| 2012 Romney primary prize, barely | 33 |
| 2012 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love __ | 36 |
| 2012 scene of Mideast unrest | 28 |
| 2012 sci-fi action film | 23 |
| 2012 Seth MacFarlane comedy | 27 |
| 2012 Seth MacFarlane film about a talking bear | 46 |
| 2012 sportsworld controversy | 28 |
| 2012 Stanley Cup champs, initially | 34 |
| 2012 Super Bowl halftime performer | 34 |
| 2012 Super Bowl MVP Manning | 27 |
| 2012 Super Bowl pro | 19 |
| 2012 title role for Jamie Foxx | 30 |
| 2012 Tony winner for Best Musical | 33 |
| 2012 Triple Crown winner Cabrera | 32 |
| 2012 TV Land Awards host | 24 |
| 2012 TV series about a Broadway show | 36 |
| 2012 UEFA Champions League winner | 33 |
| 2012 victor | 11 |
| 2012 voice of the Lorax | 23 |
| 2012 war film remake | 20 |
| 2012 World Series champs | 24 |
| 2012 World Series runners-up | 28 |
| 2012 YouTube sensation | 22 |
| 2012 Zac Efron movie | 20 |
| 2012's Best Picture Oscar winner | 36 |
| 2012, e.g. | 10 |
| 2012, for one | 13 |
| 2012, por ejemplo | 17 |
| 2012-13 American League MVP Miguel | 34 |
| 2013 #1 hit for Katy Perry | 26 |
| 2013 Alan Rickman film about a defunct NYC rock club | 52 |
| 2013 ALCS team, briefly | 23 |
| 2013 America's Cup winner | 29 |
| 2013 and 2014, e.g. | 19 |
| 2013 animated film in which Steven Tyler voiced a glowworm | 58 |
| 2013 animated snail film | 24 |
| 2013 apocalyptic film starring Brad Pitt | 40 |
| 2013 B-Horror movie with the tagline "Enough said" | 60 |
| 2013 BCS champs | 15 |
| 2013 Best Original Score Tony winner for "Kinky Boots" | 64 |
| 2013 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 2013 Best Picture Oscar nominee | 31 |
| 2013 biopic about a jazz musician | 33 |
| 2013 book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg | 41 |
| 2013 Culinary Hall of Fame inductee | 35 |
| 2013 dance all over YouTube, based on Mahler? | 45 |
| 2013 Daytime Emmy winner Gibbons | 32 |
| 2013 Derby winner | 17 |
| 2013 disaster film portmanteau | 30 |
| 2013 Disney movie | 17 |
| 2013 Ellen Page movie, with "The" | 43 |
| 2013 Eminem hit featuring Rihanna (and inspiration for this puzzle's theme) | 79 |
| 2013 Emma Thompson movie | 24 |
| 2013 film featuring the voice of Scarlett Johansson | 51 |
| 2013 Golden Globe host | 22 |
| 2013 Golden Globe winner for "Girls" | 46 |
| 2013 Golden Globes cohost Tina | 30 |
| 2013 Golfer of the Year ___ Scott | 33 |
| 2013 Jesse Eisenberg film | 25 |
| 2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie | 26 |
| 2013 John Legend hit | 20 |
| 2013 judge on "The Voice" | 35 |
| 2013 Kentucky Derby winner | 26 |
| 2013 Literature Nobelist | 24 |
| 2013 Literature Nobelist Alice | 30 |
| 2013 Literature Nobelist Munro | 30 |
| 2013 Lorde hit | 14 |
| 2013 milestone for Twitter | 26 |
| 2013 NBA champs | 15 |
| 2013 Northeast superstorm | 25 |
| 2013 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film | 48 |
| 2013 Oscars host MacFarlane | 27 |
| 2013 Pawel Pawlikowski film set in post-W.W. II Poland | 54 |
| 2013 Polish film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski | 46 |
| 2013 portrayer of P.L. Travers | 30 |
| 2013 Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo ___ | 46 |
| 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees | 41 |
| 2013 role for DiCaprio | 22 |
| 2013 role for Johnny Depp | 25 |
| 2013 sci-fi film title role | 27 |
| 2013 Sheryl Sandberg best seller | 32 |
| 2013 single from DJ Snake and Lil Jon | 37 |
| 2013 Spike Jonze film | 21 |
| 2013 Spike Jonze love story | 27 |
| 2013 Super Bowl advertiser | 26 |
| 2013 superstorm | 15 |
| 2013 Technical and Engineering Emmy winner | 42 |
| 2013 Tonto portrayer | 20 |
| 2013 Toyota Sienna, e.g. | 24 |
| 2013 U.S. Open winner | 21 |
| 2013 US Open winner | 19 |
| 2013 Women's British Open winner Stacy | 42 |
| 2013 women's singles champ at Wimbledon | 43 |
| 2013 World Champs | 17 |
| 2013 World Games city | 21 |
| 2013 World Series champs, familiarly | 36 |
| 2013 World Series losers, on scoreboards | 40 |
| 2013 World Series MVP David | 27 |
| 2013 World Series team, briefly | 31 |
| 2013 World Series winner, on scoreboards | 40 |