| 1997 Theatre World Award winner Linda | 37 |
| 1997 steelworkers-turned-dancers film | 37 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones film, "initially" | 44 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones blockbuster, briefly | 37 |
| 1997 sci-fi blockbuster, informally | 35 |
| 1997 Sarah McLachlan hit recorded as an apology | 47 |
| 1997 Philip Kerr best-selling mystery | 37 |
| 1997 PGA Grand Slam of Golf winner | 34 |
| 1997 Parker Posey comedy, with "The" | 46 |
| 1997 Oscar-nominated role for Peter | 35 |
| 1997 novel, with "The" | 32 |
| 1997 NL Rookie of the Year Scott | 32 |
| 1997 Nicolas Cage/John Malkovich thriller | 41 |
| 1997 New York City mayoral candidate | 36 |
| 1997 N.L. Rookie of the Year Scott ___ | 38 |
| 1997 N.L. Rookie of the Year Scott | 34 |
| 1997 movie with a 2002 sequel, for short | 40 |
| 1997 movie to be re-released in 3D in 2012 | 42 |
| 1997 movie about a basketball-playing dog | 41 |
| 1997 Koji Yakusho film, with "The" | 44 |
| 1997 Jim Carrey film (do the math) | 34 |
| 1997 Jackie Robinson commemoration site | 39 |
| 1997 Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau film | 36 |
| 1997 Indy 500 winner ___ Luyendyk | 33 |
| 1997 Home Run Derby winner Martinez | 35 |
| 1997 Home Run Derby champion Martinez | 37 |
| 1997 Hanson song shilling Pepsi? | 32 |
| 1997 Grammy winner for Best Musical Show | 40 |
| 1997 film, "___'s Gold" | 37 |
| 1997 film title character surnamed Jackson | 42 |
| 1997 film starring Peter Fonda as a beekeeper | 45 |
| 1997 film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau | 49 |
| 1997 film about a dog that plays basketball | 43 |
| 1997 Emmy winner for TV's "Rebecca" | 49 |
| 1997 Doris Kearns Goodwin memoir | 32 |
| 1997 CBS flop with Bronson Pinchot | 34 |
| 1997 biopic about a late Tejano singer | 38 |
| 1997 bestseller by Charles Frazier | 34 |
| 1997 Best Alternative Music Album | 33 |
| 1997 animated film set in Russia | 32 |
| 1997 Ang Lee film, with "The" | 39 |
| 1997 action film about a spa duo? | 33 |
| 1997 #1 hit with a nonsense title | 33 |
| 1997 #1 hit with a nonsense chorus | 34 |
| 1996-98 "Crossfire" co-host | 37 |
| 1996-97 best seller "___ Ashes" | 41 |
| 1996-2001 show featuring home videos | 36 |
| 1996 TV movie starring Armand Assante | 37 |
| 1996 Tool album that went triple platinum | 41 |
| 1996 Tony winner for Best Musical | 33 |
| 1996 Tom Arnold movie, with "The" | 43 |
| 1996 Time Warner Inc. acquisition | 33 |
| 1996 song that was #1 for 14 weeks | 34 |
| 1996 slasher film with three sequels | 36 |
| 1996 screen role for Jonathan Pryce | 35 |
| 1996 sci-fi thriller starring Will Smith | 40 |
| 1996 sci-fi movie starring Jack Nicholson | 41 |
| 1996 Schwarzenegger Christmas comedy | 36 |
| 1996 role for Madonna or Jonathan Pryce | 39 |
| 1996 Pulitzer winner for Feature Writing | 40 |
| 1996 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical | 35 |
| 1996 presidential race dropout Alexander | 40 |
| 1996 presidential candidate Alexander | 37 |
| 1996 Patricia T. O'Conner book on grammar | 45 |
| 1996 Oscar-winning film with The | 36 |
| 1996 or 2000 presidential hopeful | 33 |
| 1996 or 2000 presidential candidate | 35 |
| 1996 Olympics gold medalist Miller | 34 |
| 1996 Olympic tennis gold medalist | 33 |
| 1996 Olympic gold medalist Donovan | 34 |
| 1996 novel, with "The" | 32 |
| 1996 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year ___ Rice | 46 |
| 1996 N.L. Rookie of the Year Hollandsworth | 42 |
| 1996 movie starring Michael Jordan | 34 |
| 1996 movie based on an 1816 novel | 33 |
| 1996 Mario Puzo novel, with "The" | 43 |
| 1996 live-action/animated comedy | 32 |
| 1996 kidsÂ’ movie directed by Danny DeVito | 45 |
| 1996 kids' movie directed by Danny DeVito | 45 |
| 1996 hybrid animation/live-action film | 38 |
| 1996 horror film with two sequels | 33 |
| 1996 Hillary Clinton best seller | 32 |
| 1996 Green Party candidate for President | 40 |
| 1996 grammar best-seller "Woe __" | 43 |
| 1996 Golden Globe winner for "Truman" | 47 |
| 1996 Gibson/Russo vigilante justice flick | 41 |
| 1996 French film "___ Vep" | 36 |
| 1996 film that won Best Original Screenplay | 43 |
| 1996 film that garnered Madonna a Golden Globe | 46 |
| 1996 film starring Denzel Washington | 36 |
| 1996 film for which Geoffrey Rush won Best Actor | 48 |
| 1996 Emmy-winning role in a sitcom | 34 |
| 1996 Emmy-winning role for Alan Rickman | 39 |
| 1996 comedy with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent | 49 |
| 1996 Clooney/Pfeiffer chick flick | 33 |
| 1996 bride of comic books and television | 40 |
| 1996 biography "Citizen ___" | 38 |
| 1996 award for "The English Patient" | 46 |
| 1996 Australian Open winner, amazingly | 38 |
| 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie | 32 |