| 2012 British Open champ | 23 |
| 2012 British Open winner | 24 |
| 2012 British Open winner Ernie | 30 |
| 2012 campaign issue | 19 |
| 2012 candidate | 14 |
| 2012 candidate Paul | 19 |
| 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen song | 26 |
| 2012 Channing Tatum/Rachel McAdams drama, with "The" | 62 |
| 2012 Charlotte conventioneers: Abbr. | 36 |
| 2012 David Rosenfelt novel featuring lawyer Jamie Wagner | 56 |
| 2012 debate subject | 19 |
| 2012 debater against Barack | 27 |
| 2012 Drew Barrymore film | 24 |
| 2012 election issue | 19 |
| 2012 Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series | 45 |
| 2012 event for Facebook | 23 |
| 2012 event to be held in Charlotte, NC | 38 |
| 2012 Facebook acquisition | 25 |
| 2012 Facebook event | 19 |
| 2012 Facebook event, in brief | 29 |
| 2012 film about a humanlike stuffed bear | 40 |
| 2012 film about hostages | 24 |
| 2012 film featuring Johnny Depp as himself | 42 |
| 2012 film for which Ang Lee won Best Director | 45 |
| 2012 film in which Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugh Grant each play six roles | 76 |
| 2012 film starring Johnny Depp as a bloodsucker | 47 |
| 2012 film taglined '25 events, 2 brothers, 1 champion' | 62 |
| 2012 film title character who was computer-generated | 52 |
| 2012 French-language film nominated for five Oscars | 51 |
| 2012 games host country, in Olympics code | 41 |
| 2012 gaming debut | 17 |
| 2012 gold medal winner over Maria | 33 |
| 2012 gold-medal gymnast Raisman | 31 |
| 2012 GOP candidate whose staff is rapidly resigning, familiarly | 63 |
| 2012 GOP contender | 18 |
| 2012 GOP convention state | 25 |
| 2012 Grammy winner and namesakes | 32 |
| 2012 Green Day album | 20 |
| 2012 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | 36 |
| 2012 hit for Phillip Phillips | 29 |
| 2012 honor for "4000 Miles" | 37 |
| 2012 Hot 100 #1 song in both the U.S. and Canada | 48 |
| 2012 hurricane nickname | 23 |
| 2012 in Charlotte and 2008 in Denver, e.g. | 42 |
| 2012 is the next one | 20 |
| 2012 John C. Reilly animated film | 33 |
| 2012 Karl Urban movie | 21 |
| 2012 Kennedy Center honoree | 27 |
| 2012 major-league leader in hits | 32 |
| 2012 Mark Wahlberg comedy | 25 |
| 2012 Mark Wahlberg film | 23 |
| 2012 Masters champ Watson | 25 |
| 2012 match-up | 13 |
| 2012 McConaughey movie | 22 |
| 2012 Miley Cyrus film whose poster showed her texting | 53 |
| 2012 Miley Cyrus movie | 22 |
| 2012 Miranda Lambert hit about loss | 35 |
| 2012 movie about a stuffed bear | 31 |
| 2012 movie bear | 15 |
| 2012 movie with the tagline "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Vengeance" | 82 |
| 2012 N.L. East champs | 21 |
| 2012 N.L. Manager of the Year Johnson | 37 |
| 2012 NBA breakout Jeremy | 24 |
| 2012 newsmaker | 14 |
| 2012 NFL draft pick with the same name as his grandfather, for short | 68 |
| 2012 Niagara Falls aerialist | 28 |
| 2012 Nintendo console | 21 |
| 2012 Nintendo debut | 19 |
| 2012 Nintendo flop | 18 |
| 2012 Obama campaign kickoff state | 33 |
| 2012 Olympics host (Abbr.) | 26 |
| 2012 Olympics host: Abbr. | 25 |
| 2012 Olympics site | 18 |
| 2012 Open Championship champion | 31 |
| 2012 Open Championship winner | 29 |
| 2012 Oscar winner for Best Picture | 34 |
| 2012 Oscar winner, "The ___" | 38 |
| 2012 Oscar-winning film set in Iran | 35 |
| 2012 Palme d'Or winner at Cannes | 36 |
| 2012 Paula Broadwell biography subtitled "The Education of General David Petraeus" | 92 |
| 2012 Peace and Freedom Party presidential candidate | 51 |
| 2012 Pixar film | 15 |
| 2012 political chant | 20 |
| 2012 political thriller | 23 |
| 2012 presidential campaign issue | 32 |
| 2012 presidential campaign topic | 32 |
| 2012 presidential candidate Paul | 32 |
| 2012 presidential candidate Roseanne | 36 |
| 2012 Pro Bowl player Chris | 26 |
| 2012 Quentin Tarantino western | 30 |
| 2012 rap Grammy nominee for "Life Is Good" | 52 |
| 2012 remake with North Koreans rather than Soviets | 50 |
| 2012 Republican National Convention city | 40 |
| 2012 rival of Mitt and Rick | 27 |
| 2012 Robert Pattinson film | 26 |
| 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Laura | 46 |
| 2012 role for Chris Diamantopoulos | 34 |
| 2012 role for DiCaprio | 22 |
| 2012 role for Sally Field | 25 |
| 2012 Romney defeater | 20 |