| 2005 role for Rhames | 20 |
| 2005 role for which Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor | 57 |
| 2005 Rookie-of-the-Year power forward Emeka | 43 |
| 2005 Samuel L. Jackson biopic | 29 |
| 2005 Sittenfeld novel | 21 |
| 2005 song with the lyric "I mix your milk with my cocoa puff" | 71 |
| 2005 Spielberg film | 19 |
| 2005 Spielberg movie | 20 |
| 2005 Spielberg sci-fi film | 26 |
| 2005 Steve Martin movie based on a novel he wrote | 49 |
| 2005 Steven Spielberg film | 26 |
| 2005 Strathairn role | 20 |
| 2005 Supreme Court nominee | 26 |
| 2005 Supreme Court nominee Miers | 32 |
| 2005 Suzuki model | 17 |
| 2005 They Might Be Giants children's record | 47 |
| 2005 Tony winner for Best Musical | 33 |
| 2005 U.S. Open finalist | 23 |
| 2005 U.S. Open winner Clijsters | 31 |
| 2005 Webby lifetime achievement award winner | 44 |
| 2005 Wes Craven thriller with hired killer Jackson Rippner | 58 |
| 2005 Western Conference Finals, e.g. | 36 |
| 2005 Will Smith film | 20 |
| 2005 Will Smith rom-com | 23 |
| 2005 Will Smith romcom | 22 |
| 2005 Wonka portrayer | 20 |
| 2005 World Series losers | 24 |
| 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine | 30 |
| 2005 World Series participant | 29 |
| 2005 World Series player | 24 |
| 2005 World Series player (his team's only appearance, and they lost) | 72 |
| 2005 World Series team, for short | 33 |
| 2005's "Bad News Bears" and the like | 50 |
| 2005's "Walk the Line" and others | 47 |
| 2005, 2007, etc., electionwise | 30 |
| 2005, on movie copyright lines | 30 |
| 2005, to Caesar | 15 |
| 2005-'07 attorney general Gonzales | 38 |
| 2005-06 NBA leading scorer __ Bryant | 36 |
| 2006 "Survivor" setting | 33 |
| 2006 "Weird Al" Yankovic parody "White & ___" | 69 |
| 2006 A.L. home run champ | 24 |
| 2006 ABC drama with Anne Heche | 30 |
| 2006 Adidas acquisition | 23 |
| 2006 All-Star pitcher Bronson | 29 |
| 2006 American Idol | 18 |
| 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon winner Mauresmo | 50 |
| 2006 award for S. Epatha Merkerson | 34 |
| 2006 award show hosted by Lance Armstrong | 41 |
| 2006 Beatles mashup album used in a Cirque du Soleil show | 57 |
| 2006 Best Actor | 15 |
| 2006 Best Actor nominee for "Venus" | 45 |
| 2006 Best Actor Oscar winner | 28 |
| 2006 Best Actress winner | 24 |
| 2006 Best Animated Feature nominee | 34 |
| 2006 Best Director ___ Lee | 26 |
| 2006 Best Musical | 17 |
| 2006 Best Musical nominee, with "The" | 47 |
| 2006 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 2006 Best Supporting Actor | 26 |
| 2006 Beyoncé film | 20 |
| 2006 Bond girl ___ Green | 24 |
| 2006 boorish film character from Kazakhstan | 43 |
| 2006 Brad Meltzer novel | 23 |
| 2006 Brad Pitt film that was a Best Picture nominee | 51 |
| 2006 Brad Pitt movie | 20 |
| 2006 Bullock/Reeves romance | 27 |
| 2006 Canadian Idol runner-up | 28 |
| 2006 Canadian Idol winner | 25 |
| 2006 Cate Blanchett film | 24 |
| 2006 Cate Blanchett film, and hint to this puzzle's theme | 61 |
| 2006 Collective Soul album | 26 |
| 2006 comedy about gymnastics | 28 |
| 2006 Danielle Steel bestseller about a princess | 47 |
| 2006 David Gilmour song and album | 33 |
| 2006 DiCaprio film | 18 |
| 2006 DiCaprio film about a gem smuggler | 39 |
| 2006 Disney film, and the ends of the eight longest entries in this puzzle | 74 |
| 2006 documentary directed by Patrick Creadon | 44 |
| 2006 dystopian film with Keanu Reeves | 37 |
| 2006 Eastwood subject, for short | 32 |
| 2006 Elizabeth Gilbert memoir | 29 |
| 2006 Emmy winner for "The West Wing" | 46 |
| 2006 event in North Korea, briefly | 34 |
| 2006 fantasy bomb starring Jeremy Irons | 39 |
| 2006 fantasy film | 17 |
| 2006 fantasy film starring Jeremy Irons | 39 |
| 2006 farce involving a drinking contest | 39 |
| 2006 FIFA World Cup winners | 27 |
| 2006 film about puzzles | 23 |
| 2006 film based on "Twelfth Night" | 44 |
| 2006 film featuring Big Boi | 27 |
| 2006 film in which Kate Bosworth plays Lois Lane | 48 |
| 2006 film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar | 44 |
| 2006 film that was an Internet phemonenon before it was released | 64 |
| 2006 film with an Elvis-like character named Memphis | 52 |
| 2006 film with the tagline "Sit back, relax, and enjoy the fright" | 76 |
| 2006 Final Four team | 20 |
| 2006 Forest role | 16 |
| 2006 Forest Whitaker role | 25 |