| 1985 film "_____ Williams" | 36 |
| 1985 film based on "King Lear" | 40 |
| 1985 film co-starring John Malkovich | 36 |
| 1985 film featuring Mikey, Mouth, Chunk and Data | 48 |
| 1985 film memoir of journalist Nicholas Gage | 44 |
| 1985 film partly based on “King Lear” | 45 |
| 1985 film with three different endings | 38 |
| 1985 Geraldine Page film with The | 37 |
| 1985 Glenn Close/Jeff Bridges thriller | 38 |
| 1985 Golden Globe-nominated role for Eddie Murphy | 49 |
| 1985 Grammy winner for Best New Artist | 38 |
| 1985 hit song "Neung Keun" | 36 |
| 1985 Jeff Bridges/Glenn Close film | 34 |
| 1985 Literature Nobelist ___ Simon | 34 |
| 1985 Mel Gibson sequel to "Mad Max" | 45 |
| 1985 movie "Izzy and ___" | 35 |
| 1985 movie "To Live and Die ___" | 42 |
| 1985 movie with three different endings | 39 |
| 1985 newsmaking ship Achille ___ | 32 |
| 1985 Oscars co-host with Fonda and Williams | 43 |
| 1985 Prince hit "Raspberry _____" | 43 |
| 1985 Pulitzer winner for "The Good War" | 49 |
| 1985 sequel to a classic 1939 film | 34 |
| 1985 teen movie about morning washup? | 37 |
| 1985 Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | 33 |
| 1985 U.S. Open winner Mandlikova | 32 |
| 1985 video game release, initially | 34 |
| 1985 western starring two Kevins | 32 |
| 1985 Wilford Brimley flick about rejuvenation | 45 |
| 1985 William M. Hoffman play about AIDS | 39 |
| 1985's "To Live and Die ---" | 42 |
| 1986 "fish out of water" movie | 40 |
| 1986 and 1993 Smythe Trophy winner | 34 |
| 1986 autobiography written with Kurt Loder | 42 |
| 1986 Best New Artist Grammy winner | 34 |
| 1986 Canadian peace keeping locale | 34 |
| 1986 Chuck Norris flick, with "The" | 45 |
| 1986 CMA Entertainer of the Year McEntire | 41 |
| 1986 comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg | 36 |
| 1986 David Cronenberg adaptation | 32 |
| 1986 film featuring Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms | 48 |
| 1986 film that takes place in the colony LV-426 | 47 |
| 1986 General Electric acquisition | 33 |
| 1986 girl's-name song by Boston | 35 |
| 1986 hit "_____ Only Love" | 36 |
| 1986 Huey Lewis and the News hit | 32 |
| 1986 John Frankenheimer film, in Rome? | 38 |
| 1986 Louis Gossett Jr. film with three sequels | 46 |
| 1986 Martin Amis book, with "The" | 43 |
| 1986 N.L. Manager of the Year Lanier | 36 |
| 1986 P.G.A. Championship winner Bob | 35 |
| 1986 parody of a Sylvester Stallone film series | 47 |
| 1986 PGA Championship winner Bob | 32 |
| 1986 Pulitzer-winning novel set in a cattle drive | 49 |
| 1986 Pulitzer-winning Western novel | 35 |
| 1986 R.E.M. jam "Fall ___" | 36 |
| 1986 Robert Redford "chick flick"? | 44 |
| 1986 Tom Cruise/Val Kilmer action film | 38 |
| 1986 Tom Hanks film, with "The" | 41 |
| 1986 world champion American figure skater | 42 |
| 1986's Friday the 13th Part VI : ____ | 47 |
| 1986-'94 Steven Bochco series | 33 |
| 1987 #1 hit "Here ___ Again" | 38 |
| 1987 Barnes & Noble acquisition | 35 |
| 1987 Best Actress for "Moonstruck" | 44 |
| 1987 Best Musical Tony winner, informally | 41 |
| 1987 biopic about a '50s legend | 35 |
| 1987 Broadway sensation, colloquially | 37 |
| 1987 dance hit single by M/A/R/R/S | 34 |
| 1987 Def Leppard album with four Top 10 hits | 44 |
| 1987 duet by Eric Clapton and Tina Turner | 41 |
| 1987 film about a cyborg policeman | 34 |
| 1987 film about a mechanical crime-fighter | 42 |
| 1987 Louis L'Amour bestseller | 33 |
| 1987 Luther Vandross #2 R&B album | 37 |
| 1987 Michael Crichton best-seller | 33 |
| 1987 miniseries set in a Soviet-controlled U.S. | 47 |
| 1987 movie with the hit "Hungry Eyes" | 47 |
| 1987 N.L. Rookie of the Year Santiago | 37 |
| 1987 Nicolas Cage/Holly Hunter film | 35 |
| 1987 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 1987 Oscar role for Michael Douglas | 35 |
| 1987 Oscar-nominated role for Denzel Washington | 47 |
| 1987 Peace Nobelist from Costa Rica | 35 |
| 1987 Pulitzer-winning critic Richard ___ | 40 |
| 1987 R.E.M. hit, with "The" | 37 |
| 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee | 40 |
| 1987 sci-fi film set in near-future Detroit | 43 |
| 1987 self-titled million-selling album | 38 |
| 1987 U2 album, with "The" | 35 |
| 1987 world figure skating champion | 34 |
| 1987 world figure skating champion Brian | 40 |
| 1987-95 Senate Judiciary Committee head | 39 |
| 1988 #1 Michael Jackson hit "Dirty ___" | 49 |
| 1988 A.L. Rookie of the Year Walt | 33 |
| 1988 A.L. Rookie of the Year Weiss | 34 |
| 1988 action hit that takes place on Christmas Eve | 49 |
| 1988 and 1992 Olympic track gold medalist) | 42 |
| 1988 and 2008 presidential candidate | 36 |
| 1988 animated action film set in 2019 Tokyo | 43 |