| 1988 Dreyfuss-Julia comedy | 26 |
| 1988 Edward James Olmos film | 28 |
| 1988 Grand Slam winner | 22 |
| 1988 Heisman Trophy winner | 26 |
| 1988 Heisman winner Barry | 25 |
| 1988 hit for the Beach Boys | 27 |
| 1988 Joe Keenan novel (2,7) | 27 |
| 1988 Jonathan Demme film | 24 |
| 1988 Kevin Costner movie | 24 |
| 1988 Meg Ryan thriller | 22 |
| 1988 Meryl Streep film | 22 |
| 1988 Michael Keaton drama | 25 |
| 1988 Michelle Pfeiffer comedy | 29 |
| 1988 Michelle Pfeiffer film | 27 |
| 1988 Midler/Tomlin farce | 24 |
| 1988 Motown Records purchaser | 29 |
| 1988 Nobel Prize sharer | 23 |
| 1988 Nobelist in chemistry | 26 |
| 1988 Olympic Games city | 23 |
| 1988 Olympics nickname | 22 |
| 1988 Oscar-winning song | 23 |
| 1988 Peter Allen musical | 24 |
| 1988 presidential candidate | 27 |
| 1988 presidential hopeful | 25 |
| 1988 purchaser of Motown | 24 |
| 1988 Quaid/Ryan thriller | 24 |
| 1988 Rebecca De Mornay comedy | 29 |
| 1988 Ryan/Quaid remake | 22 |
| 1988 Schwarzenegger cop flick | 29 |
| 1988 Schwarzenegger film | 24 |
| 1988 Shirley MacLaine movie | 27 |
| 1988 skating medalist Brian | 27 |
| 1988 Sum. Olympics host | 23 |
| 1988 Summer Games setting | 25 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics city | 25 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics host | 25 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics site | 25 |
| 1988 tennis Grand Slam winner | 29 |
| 1988 Tracy Chapman hit | 22 |
| 1988 U.S. Open champ Wilander | 29 |
| 1988 U.S. Open loser to Mats | 28 |
| 1988 U2 album ____ and Hum | 29 |
| 1988 U2 album and movie | 23 |
| 1988 Whitney Houston hit | 24 |
| 1988 World Series champs | 24 |
| 1988 World Series hero Gibson | 29 |
| 1989 #1 hit for Paula Abdul | 27 |
| 1989 #1 hit for the Bangles | 27 |
| 1989 #2 Bobby Brown song | 24 |
| 1989 Aaron Sorkin play | 22 |
| 1989 Annabella Sciorra film | 27 |
| 1989 Beijing protest site | 25 |
| 1989 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 1989 Bette Midler hit, aptly | 28 |
| 1989 big-screen mermaid | 23 |
| 1989 Bligh Reef casualty | 24 |
| 1989 Bond girl Bouvier | 22 |
| 1989 Broadway melodrama | 23 |
| 1989 Broadway monodrama | 23 |
| 1989 Bruce Chatwin novel | 24 |
| 1989 Candy movie (2 words) | 26 |
| 1989 chemistry nobelist Sid | 27 |
| 1989 Daniel Day-Lewis film | 26 |
| 1989 film about a baby bird? | 28 |
| 1989 Fred Savage comedy | 23 |
| 1989 French Open winner | 23 |
| 1989 General Motors debut | 25 |
| 1989 Great White album | 22 |
| 1989 Hanks/Fisher comedy | 24 |
| 1989 Heglers best seller | 24 |
| 1989 Isaac Asimov book | 22 |
| 1989 Jack Lemmon tearjerker | 27 |
| 1989 James Michener novel | 25 |
| 1989 John Candy comedy | 22 |
| 1989 John Travolta film | 23 |
| 1989 Kevin Costner film | 23 |
| 1989 Literature Nobelist | 24 |
| 1989 Morgan Freeman film | 24 |
| 1989 Morgan Freeman movie | 25 |
| 1989 Nancy Reagan book | 22 |
| 1989 Neill/Kidman thriller | 26 |
| 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner | 29 |
| 1989 one-man Broadway drama | 27 |
| 1989 Oscar winner Jessica | 25 |
| 1989 Paul McCartney song | 24 |
| 1989 Peace Prize recipient | 26 |
| 1989 Peace Prize winner | 23 |
| 1989 play about Capote | 22 |
| 1989 protest site in China | 26 |
| 1989 Ricki Lake TV movie | 24 |
| 1989 Robin Williams film | 24 |
| 1989 Rolling Stones album | 25 |
| 1989 Roseanne Barr title role | 29 |
| 1989 sci-fi film with The | 29 |
| 1989 skateboarding film | 23 |
| 1989 Steven Spielberg film | 26 |
| 1989 They Might Be Giants jam | 29 |
| 1989 Tom Selleck movie | 22 |
| 1989 undersea thriller | 22 |
| 1989 underwater sci-fi film | 27 |