| 1972 U.S./Soviet missile agreement | 34 |
| 1972 top 10 hit that's seven minutes long | 45 |
| 1972 top 10 hit that was over 7 minutes long | 44 |
| 1972 top 10 hit going over seven minutes | 40 |
| 1972 Pulitzer winner for Commentary | 35 |
| 1972 pop hit with a never-ending chorus | 39 |
| 1972 pact signed by Nixon and Brezhnev | 38 |
| 1972 musical or its 2013 revival | 32 |
| 1972 movie about an African vampire | 35 |
| 1972 Match of the Century participant | 37 |
| 1972 Maggie Smith comedy/adventure | 34 |
| 1972 law that benefited women's athletics | 45 |
| 1972 Kentucky Derby winner ___ Ridge | 36 |
| 1972 Kentucky Derby winner __ Ridge | 35 |
| 1972 Kentucky Derby winner Riva ____ | 36 |
| 1972 John Denver album with an eagle on its cover | 49 |
| 1972 Jack Lemmon comedy set in Italy | 36 |
| 1972 hit for Derek and the Dominos | 34 |
| 1972 film with poker-playing robots | 35 |
| 1972 David Bowie single, with "The" | 45 |
| 1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder | 36 |
| 1972 chart-topper by America, with "A" | 48 |
| 1972 Charles Grodin film, with "The" | 46 |
| 1972 Bruce Lee flick "___ of Fury" | 44 |
| 1972 and 1974 Oscar-nominated role for Al Pacino | 48 |
| 1972 and '74 Oscar-winning screenwriter | 43 |
| 1972 #1 hit for the Staple Singers | 34 |
| 1971 Woody Allen film that featured Howard Cosell | 49 |
| 1971 Vadim film Pretty Maids All in ____ | 43 |
| 1971 TV movie role for James Caan | 33 |
| 1971 Tony-winning actress ___ Allen | 35 |
| 1971 title role for Donald Sutherland | 37 |
| 1971 title cop helped by Bree Daniels | 37 |
| 1971 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year | 45 |
| 1971 song that was the "CSI: NY" theme | 48 |
| 1971 sci-fi film, with "The" | 38 |
| 1971 sci-fi film "___ 1138" | 37 |
| 1971 Santana hit written by Tito Puente | 39 |
| 1971 road film co-starring James Taylor | 39 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist from Germany | 32 |
| 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo | 35 |
| 1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song | 32 |
| 1971 movie in which Jane Fonda plays a call girl | 48 |
| 1971 Matthau film directed by Jack Lemmon | 41 |
| 1971 Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner | 39 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda/Donald Sutherland film | 38 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda-Donald Sutherland film | 38 |
| 1971 James Taylor/Warren Oates cult film | 40 |
| 1971 hit movie (with ''A'') | 43 |
| 1971 hit "_____ Bobby McGee" | 38 |
| 1971 Heston film, with "The" | 38 |
| 1971 Heston film, with 'The' | 36 |
| 1971 Grammy song "___ No Sunshine" | 44 |
| 1971 documentary about Ravi Shankar | 35 |
| 1971 Cy Young Award winner ___ Blue | 35 |
| 1971 crime thriller with four sequels | 37 |
| 1971 Bogdanovich film (with "The") | 44 |
| 1971 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee | 35 |
| 1971 album dedicated to Buddy Holly | 35 |
| 1970s-80s genre with gender-bending outfits | 43 |
| 1970s-80s baseball All-Star Manny | 33 |
| 1970s-'90s Russian cosmonaut Vladimir | 41 |
| 1970s-'90s band with a euphoric-sounding name | 49 |
| 1970s-'80s supermodel Carangi | 33 |
| 1970s-'80s sketch comedy show | 33 |
| 1970s-'80s sitcom put-down/catchphrase | 42 |
| 1970s-'80s self-improvement course | 38 |
| 1970s-'80s prime-time soap star | 35 |
| 1970s-'80s pitcher known for his curveball | 46 |
| 1970s-'80s model Carangi et al. | 35 |
| 1970s-'80s John Candy vehicle, familiarly | 45 |
| 1970s-'80s House speaker Tip | 32 |
| 1970s-'80s group with a palindromic name | 44 |
| 1970s-'80s FBI bribery sting | 32 |
| 1970s-'80s bowling great __ Anthony | 39 |
| 1970s-'80s Bond portrayer Roger | 35 |
| 1970s-'80s baseball All-Star Manny | 38 |
| 1970s, to a schmaltzy wedding band? | 35 |
| 1970s Wimbledon victor over Connors | 35 |
| 1970s TV's "___ Ramsey" | 37 |
| 1970s TV's "The ___ Show" | 39 |
| 1970s TV western, "___ Ramsey" | 40 |
| 1970s song with its own dance moves | 35 |
| 1970s song with a letter-forming dance | 38 |
| 1970s song whose dance forms letters | 36 |
| 1970s sitcom that included Carlton the Doorman | 46 |
| 1970s sitcom starring a president? | 34 |
| 1970s PBS show hosted by LeVar Burton | 37 |
| 1970s pact partly negotiated in Helsinki | 40 |
| 1970s music genre or where to dance to it | 41 |
| 1970s music from American Samoa? | 32 |
| 1970s mixer involving a bowl and getting some | 45 |
| 1970s military-style German import | 34 |
| 1970s kids' show that introduced Ubbi Dubbi | 47 |
| 1970s joint U.S./Soviet space project | 37 |
| 1970s James Garner TV title role | 32 |
| 1970s group Disco ___ and the Sex-O-Lettes | 42 |
| 1970s funk dance, with "the" | 38 |
| 1970s Cleveland Browns quarterback Mike | 39 |
| 1970s best seller on the Continent? | 35 |