| 1987 movie with the hit "Hungry Eyes" | 47 |
| 1987 movie starring Cher | 24 |
| 1987 movie consisting of 10 short films by 10 different directors | 65 |
| 1987 movie based on "Cyrano de Bergerac" | 50 |
| 1987 miniseries set in a Soviet-controlled U.S. | 47 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson single from an album of the same name | 58 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson single | 27 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson hit | 24 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson boast | 26 |
| 1987 Michael Jackson album | 26 |
| 1987 Michael Douglas role | 25 |
| 1987 Michael Douglas film | 25 |
| 1987 Michael Crichton best-seller | 33 |
| 1987 Mötley Crüe hit | 26 |
| 1987 Masters winner Larry | 25 |
| 1987 Masters champ Larry | 24 |
| 1987 Mary Steenburgen film | 26 |
| 1987 market crash, and this puzzle's title, whose first word can precede each word in the starred answers | 109 |
| 1987 Mark Harmon film | 21 |
| 1987 Luther Vandross #2 R&B album | 37 |
| 1987 Louis L'Amour bestseller | 33 |
| 1987 Lou Diamond Phillips movie | 31 |
| 1987 Los Lobos hit | 18 |
| 1987 LL Cool J hit | 18 |
| 1987 Lionel Richie hit | 22 |
| 1987 Kubrick film | 17 |
| 1987 Kim Basinger film | 22 |
| 1987 kid's best-seller | 26 |
| 1987 Kevin Costner role | 23 |
| 1987 Kevin Costner film | 23 |
| 1987 Kathleen Beller film | 25 |
| 1987 John Sayles drama | 22 |
| 1987 John Malkovich movie | 25 |
| 1987 Joanne Woodward/John Malkovich drama, with "The" | 63 |
| 1987 James Gleick book subtitled "Making a New Science" | 65 |
| 1987 Isabel Allende novel | 25 |
| 1987 hit for Michael Jackson | 28 |
| 1987 Heart chart-topper | 23 |
| 1987 George Michael hit | 23 |
| 1987 Genesis hit | 16 |
| 1987 flop starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman | 51 |
| 1987 film with the tagline "Every dream has a price" | 62 |
| 1987 film flop | 14 |
| 1987 film about Ritchie Valens | 30 |
| 1987 film about a mechanical crime-fighter | 42 |
| 1987 film about a cyborg policeman | 34 |
| 1987 film | 9 |
| 1987 Elaine May movie | 21 |
| 1987 Edward James Olmos film | 28 |
| 1987 Dustin Hoffman film | 24 |
| 1987 duet by Eric Clapton and Tina Turner | 41 |
| 1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy | 27 |
| 1987 drama starring Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh | 51 |
| 1987 drama based on the true story of teacher Jaime Escalante | 61 |
| 1987 disaster movie? | 20 |
| 1987 Def Leppard album with four Top 10 hits | 44 |
| 1987 debut album reissued as "The Celts" | 50 |
| 1987 De Niro role | 17 |
| 1987 Daryl Hannah title role | 28 |
| 1987 Daryl Hannah role | 22 |
| 1987 dance hit single by M/A/R/R/S | 34 |
| 1987 Costner thriller | 21 |
| 1987 Costner role | 17 |
| 1987 Costner film, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 56 |
| 1987 comedy based on "Cyrano de Bergerac" | 51 |
| 1987 Club Nouveau #1 hit | 24 |
| 1987 champion skater Brian | 26 |
| 1987 Caldecott Medal book about a janitor and his dog | 53 |
| 1987 Buster Poindexter hit | 26 |
| 1987 Broadway sensation, colloquially | 37 |
| 1987 British film about a balding man's lament? | 51 |
| 1987 BP purchase | 16 |
| 1987 BP acquisition | 19 |
| 1987 box office hit | 19 |
| 1987 biopic about a '50s legend | 35 |
| 1987 Best Musical Tony winner, informally | 41 |
| 1987 Best Actress Oscar winner | 30 |
| 1987 Best Actress for "Moonstruck" | 44 |
| 1987 Best Actress | 17 |
| 1987 Beatty/Hoffman flop | 24 |
| 1987 Beatty flop | 16 |
| 1987 Beatty box office flop | 27 |
| 1987 Beatty bomb | 16 |
| 1987 Barry Levinson film | 24 |
| 1987 Barnes & Noble acquisition | 35 |
| 1987 Barbra Streisand film | 26 |
| 1987 Aykroyd movie | 18 |
| 1987 All-Star Game MVP Tim | 26 |
| 1987 All-Star Game M.V.P. Tim | 29 |
| 1987 album with five #1 hits | 28 |
| 1987 album later rereleased as "The Celts" | 52 |
| 1987 Adrian Pasdar film | 23 |
| 1987 A.L. Rookie of the Year | 28 |
| 1987 3-D arcade game sequel | 27 |
| 1987 #1 hit with the line "Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán" | 72 |
| 1987 #1 hit by Heart | 20 |
| 1987 #1 hit "Here ___ Again" | 38 |
| 1987 #1 Heart song that starts "I hear the ticking of the clock" | 74 |
| 1986-to-2001 orbiter | 20 |
| 1986-94 TV drama | 16 |