| 1985 Nicholas Gage best seller | 30 |
| 1985 newsmaking ship Achille ___ | 32 |
| 1985 Nelligan title role | 24 |
| 1985 Nelligan film | 18 |
| 1985 National League MVP Willie | 31 |
| 1985 National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee | 63 |
| 1985 N.L. MVP Willie | 20 |
| 1985 N.L. M.V.P. Willie | 23 |
| 1985 N.L. M.V.P. | 16 |
| 1985 N.L. Cy Young Award winner | 31 |
| 1985 multi-venue charity concert for Ethiopian famine | 53 |
| 1985 movie with three different endings | 39 |
| 1985 movie with the tagline "It's not just a game anymore" | 72 |
| 1985 movie based on three Stephen King short stories | 52 |
| 1985 movie "To Live and Die ___" | 42 |
| 1985 movie "Izzy and ___" | 35 |
| 1985 Michener best seller | 25 |
| 1985 Michael J. Fox flick | 25 |
| 1985 Michael J. Fox film | 24 |
| 1985 Mel Gibson sequel to "Mad Max" | 45 |
| 1985 Meg Tilly title role | 25 |
| 1985 Meg Tilly film | 19 |
| 1985 Malkovich movie | 20 |
| 1985 Malkovich film | 19 |
| 1985 Literature Nobelist ___ Simon | 34 |
| 1985 Legion of Honour refuser | 29 |
| 1985 Larry McMurtry novel | 25 |
| 1985 Kurosawa film | 18 |
| 1985 Kurosawa classic | 21 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan title role | 29 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan role | 23 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan movie | 24 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan film | 23 |
| 1985 John Malkovich movie | 25 |
| 1985 John Malkovich film | 24 |
| 1985 John Malkovich drama | 25 |
| 1985 John Irving best-seller | 28 |
| 1985 John Cusack film with the tagline "Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops" | 101 |
| 1985 Jessica Lange film | 23 |
| 1985 Jeff Bridges/Glenn Close film | 34 |
| 1985 Jack Wagner hit | 20 |
| 1985 home run champ Darrell | 27 |
| 1985 hit, "Everybody Wants ___ the World" | 51 |
| 1985 hit song "Neung Keun" | 36 |
| 1985 hit instrumental from "Beverly Hills Cop" | 56 |
| 1985 hit for Tears for Fears | 28 |
| 1985 hit for Sheila E. | 22 |
| 1985 hit by Prince | 18 |
| 1985 hit by Heart | 17 |
| 1985 hit by ABC | 15 |
| 1985 Helena Bonham Carter movie | 31 |
| 1985 Grammy winner from Nigeria | 31 |
| 1985 Grammy winner for Best New Artist | 38 |
| 1985 Grammy nominee | 19 |
| 1985 Golden Globe-nominated role for Eddie Murphy | 49 |
| 1985 Glenn Close/Jeff Bridges thriller | 38 |
| 1985 Glenn Close title role | 27 |
| 1985 Glenn Close film | 21 |
| 1985 Geraldine Page film with The | 37 |
| 1985 film with three different endings | 38 |
| 1985 film with the line "Two corpses; everything's fine" | 70 |
| 1985 film partly based on “King Lear” | 45 |
| 1985 film memoir of journalist Nicholas Gage | 44 |
| 1985 film featuring Mikey, Mouth, Chunk and Data | 48 |
| 1985 film co-starring John Malkovich | 36 |
| 1985 film based on "King Lear" | 40 |
| 1985 film "_____ Williams" | 36 |
| 1985 film "_____ Dancing!" | 36 |
| 1985 film "To Live and Die ___" | 41 |
| 1985 film "My Life as _____" | 38 |
| 1985 film "My Life as ___" | 36 |
| 1985 dystopian novel in which a theocracy has reduced women to second-class citizens | 84 |
| 1985 Dire Straits hit | 21 |
| 1985 Dennis Quaid sci-fi film | 29 |
| 1985 Danielle Steel best seller | 31 |
| 1985 concert sensation "Live ___" | 43 |
| 1985 concert billed as "The day the music changed the world" | 70 |
| 1985 Chevy Chase film | 21 |
| 1985 Chevy Chase comedy | 23 |
| 1985 Cher film | 14 |
| 1985 Broadway musical based on a Dickens novel | 46 |
| 1985 benefit concert for famine relief in Ethiopia | 50 |
| 1985 autobiography subtitled "A Success Story" | 56 |
| 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger film | 31 |
| 1985 Aretha Franklin hit | 24 |
| 1985 Akira Kurosawa movie | 25 |
| 1985 Akira Kurosawa film based on "King Lear" | 55 |
| 1985 Akira Kurosawa film | 24 |
| 1985 adolescent ensemble film with The | 42 |
| 1985 Academy Awards show cohost | 31 |
| 1985 Academy Awards cohost with Jane Fonda and Robin Williams | 61 |
| 1985 A.L. home run champ Evans | 30 |
| 1985 "In My Dreams" Dokken album | 42 |
| 1985 #1 whose video won six MTV Video Music Awards | 50 |
| 1985 #1 hit whose title explains 11 answers in this grid | 56 |
| 1985 #1 hit for Ready for the World | 35 |
| 1984-90 Nicaraguan president | 28 |
| 1984-88 skating gold medalist | 29 |
| 1984-88 Olympic track star | 26 |
| 1984-88 Olympic skating champ | 29 |