| 2006 DiCaprio film about a gem smuggler | 39 |
| 2006 documentary directed by Patrick Creadon | 44 |
| 2006 dystopian film with Keanu Reeves | 37 |
| 2006 Eastwood subject, for short | 32 |
| 2006 Emmy winner for "The West Wing" | 46 |
| 2006 event in North Korea, briefly | 34 |
| 2006 fantasy bomb starring Jeremy Irons | 39 |
| 2006 fantasy film starring Jeremy Irons | 39 |
| 2006 farce involving a drinking contest | 39 |
| 2006 film based on "Twelfth Night" | 44 |
| 2006 film in which Kate Bosworth plays Lois Lane | 48 |
| 2006 film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar | 44 |
| 2006 Grammy winner for "Amarantine" | 45 |
| 2006 Grammy-winning blues singer Thomas | 39 |
| 2006 Grammy-winning blues singer ___ Thomas | 43 |
| 2006 Ken Jennings book ... or the author himself | 48 |
| 2006 Lifetime Achievement Emmy-winner Bill | 42 |
| 2006 Marion Cotillard romantic comedy | 37 |
| 2006 Michael Connelly crime novel | 33 |
| 2006 Mike Judge dystopian dark comedy | 37 |
| 2006 million-selling Andrea Bocelli album | 41 |
| 2006 movie subtitled "The Last Stand" | 47 |
| 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Hamlin | 48 |
| 2006 neologism meaning "to demote" | 44 |
| 2006 Newbery Medal winner Lynne ___ Perkins | 43 |
| 2006 Newbery winner Lynne ___ Perkins | 37 |
| 2006 non-fiction work, with "The" | 43 |
| 2006 Olympics figure skating silver medalist | 44 |
| 2006 Olympics host city in Italy | 32 |
| 2006 Oscar winner for his first film | 36 |
| 2006 political best-seller, with "The" | 48 |
| 2006 Roman movie based on a comic book? | 39 |
| 2006 Samuel L. Jackson movie, initials-wise | 43 |
| 2006 sequel featuring sadistic puzzles | 38 |
| 2006 Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Alexi | 39 |
| 2006 TV Land Pioneer Award recipient | 36 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics host city, to locals | 41 |
| 2006 World Baseball Classic runners-up | 38 |
| 2006 World Series winners' hat letters | 42 |
| 2006 World Series winners, on the scoreboard | 44 |
| 2006 World Series-winning manager Tony La ___ | 45 |
| 2006's "Ms. New Booty" and others | 47 |
| 2006-08 heavyweight champion Maskaev | 36 |
| 2006-08 VH1 award show: Rock ___ | 32 |
| 2007 "American Idol" winner Sparks | 44 |
| 2007 3x platinum Alicia Keys album | 34 |
| 2007 A.L. Manager of the Year Wedge | 35 |
| 2007 Al Gore book, "The Assault ___" | 46 |
| 2007 award for "The Thugs" | 36 |
| 2007 Best Director Oscar winners | 32 |
| 2007 Best Original Screenplay winner | 36 |
| 2007 coin with a peregrine falcon on it | 39 |
| 2007 College World Series finalists | 35 |
| 2007 documentary about the health care system | 45 |
| 2007 film "___ Almighty" | 34 |
| 2007 film "___ and the Real Girl" | 43 |
| 2007 film featuring Seinfeld's voice | 40 |
| 2007 film that won a screenplay Oscar | 37 |
| 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Ripken | 33 |
| 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tebow | 32 |
| 2007 hit single for Shakira and Beyoncé | 42 |
| 2007 Hollywood Walk of Fame recipient | 37 |
| 2007 honor for Hugh Laurie: Abbr. | 33 |
| 2007 ice-skating comedy, "___ Glory" | 46 |
| 2007 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | 47 |
| 2007 Jamie Foxx film set in Saudi Arabia | 40 |
| 2007 movie, 'In the Valley of --' | 41 |
| 2007 N.L. West champs, on scoreboards | 37 |
| 2007 NCAA basketball and football champions | 43 |
| 2007 NCAA college football National Champions | 45 |
| 2007 NFL pass receptions co-leader Welker | 41 |
| 2007 Nicolas Cage superhero movie | 33 |
| 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Al | 32 |
| 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Doris | 43 |
| 2007 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature | 47 |
| 2007 Oscar-nominated teen role for Ellen Page | 45 |
| 2007 People magazine adjective for Matt Damon | 45 |
| 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Michael | 47 |
| 2007 purchaser of Applebee's | 32 |
| 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Smith | 46 |
| 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees | 41 |
| 2007 Rupert Murdoch acquisition, for short | 42 |
| 2007 Soccer Hall of Fame inductee | 33 |
| 2007 Stephen Colbert satirical book | 35 |
| 2007 Tao Lin novel "Eeeee ___ Eeee" | 45 |
| 2007 Tim Robbins vehicle about sonic pollution | 46 |
| 2007 title role for Dustin Hoffman | 34 |
| 2007 TV movie about a man-eating beast | 38 |
| 2007 World Series winner, for short | 35 |
| 2007's A.L. MVP, in headlines | 33 |
| 2007-'08 NBA Rookie of the Year | 35 |
| 2007-'08 NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin | 41 |
| 2008 "Survivor" locale | 32 |
| 2008 "Yes We Can" sloganeer | 37 |
| 2008 action thriller with Liam Neeson | 37 |
| 2008 Adam Brooks romantic comedy | 32 |
| 2008 AL Rookie of the Year Longoria | 35 |
| 2008 All-Star center fielder McLouth | 36 |
| 2008 All-Star second baseman Kinsler | 36 |