| 1972 hit from the soul album "Still Bill" | 51 |
| 1972 hit for the Spinners | 25 |
| 1972 hit for the O'Jays | 27 |
| 1972 hit for Derek and the Dominos | 34 |
| 1972 hit for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen | 54 |
| 1972 hit for Bill Withers | 25 |
| 1972 hit by The Who | 19 |
| 1972 Harry Nilsson hit | 22 |
| 1972 Glen Campbell hit | 22 |
| 1972 Fischer-Spassky match site | 31 |
| 1972 Fischer foe | 16 |
| 1972 film with poker-playing robots | 35 |
| 1972 film for the birds? | 24 |
| 1972 Emmy-winning concert film | 30 |
| 1972 Elton John hit | 19 |
| 1972 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee for Best Motion Picture | 58 |
| 1972 Eastwood western | 21 |
| 1972 Eastwood title role | 24 |
| 1972 Derek and the Dominos hit | 30 |
| 1972 Derby winner ___ Ridge | 27 |
| 1972 Derby winner __ Ridge | 26 |
| 1972 DDT banner | 15 |
| 1972 David Bowie single, with "The" | 45 |
| 1972 David Bowie hit | 20 |
| 1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder | 36 |
| 1972 Chicago hit | 16 |
| 1972 chart-topper by America, with "A" | 48 |
| 1972 Charles Grodin film, with "The" | 46 |
| 1972 Charles Bronson film | 25 |
| 1972 Chairman Mao visitor | 25 |
| 1972 Cat Stevens hit | 20 |
| 1972 Carly Simon single | 23 |
| 1972 Carly Simon hit | 20 |
| 1972 Bruce Lee flick "___ of Fury" | 44 |
| 1972 Bronson-Mifune western | 27 |
| 1972 Broadway musical | 21 |
| 1972 Broadway debut | 19 |
| 1972 Bread hit | 14 |
| 1972 blaxploitation film | 24 |
| 1972 biography subtitled "The People's Lawyer" | 60 |
| 1972 Billy Wilder film | 22 |
| 1972 Billy Paul hit | 19 |
| 1972 Billy Paul #1 hit | 22 |
| 1972 Bill Withers single | 24 |
| 1972 Bill Withers hit whose title precedes "when you're not strong" | 81 |
| 1972 Bill Withers hit | 21 |
| 1972 Best Actor nominee for "The Ruling Class" | 56 |
| 1972 Ben Vereen musical | 23 |
| 1972 Bee Gees hit | 17 |
| 1972 B B King hit | 17 |
| 1972 and 1974 Oscar-nominated role for Al Pacino | 48 |
| 1972 and '74 Oscar-winning screenwriter | 43 |
| 1972 Altman film | 16 |
| 1972 also-ran | 13 |
| 1972 agreement, for short | 25 |
| 1972 A.L. Rookie of the Year | 28 |
| 1972 7-time gold medal winner | 29 |
| 1972 #2 hit for Bill Withers | 28 |
| 1972 #1 Neil Young hit | 22 |
| 1972 #1 hit, and what can be found nine times in this grid | 58 |
| 1972 #1 hit with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load" | 91 |
| 1972 #1 hit that starts "A long, long time ago" | 57 |
| 1972 #1 hit for the Staple Singers | 34 |
| 1972 #1 hit for Sammy Davis Jr., with "The" | 53 |
| 1972 #1 hit | 11 |
| 1971–80, e.g. | 20 |
| 1971-97 nation name | 19 |
| 1971-72 Rose Bowl winner | 24 |
| 1971 Woody Allen movie | 22 |
| 1971 Woody Allen film that featured Howard Cosell | 49 |
| 1971 Woody Allen film | 21 |
| 1971 Vadim film Pretty Maids All in ____ | 43 |
| 1971 U.S. Open winner ___ Smith | 31 |
| 1971 U.N. joiner | 16 |
| 1971 TV tear-jerker | 19 |
| 1971 TV movie role for James Caan | 33 |
| 1971 TV Courtroom drama | 23 |
| 1971 Tony-winning actress ___ Allen | 35 |
| 1971 Tom Laughlin cult film | 27 |
| 1971 Tom Jones hit | 18 |
| 1971 title role for Sutherland | 30 |
| 1971 title role for Donald Sutherland | 37 |
| 1971 title cop helped by Bree Daniels | 37 |
| 1971 Sutherland title role | 26 |
| 1971 Sutherland role | 20 |
| 1971 Sutherland movie | 21 |
| 1971 supernatural best seller | 29 |
| 1971 Steve McQueen film | 23 |
| 1971 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year | 45 |
| 1971 song with the lyric "Helter skelter in a summer swelter" | 71 |
| 1971 song that was the "CSI: NY" theme | 48 |
| 1971 skating champion Karen | 27 |
| 1971 sci-fi film, with "The" | 38 |
| 1971 sci-fi film "___ 1138" | 37 |
| 1971 Santana hit written by Tito Puente | 39 |
| 1971 Rolling Stones hit | 23 |
| 1971 role for Donald Sutherland | 31 |
| 1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again" | 67 |
| 1971 Robert Conrad series | 25 |
| 1971 road film co-starring James Taylor | 39 |