| 1988 Masters winner | 19 |
| 1988 Meg Ryan film | 18 |
| 1988 Meg Ryan thriller | 22 |
| 1988 Meryl Streep film | 22 |
| 1988 Michael Keaton drama | 25 |
| 1988 Michelle Pfeiffer comedy | 29 |
| 1988 Michelle Pfeiffer film | 27 |
| 1988 Michener book | 18 |
| 1988 Michener epic | 18 |
| 1988 Midler/Tomlin farce | 24 |
| 1988 Miss America winner Kaye Lani ___ Rafko | 44 |
| 1988 Motown acquirer | 20 |
| 1988 Motown Records purchaser | 29 |
| 1988 movie based on the novel "The Grizzly King" | 58 |
| 1988 movie, 'Without --' | 32 |
| 1988 N.F.L. M.V.P. | 18 |
| 1988 N.L. Rookie of the Year Chris | 34 |
| 1988 National League Rookie of the Year Chris | 45 |
| 1988 NFL MVP | 12 |
| 1988 Nielsen movie | 18 |
| 1988 Nobel Prize sharer | 23 |
| 1988 Nobelist in chemistry | 26 |
| 1988 noir remake | 16 |
| 1988 Olympic Games city | 23 |
| 1988 Olympic gold medalist Carolyn | 34 |
| 1988 Olympic gold-medal swimmer Kristin | 39 |
| 1988 Olympic sprinter, popularly | 32 |
| 1988 Olympic track star nickname | 32 |
| 1988 Olympic track star, informally | 35 |
| 1988 Olympics city | 18 |
| 1988 Olympics host | 18 |
| 1988 Olympics locale | 20 |
| 1988 Olympics nickname | 22 |
| 1988 Olympics setting | 21 |
| 1988 Olympics site | 18 |
| 1988 Olympics sprinter, familiarly | 34 |
| 1988 Olympics superheavyweight gold medalist | 44 |
| 1988 Olympics swimming sensation | 32 |
| 1988 Oscar nominee Edward James ___ | 35 |
| 1988 Oscar-winning song | 23 |
| 1988 Peter Allen musical | 24 |
| 1988 platinum-selling country album | 35 |
| 1988 presidential candidate | 27 |
| 1988 presidential hopeful | 25 |
| 1988 purchaser of Motown | 24 |
| 1988 Quaid/Ryan movie | 21 |
| 1988 Quaid/Ryan thriller | 24 |
| 1988 Radio Hall of Fame inductee | 32 |
| 1988 Radio Hall of Fame inductee, with "The" | 54 |
| 1988 Rebecca De Mornay comedy | 29 |
| 1988 remake directed by the creators of Max Headroom | 52 |
| 1988 Rob Lowe/Meg Tilly thriller | 32 |
| 1988 Ryan/Quaid remake | 22 |
| 1988 Salt-N-Pepa hit | 20 |
| 1988 scandal film | 17 |
| 1988 Schwarzenegger action film | 31 |
| 1988 Schwarzenegger action flick | 32 |
| 1988 Schwarzenegger cop flick | 29 |
| 1988 Schwarzenegger film | 24 |
| 1988 Sean Penn and Robert Duvall gang movie | 43 |
| 1988 self-titled C&W album | 30 |
| 1988 self-titled platinum country album | 39 |
| 1988 sequel costarring George Clooney | 37 |
| 1988 Shirley MacLaine movie | 27 |
| 1988 site | 9 |
| 1988 skating champion Elizabeth | 31 |
| 1988 skating medalist Brian | 27 |
| 1988 Sum. Olympics host | 23 |
| 1988 Summer Games setting | 25 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics city | 25 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics host | 25 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics site | 25 |
| 1988 swimming gold medalist Kristin | 35 |
| 1988 tennis Grand Slam winner | 29 |
| 1988 thriller with Alan Rickman as terrorist Hans Gruber | 56 |
| 1988 thriller with Steven Seagal | 32 |
| 1988 Tim Rice musical | 21 |
| 1988 Tom Hanks comedy | 21 |
| 1988 Tom Hanks film | 19 |
| 1988 Tom Hanks film (and a link to the starts of this puzzle's other six film titles) | 89 |
| 1988 Tony winner for "Speed-the-Plow" | 47 |
| 1988 Tony winner for Best Play | 30 |
| 1988 Tony-winning play inspired by a Puccini work | 49 |
| 1988 Tracy Chapman hit | 22 |
| 1988 triple gold winner, familiarly | 35 |
| 1988 U.S. Open champ Wilander | 29 |
| 1988 U.S. Open loser to Mats | 28 |
| 1988 U2 album ____ and Hum | 29 |
| 1988 U2 album and movie | 23 |
| 1988 U2 hit | 11 |
| 1988 vice-presidential candidate | 32 |
| 1988 Whitney Houston hit | 24 |
| 1988 Wimbledon champ | 20 |
| 1988 winner of seven Olympic swimming medals | 44 |
| 1988 Winter Olympic Games site | 30 |
| 1988 World Series champs | 24 |
| 1988 World Series hero Gibson | 29 |
| 1988 World Series hero Hershiser | 32 |
| 1988 World Series M.V.P. Hershiser | 34 |
| 1988 World Series MVP Hershiser | 31 |