| 1971 Harold Robbins bestseller | 30 |
| 1971 Heston film, with 'The' | 36 |
| 1971 Heston film, with "The" | 38 |
| 1971 hit "_____ Bobby McGee" | 38 |
| 1971 hit by Santana | 19 |
| 1971 hit for Jean Knight | 24 |
| 1971 hit for Jean Knight with the lyric "Who do you think you are?" | 77 |
| 1971 hit for Ringo | 18 |
| 1971 hit for the Rolling Stones | 31 |
| 1971 hit from the album "Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy" | 69 |
| 1971 hit movie (with ''A'') | 43 |
| 1971 hit movie based on the novel "Ratman's Notebooks" | 68 |
| 1971 hit that begins "Busted flat in Baton Rouge / waiting for a train" | 81 |
| 1971 hit with the lyric "He danced for those at minstrel shows" | 73 |
| 1971 hit with the lyric "You may say I'm a dreamer" | 65 |
| 1971 Jack Nicholson film | 24 |
| 1971 James Stewart film | 23 |
| 1971 James Taylor/Warren Oates cult film | 40 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda film | 20 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda movie | 21 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda-Donald Sutherland film | 38 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda/Donald Sutherland film | 38 |
| 1971 Janis Joplin chart-topper | 30 |
| 1971 Janis Joplin record | 24 |
| 1971 John Lennon song | 21 |
| 1971 John Wayne film | 20 |
| 1971 King Floyd tune | 20 |
| 1971 Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner | 39 |
| 1971 Matthau film directed by Jack Lemmon | 41 |
| 1971 McCartney album | 20 |
| 1971 Michael Jackson hit | 24 |
| 1971 movie in which Jane Fonda plays a call girl | 48 |
| 1971 musical about a reunion | 28 |
| 1971 musical based on the Bible | 31 |
| 1971 N.L. M.V.P. who was later twice A.L. Manager of the Year | 61 |
| 1971 N.L. MVP | 13 |
| 1971 NBA champs | 15 |
| 1971 Neil Diamond hit | 21 |
| 1971 New York prison riot site | 30 |
| 1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit | 31 |
| 1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song | 32 |
| 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet | 29 |
| 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo | 35 |
| 1971 Oscar winner for "Theme from 'Shaft'" | 60 |
| 1971 Oscar-winning film whose title is hinted at nine times in this grid | 72 |
| 1971 Pan American Games site | 28 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist | 19 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist from Germany | 32 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist Willy | 25 |
| 1971 Pink Floyd album | 21 |
| 1971 play by Bruce J. Friedman | 30 |
| 1971 prison riot site | 21 |
| 1971 R&B collection "___ Greatest Hits" | 53 |
| 1971 road film co-starring James Taylor | 39 |
| 1971 Robert Conrad series | 25 |
| 1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again" | 67 |
| 1971 role for Donald Sutherland | 31 |
| 1971 Rolling Stones hit | 23 |
| 1971 Santana hit written by Tito Puente | 39 |
| 1971 sci-fi film "___ 1138" | 37 |
| 1971 sci-fi film, with "The" | 38 |
| 1971 skating champion Karen | 27 |
| 1971 song that was the "CSI: NY" theme | 48 |
| 1971 song with the lyric "Helter skelter in a summer swelter" | 71 |
| 1971 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year | 45 |
| 1971 Steve McQueen film | 23 |
| 1971 supernatural best seller | 29 |
| 1971 Sutherland movie | 21 |
| 1971 Sutherland role | 20 |
| 1971 Sutherland title role | 26 |
| 1971 title cop helped by Bree Daniels | 37 |
| 1971 title role for Donald Sutherland | 37 |
| 1971 title role for Sutherland | 30 |
| 1971 Tom Jones hit | 18 |
| 1971 Tom Laughlin cult film | 27 |
| 1971 Tony-winning actress ___ Allen | 35 |
| 1971 TV Courtroom drama | 23 |
| 1971 TV movie role for James Caan | 33 |
| 1971 TV tear-jerker | 19 |
| 1971 U.N. joiner | 16 |
| 1971 U.S. Open winner ___ Smith | 31 |
| 1971 Vadim film Pretty Maids All in ____ | 43 |
| 1971 Woody Allen film | 21 |
| 1971 Woody Allen film that featured Howard Cosell | 49 |
| 1971 Woody Allen movie | 22 |
| 1971-72 Rose Bowl winner | 24 |
| 1971-97 nation name | 19 |
| 1971–80, e.g. | 20 |
| 1972 #1 hit | 11 |
| 1972 #1 hit for Sammy Davis Jr., with "The" | 53 |
| 1972 #1 hit for the Staple Singers | 34 |
| 1972 #1 hit that starts "A long, long time ago" | 57 |
| 1972 #1 hit with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load" | 91 |
| 1972 #1 hit, and what can be found nine times in this grid | 58 |
| 1972 #1 Neil Young hit | 22 |
| 1972 #2 hit for Bill Withers | 28 |
| 1972 7-time gold medal winner | 29 |
| 1972 A.L. Rookie of the Year | 28 |
| 1972 agreement, for short | 25 |
| 1972 also-ran | 13 |