| 1961 "spacechimp" | 27 |
| 1961 Akira Kurosawa film | 24 |
| 1961 album showing Sinatra straightening his tie | 48 |
| 1961 All-Star Francona | 22 |
| 1961 American League batting champ | 34 |
| 1961 and 1986 Oscar-nominated role for Paul Newman (only five times has the same actor been nominated for the same role in two films) | 133 |
| 1961 Anthony Quinn title role | 29 |
| 1961 Audrey Hepburn "late show"? | 42 |
| 1961 Ben E. King hit | 20 |
| 1961 Best Actor Maximilian | 26 |
| 1961 Best Actress | 17 |
| 1961 Best New Artist Grammy winner | 34 |
| 1961 Best Picture nominee, with "The" | 47 |
| 1961 Best Picture setting | 25 |
| 1961 biography/war film epic | 28 |
| 1961 Bobby Darin hit | 20 |
| 1961 Bobby Vee hit | 18 |
| 1961 Brando western? | 20 |
| 1961 British movie monster | 26 |
| 1961 Britten composition | 24 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston epic | 25 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston film | 25 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston portrayal | 30 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston role | 25 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston title role | 31 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston/Sophia Loren film | 38 |
| 1961 chart-topper for Ray Charles | 33 |
| 1961 chimp in space | 19 |
| 1961 Connie Francis hit | 23 |
| 1961 Connie Francis song | 24 |
| 1961 cosmonaut | 14 |
| 1961 Dean Martin film | 21 |
| 1961 Del Shannon lyric (and title of this puzzle) | 49 |
| 1961 Disney classic, to ancient Romans | 38 |
| 1961 earth orbiter | 18 |
| 1961 Edsels hit, "___ Lama Ding Dong" | 47 |
| 1961 Elvis film | 15 |
| 1961 Elvis hit "___ Latest Flame" | 43 |
| 1961 Ermanno Olmi movie | 23 |
| 1961 fad, with "the" | 30 |
| 1961 film also known as "The Job" | 43 |
| 1961 film based on "Romeo and Juliet" | 47 |
| 1961 film scripted by Arthur Miller | 35 |
| 1961 film with the tagline "The greatest romance and adventure in a thousand years!" | 94 |
| 1961 Fredric March-Ben Gazzara-Dick Clark drama, with "The" | 69 |
| 1961 Heisman winner Davis | 25 |
| 1961 Henry Mancini song | 23 |
| 1961 Heston film | 16 |
| 1961 Heston role | 16 |
| 1961 hit "Who Put ___" | 32 |
| 1961 hit "___ Lama Ding Dong" | 39 |
| 1961 hit for the Diamonds | 25 |
| 1961 hit for the Shirelles | 26 |
| 1961 hit song by The Angels | 27 |
| 1961 hit song for the Angels | 28 |
| 1961 Inauguration speaker | 25 |
| 1961 Jackie Gleason role | 24 |
| 1961 James Cagney movie | 23 |
| 1961 Jerry Lewis film, with "The" | 43 |
| 1961 Jimmy Dean classic | 23 |
| 1961 Joey Dee hit | 17 |
| 1961 John Updike story set in a grocery store | 45 |
| 1961 leader | 11 |
| 1961 Literature Nobelist Andric | 31 |
| 1961 Literature Nobelist ___ Andric | 35 |
| 1961 Marvelettes #1 hit | 23 |
| 1961 Michelangelo Antonioni drama | 33 |
| 1961 Michelangelo Antonioni film a k a “The Night” | 58 |
| 1961 movie | 10 |
| 1961 Newbery Medal winner Scott | 31 |
| 1961 Newbery Medal winner Scott __ | 34 |
| 1961 Newbery Medal winner Scott ___ | 35 |
| 1961 Nobelist ___ Andric | 24 |
| 1961 Oscar winner | 17 |
| 1961 Patsy Cline hit, to a March baby? | 38 |
| 1961 Paul Newman film | 21 |
| 1961 Peace Prize winner | 23 |
| 1961 Poitier film | 17 |
| 1961 Pulitzer-winning author | 28 |
| 1961 recipient of an Honorary Award Oscar | 41 |
| 1961 record breaker | 19 |
| 1961 Rick Nelson hit | 20 |
| 1961 Ricky Nelson chart-topper | 30 |
| 1961 sea-monster film | 21 |
| 1961 Shep and the Limelites hit | 31 |
| 1961 Sinatra album | 18 |
| 1961 Sinatra hit | 16 |
| 1961 singer of "The Wanderer" | 39 |
| 1961 Sophia Loren film | 22 |
| 1961 Soviet defector Rudolf | 27 |
| 1961 space chimp | 16 |
| 1961 Susan Hayward film | 23 |
| 1961 Tony-winning musical inspired by Elvis being drafted | 57 |
| 1961 Top 10 hit "Hello Mary ___" | 42 |
| 1961 top 10 hit for the Everly Brothers | 39 |
| 1961 U.K. auto debut | 20 |
| 1961 Winston Graham novel on which a Hitchcock film was based | 61 |
| 1961's "101 Dalmatians" Dalmatian | 47 |
| 1961's Best Actress Sophia | 30 |
| 1961, for Barack Obama (Abbr.) | 30 |