| 1986 #1 hit by Starship | 23 |
| 1986 #1 hit for Starship | 24 |
| 1986 #1 hit for Whitney Houston | 31 |
| 1986 #1 song by Starship | 24 |
| 1986 #1 Starship hit | 20 |
| 1986 "fish out of water" movie | 40 |
| 1986 Academy Awards cohost | 26 |
| 1986 and 1993 Smythe Trophy winner | 34 |
| 1986 Art Spiegelman book | 24 |
| 1986 autobiography written with Kurt Loder | 42 |
| 1986 Bananarama chart-topper | 28 |
| 1986 Bangles hit | 16 |
| 1986 Bangles hit about working | 30 |
| 1986 Best Actress Matlin | 24 |
| 1986 Best New Artist Grammy winner | 34 |
| 1986 Best Picture | 17 |
| 1986 bestselling autobiography | 30 |
| 1986 Blake Edwards comedy flop (aptly named, as it turned out) | 62 |
| 1986 Blake Edwards film spoof | 29 |
| 1986 BMX movie | 14 |
| 1986 BMX racing film | 20 |
| 1986 body implant | 17 |
| 1986 book by rocker Turner | 26 |
| 1986 Brad Davis film | 20 |
| 1986 Canadian peace keeping locale | 34 |
| 1986 chart-topper by Starship | 29 |
| 1986 Chuck Norris flick, with "The" | 45 |
| 1986 CMA Entertainer of the Year McEntire | 41 |
| 1986 college hoops film | 23 |
| 1986 comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg | 36 |
| 1986 comedy with the tagline "The Wizard of Auz hits The Big Apple!" | 78 |
| 1986 Cyndi Lauper song | 22 |
| 1986 Danson-Mandel comedy | 25 |
| 1986 David Cronenberg adaptation | 32 |
| 1986 Detroit debut | 18 |
| 1986 Eastwood film | 18 |
| 1986 film featuring Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms | 48 |
| 1986 film for the birds? | 24 |
| 1986 film for which Paul Newman won his only Oscar | 50 |
| 1986 film sequel Razzie-nominated for Worst Visual Effects | 58 |
| 1986 film shot partly in a decommissioned power plant | 53 |
| 1986 film that takes place in the colony LV-426 | 47 |
| 1986 GE takeover | 16 |
| 1986 Gene Hackman film | 22 |
| 1986 General Electric acquisition | 33 |
| 1986 girl's-name song by Boston | 35 |
| 1986 hit "____ Love" | 30 |
| 1986 hit "_____ Only Love" | 36 |
| 1986 hit for Stacey Q | 21 |
| 1986 hit for Starship | 21 |
| 1986 Huey Lewis and the News hit | 32 |
| 1986 Huey Lewis and the News hit about how puzzlemakers feel? | 61 |
| 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner | 28 |
| 1986 Indy 500 champ Bobby | 25 |
| 1986 Indy 500 champion | 22 |
| 1986 Indy 500 winner | 20 |
| 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby | 26 |
| 1986 Indy champ | 15 |
| 1986 Indy champ Bobby | 21 |
| 1986 Indy winner | 16 |
| 1986 Indy winner Bobby | 22 |
| 1986 James Cameron film | 23 |
| 1986 Janet Jackson hit | 22 |
| 1986 John Frankenheimer film, in Rome? | 38 |
| 1986 John Hughes film | 21 |
| 1986 John Landis film, in Rome? | 31 |
| 1986 launch | 11 |
| 1986 Louis Gossett Jr. film | 27 |
| 1986 Louis Gossett Jr. film with three sequels | 46 |
| 1986 Madonna hit | 16 |
| 1986 Martin Amis book, with "The" | 43 |
| 1986 Martin Scorsese film | 25 |
| 1986 Michael Mann movie | 23 |
| 1986 Molly Ringwald film | 24 |
| 1986 Molly Ringwald movie | 25 |
| 1986 movie based on the Stephen King novella "The Body" ... and this puzzle's theme | 97 |
| 1986 movie title trio | 21 |
| 1986 movie truant | 17 |
| 1986 MVP | 8 |
| 1986 N.L. batting champ Tim | 27 |
| 1986 N.L. Manager of the Year Lanier | 36 |
| 1986 NBA Rookie of the Year | 27 |
| 1986 Newman movie | 17 |
| 1986 Newman/Cruise film | 23 |
| 1986 Newman/Cruise movie | 24 |
| 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner | 29 |
| 1986 Nobel Prize name | 21 |
| 1986 Nobelist Wiesel | 20 |
| 1986 Oliver Stone movie | 23 |
| 1986 or 1994 film | 17 |
| 1986 P.G.A. Championship winner | 31 |
| 1986 P.G.A. Championship winner Bob | 35 |
| 1986 parody of a Sylvester Stallone film series | 47 |
| 1986 Paul Newman film | 21 |
| 1986 Peace Nobelist Wiesel | 26 |
| 1986 pennant winner | 19 |
| 1986 PGA champ Bob | 18 |
| 1986 PGA Championship winner | 28 |
| 1986 PGA Championship winner Bob | 32 |
| 1986 PGA Player of the Year | 27 |