23 | NY Times, Sun, Mar 09, 1997 Theme: Monthly Meetings | June Boggs |
| March 16, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Mar 16, 1997 Theme: Logical Career Changes | David J. Kahn |
| March 23, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Mar 23, 1997 Theme: Pop Culture | Bryant White |
| March 30, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Mar 30, 1997 Theme: Paradox | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| April 6, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Apr 06, 1997 "Getting On In Years" | Rich Norris |
| April 13, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Apr 13, 1997 "Realtor-Speak" | Cathy Millhauser |
| April 20, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Apr 20, 1997 "Bar None" | Charles M. Deber |
| April 27, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Apr 27, 1997 "Off the Rack" | Matt Gaffney |
| May 4, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, May 04, 1997 "Location Is Everything" | Manny Nosowsky |
| May 11, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, May 11, 1997 "Infested!" | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| May 18, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, May 18, 1997 "In Honor of 80-Across" | Frances Hansen |
| May 25, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, May 25, 1997 "Jewelry Jest" | Cathy Millhauser |
| June 1, 1997 | 23 x 23 | NY Times, Sun, Jun 01, 1997 "Formal Funnies" | Randolph Ross |
| June 8, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jun 08, 1997 "Et Too" | Richard Silvestri |
| June 15, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jun 15, 1997 "Of Course!" | Karen Hodge |
| June 22, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jun 22, 1997 "Full-Length Features" | Matt Gaffney |
| June 29, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jun 29, 1997 "Technophobe's Delight" | David J. Kahn |
| July 6, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jul 06, 1997 "Phractured Fonetics" | Robert H. Wolfe |
| July 13, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jul 13, 1997 "Paper Chase" | Fred Piscop |
| July 20, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jul 20, 1997 "Rock Tour Double Bills" | Rich Norris |
| July 27, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Jul 27, 1997 "They What?" | June Boggs |
| August 3, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Aug 03, 1997 "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" | Peter Gordon |
| August 10, 1997 | 23 x 23 | NY Times, Sun, Aug 10, 1997 "Mixed Greens" | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| August 17, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Aug 17, 1997 "Dispossessed" | Cathy Millhauser |
| August 24, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Aug 24, 1997 "Clothes Call" | Michael S. Maurer |
| August 31, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Aug 31, 1997 "Magazine Merger Mania" | David J. Kahn |
| September 7, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Sep 07, 1997 "Family Ties" | Randolph Ross |
| September 14, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Sep 14, 1997 "Point Blanks" | Frank Longo |
| September 21, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Sep 21, 1997 "Abridged Books" | Mike Shenk |
| September 28, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Sep 28, 1997 "X Marks the Spot" | Robert H. Wolfe |
| October 5, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Oct 05, 1997 "Baseball by the Numbers" | Derrick Niederman |
| October 12, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Oct 12, 1997 "That's an Order" | Nancy Salomon |
| October 19, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Oct 19, 1997 "String Quintet" | David J. Kahn |
| October 26, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Oct 26, 1997 "Sound Logic" | Cathy Millhauser |
| November 2, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Nov 02, 1997 "Suit Yourself" | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| November 9, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Nov 09, 1997 "RR Crossings" | Rich Norris |
| November 16, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Nov 16, 1997 "C Plus" | Frank Longo |
| November 23, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Nov 23, 1997 "For Peanuts" | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
| November 30, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Nov 30, 1997 "Presidential Echoes" | Charles Deber |
| December 7, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Dec 07, 1997 "That's Tat!" | Randolph Ross |
| December 14, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Dec 14, 1997 "Hey, It's a Living" | Nancy Salomon |
| December 21, 1997 | 21 x 21 | NY Times, Sun, Dec 21, 1997 "First the Sheep, Then...?" | Frances Hansen |
| December 28, 1997 | 23 x 23 | NY Times, Sun, Dec 28, 1997 "Blankets" | Matt Gaffney |