| 1973 Pacino blockbuster | 23 |
| 1973 Nobel Peace Prize winner | 29 |
| 1973 Newman/Redford movie | 25 |
| 1973 movie remade in 2006 | 25 |
| 1973 Masters winner Tommy | 25 |
| 1973 landmark court decision | 28 |
| 1973 Johnnie Taylor hit | 23 |
| 1973 hit by the Stylistics | 26 |
| 1973 Helen Reddy #1 hit | 23 |
| 1973 George C. Scott film | 25 |
| 1973 French Open champion | 25 |
| 1973 Fonda-O'Hara flick | 27 |
| 1973 Erskine Caldwell novel | 27 |
| 1973 Elvis Presley single | 25 |
| 1973 Eagles song and album | 26 |
| 1973 Doobie Brothers song | 25 |
| 1973 Chilean coup victim | 24 |
| 1973 Burt Reynolds movie | 24 |
| 1973 Bruce Lee classic | 22 |
| 1973 Best Supporting Actress | 28 |
| 1973 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 1973 Alice Cooper song | 22 |
| 1973 #1 Rolling Stones hit | 26 |
| 1973 #1 hit for the Stones | 26 |
| 1972-77 Broadway musical | 24 |
| 1972, with "The" | 26 |
| 1972 Winter Olympics site | 25 |
| 1972 Winter Games site | 22 |
| 1972 Wimbledon winner Smith | 27 |
| 1972 U.S./U.S.S.R. pact | 23 |
| 1972 U.S. Open winner Nastase | 29 |
| 1972 U.S. Open finalist | 23 |
| 1972 U.S. Open champion | 23 |
| 1972 U.S. Open champ Nastase | 28 |
| 1972 treaty subjects, briefly | 29 |
| 1972 Summer Olympics star | 25 |
| 1972 Summer Olympics site | 25 |
| 1972 Summer Olympics notable | 28 |
| 1972 Staple Singers #1 hit | 26 |
| 1972 song or 1999 movie | 23 |
| 1972 self-titled pop album | 26 |
| 1972 Sammy Davis Jr. hit | 24 |
| 1972 Robert Altman film | 23 |
| 1972 Oscar-winning actor | 24 |
| 1972 Olympics star Mark | 23 |
| 1972 Olympics sensation Mark | 28 |
| 1972 Olympic standout Mark | 26 |
| 1972 Olympic gold medalist | 26 |
| 1972 Neil Diamond tune | 22 |
| 1972 Minnelli-Grey movie | 24 |
| 1972 Michael Jackson single | 27 |
| 1972 Michael Jackson hit | 24 |
| 1972 Lemmon/Wilder film | 23 |
| 1972 Lemmon/Wilder comedy | 25 |
| 1972 Kentucky Derby winner | 26 |
| 1972 Jack Lemmon comedy | 23 |
| 1972 hit for the Spinners | 25 |
| 1972 hit for the O'Jays | 27 |
| 1972 hit for Bill Withers | 25 |
| 1972 Harry Nilsson hit | 22 |
| 1972 Glen Campbell hit | 22 |
| 1972 film for the birds? | 24 |
| 1972 Eastwood title role | 24 |
| 1972 Derby winner ___ Ridge | 27 |
| 1972 Derby winner __ Ridge | 26 |
| 1972 Charles Bronson film | 25 |
| 1972 Chairman Mao visitor | 25 |
| 1972 Carly Simon single | 23 |
| 1972 Bronson-Mifune western | 27 |
| 1972 blaxploitation film | 24 |
| 1972 Billy Wilder film | 22 |
| 1972 Billy Paul #1 hit | 22 |
| 1972 Bill Withers single | 24 |
| 1972 Ben Vereen musical | 23 |
| 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 |
| 1971-72 Rose Bowl winner | 24 |
| 1971 Woody Allen movie | 22 |
| 1971 TV Courtroom drama | 23 |
| 1971 Tom Laughlin cult film | 27 |
| 1971 Sutherland title role | 26 |
| 1971 supernatural best seller | 29 |
| 1971 Steve McQueen film | 23 |
| 1971 skating champion Karen | 27 |
| 1971 Rolling Stones hit | 23 |
| 1971 Robert Conrad series | 25 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist Willy | 25 |
| 1971 Pan American Games site | 28 |
| 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet | 29 |
| 1971 musical about a reunion | 28 |
| 1971 Michael Jackson hit | 24 |
| 1971 Janis Joplin record | 24 |
| 1971 James Stewart film | 23 |
| 1971 Jack Nicholson film | 24 |
| 1971 hit for Jean Knight | 24 |
| 1971 Fonda/Sutherland film | 26 |
| 1971 Fonda-Sutherland film | 26 |