| 1987 drama starring Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh | 51 |
| 1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy | 27 |
| 1987 duet by Eric Clapton and Tina Turner | 41 |
| 1987 Dustin Hoffman film | 24 |
| 1987 Edward James Olmos film | 28 |
| 1987 Elaine May movie | 21 |
| 1987 film | 9 |
| 1987 film about a cyborg policeman | 34 |
| 1987 film about a mechanical crime-fighter | 42 |
| 1987 film about Ritchie Valens | 30 |
| 1987 film flop | 14 |
| 1987 film with the tagline "Every dream has a price" | 62 |
| 1987 flop starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman | 51 |
| 1987 Genesis hit | 16 |
| 1987 George Michael hit | 23 |
| 1987 Heart chart-topper | 23 |
| 1987 hit for Michael Jackson | 28 |
| 1987 Isabel Allende novel | 25 |
| 1987 James Gleick book subtitled "Making a New Science" | 65 |
| 1987 Joanne Woodward/John Malkovich drama, with "The" | 63 |
| 1987 John Malkovich movie | 25 |
| 1987 John Sayles drama | 22 |
| 1987 Kathleen Beller film | 25 |
| 1987 Kevin Costner film | 23 |
| 1987 Kevin Costner role | 23 |
| 1987 kid's best-seller | 26 |
| 1987 Kim Basinger film | 22 |
| 1987 Kubrick film | 17 |
| 1987 Lionel Richie hit | 22 |
| 1987 LL Cool J hit | 18 |
| 1987 Los Lobos hit | 18 |
| 1987 Lou Diamond Phillips movie | 31 |
| 1987 Louis L'Amour bestseller | 33 |
| 1987 Luther Vandross #2 R&B album | 37 |
| 1987 Mark Harmon film | 21 |
| 1987 market crash, and this puzzle's title, whose first word can precede each word in the starred answers | 109 |
| 1987 Mary Steenburgen film | 26 |
| 1987 Masters champ Larry | 24 |
| 1987 Masters winner Larry | 25 |
| 1987 Mötley Crüe hit | 26 |
| 1987 Michael Crichton best-seller | 33 |
| 1987 Michael Douglas film | 25 |
| 1987 Michael Douglas role | 25 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson album | 26 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson boast | 26 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson hit | 24 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson single | 27 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson single from an album of the same name | 58 |
| 1987 miniseries set in a Soviet-controlled U.S. | 47 |
| 1987 movie based on "Cyrano de Bergerac" | 50 |
| 1987 movie consisting of 10 short films by 10 different directors | 65 |
| 1987 movie starring Cher | 24 |
| 1987 movie with the hit "Hungry Eyes" | 47 |
| 1987 N.L. Rookie of the Year Santiago | 37 |
| 1987 National League MVP Dawson | 31 |
| 1987 NFL MVP | 12 |
| 1987 NFL MVP John | 17 |
| 1987 Nicholson/Streep film | 26 |
| 1987 Nick Nolte movie | 21 |
| 1987 Nicolas Cage film | 22 |
| 1987 Nicolas Cage/Holly Hunter film | 35 |
| 1987 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 1987 Nobel Peace Prize winner | 29 |
| 1987 Oscar role for Michael Douglas | 35 |
| 1987 Oscar-nominated role for Denzel Washington | 47 |
| 1987 Pacific Southwest acquirer | 31 |
| 1987 Peace Nobelist | 19 |
| 1987 Peace Nobelist from Costa Rica | 35 |
| 1987 Peace Prize recipient | 26 |
| 1987 Peace Prize winner | 23 |
| 1987 Pet Shop Boys hit | 22 |
| 1987 Pet Shop Boys song | 23 |
| 1987 Peter Falk crime caper | 27 |
| 1987 Plummer film | 17 |
| 1987 POW film with The | 26 |
| 1987 Prince song and album | 26 |
| 1987 Pulitzer critic Richard | 28 |
| 1987 Pulitzer-winning critic Richard ___ | 40 |
| 1987 R.E.M. hit, with "The" | 37 |
| 1987 Reebok acquisition | 23 |
| 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee | 40 |
| 1987 role for Costner | 21 |
| 1987 rom-com with Bruce Willis in his first leading role | 56 |
| 1987 sci-fi film set in near-future Detroit | 43 |
| 1987 self-titled million-selling album | 38 |
| 1987 skating champ Brian | 24 |
| 1987 Stanley Kubrick classic | 28 |
| 1987 Stanley Kubrick film | 25 |
| 1987 Stanley Kubrick movie | 26 |
| 1987 Stanley Kubrick war film | 29 |
| 1987 Steve Martin film | 22 |
| 1987 Super Bowl MVP Simms | 25 |
| 1987 Supreme Court nominee | 26 |
| 1987 Suzanne Vega hit | 21 |
| 1987 title law-enforcing cyborg | 31 |
| 1987 Tony-winning actress for "Broadway Bound" | 56 |
| 1987 Tony-winning play | 22 |
| 1987 U.S. Open tennis champ | 27 |
| 1987 U2 album | 13 |
| 1987 U2 album, with "The" | 35 |