| 1961 hit for the Shirelles | 26 |
| 1961 hit for the Diamonds | 25 |
| 1961 hit "___ Lama Ding Dong" | 39 |
| 1961 hit "Who Put ___" | 32 |
| 1961 Heston role | 16 |
| 1961 Heston film | 16 |
| 1961 Henry Mancini song | 23 |
| 1961 Heisman winner Davis | 25 |
| 1961 Fredric March-Ben Gazzara-Dick Clark drama, with "The" | 69 |
| 1961 film with the tagline "The greatest romance and adventure in a thousand years!" | 94 |
| 1961 film scripted by Arthur Miller | 35 |
| 1961 film based on "Romeo and Juliet" | 47 |
| 1961 film also known as "The Job" | 43 |
| 1961 fad, with "the" | 30 |
| 1961 Ermanno Olmi movie | 23 |
| 1961 Elvis hit "___ Latest Flame" | 43 |
| 1961 Elvis film | 15 |
| 1961 Edsels hit, "___ Lama Ding Dong" | 47 |
| 1961 earth orbiter | 18 |
| 1961 Disney classic, to ancient Romans | 38 |
| 1961 Del Shannon lyric (and title of this puzzle) | 49 |
| 1961 Dean Martin film | 21 |
| 1961 cosmonaut | 14 |
| 1961 Connie Francis song | 24 |
| 1961 Connie Francis hit | 23 |
| 1961 chimp in space | 19 |
| 1961 chart-topper for Ray Charles | 33 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston/Sophia Loren film | 38 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston title role | 31 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston role | 25 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston portrayal | 30 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston film | 25 |
| 1961 Charlton Heston epic | 25 |
| 1961 Britten composition | 24 |
| 1961 British movie monster | 26 |
| 1961 Brando western? | 20 |
| 1961 Bobby Vee hit | 18 |
| 1961 Bobby Darin hit | 20 |
| 1961 biography/war film epic | 28 |
| 1961 Best Picture setting | 25 |
| 1961 Best Picture nominee, with "The" | 47 |
| 1961 Best New Artist Grammy winner | 34 |
| 1961 Best Actress | 17 |
| 1961 Best Actor Maximilian | 26 |
| 1961 Ben E. King hit | 20 |
| 1961 Audrey Hepburn "late show"? | 42 |
| 1961 Anthony Quinn title role | 29 |
| 1961 and 1986 Oscar-nominated role for Paul Newman (only five times has the same actor been nominated for the same role in two films) | 133 |
| 1961 American League batting champ | 34 |
| 1961 All-Star Francona | 22 |
| 1961 album showing Sinatra straightening his tie | 48 |
| 1961 Akira Kurosawa film | 24 |
| 1961 "spacechimp" | 27 |
| 1961 #1 hit for Dion, and a literal hint to this puzzle's hidden theme | 74 |
| 1961 #1 hit for Bobby Lewis | 27 |
| 1960s-inspired fashion trend | 28 |
| 1960s-70s war site, for short | 29 |
| 1960s-70s Saudi king | 20 |
| 1960s-70s hoops league, for short | 33 |
| 1960s-70s detective show set in L.A. | 36 |
| 1960s-'80s Red Sox nickname | 31 |
| 1960s-'80s Red Sox legend, informally | 41 |
| 1960s-'80s Red Sox great, informally | 40 |
| 1960s-'80s NBAer Paul __ | 28 |
| 1960s-'80s Fords | 20 |
| 1960s-'80s Chevy | 20 |
| 1960s-'70s White House monogram | 35 |
| 1960s-'70s US foe | 21 |
| 1960s-'70s touchdown maker | 30 |
| 1960s-'70s star on ice | 26 |
| 1960s-'70s South Vietnamese president | 41 |
| 1960s-'70s Saudi king | 25 |
| 1960s-'70s San Francisco mayor Joseph | 41 |
| 1960s-'70s San Francisco mayor | 34 |
| 1960s-'70s pro hoops league | 31 |
| 1960s-'70s pitcher Blue Moon | 32 |
| 1960s-'70s outfielder Agee | 30 |
| 1960s-'70s NBA center Thurmond | 34 |
| 1960s-'70s Jaguar | 21 |
| 1960s-'70s ice ace | 22 |
| 1960s-'70s group, and this puzzle's theme | 49 |
| 1960s-'70s group originally known as the Teenagers, with "the" | 76 |
| 1960s-'70s Ford muscle car | 30 |
| 1960s-'70s Ford Company model | 33 |
| 1960s-'70s Ford | 19 |
| 1960s-'70s foe | 18 |
| 1960s-'70s first family | 27 |
| 1960s-'70s Fiat model | 25 |
| 1960s-'70s drama set in San Francisco | 41 |
| 1960s-'70s dance partner of Nureyev | 39 |
| 1960s-'70s crime drama | 26 |
| 1960s-'70s Citroën | 25 |
| 1960s-'70s Bruin star | 25 |
| 1960s-'70s Boston Garden nickname | 37 |
| 1960s-'70s anti-apartheid activist Steve | 44 |
| 1960s-'70s "Jeopardy!" announcer | 46 |
| 1960s Yankee all-star Tom | 25 |
| 1960s WWII TV drama, with "The" | 41 |
| 1960s world chess champion Mikhail ___ | 38 |
| 1960s White House nickname | 26 |