| 2008 Benicio Del Toro title role | 32 |
| 2008 Best New Artist Grammy winner | 34 |
| 2008 Best Picture nominee, with "The" | 47 |
| 2008 Big East Tournament Champions | 34 |
| 2008 British Open runner-up Poulter (3) | 39 |
| 2008 Coen Brothers title, read literally | 40 |
| 2008 computer-animated sci-fi film | 34 |
| 2008 Cusack film about a hunchback | 34 |
| 2008 Cy Young Award winner Cliff | 32 |
| 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John | 43 |
| 2008 Denver conventioneers, informally | 38 |
| 2008 documentary about agribusiness | 35 |
| 2008 documentary about American debt | 36 |
| 2008 documentary about the national debt | 40 |
| 2008 economic stimulus provision | 32 |
| 2008 film "--- 's Island" | 39 |
| 2008 film about a hunchbacked lab assistant | 43 |
| 2008 film derived from Dr. Seuss | 32 |
| 2008 flick "___ Island" | 33 |
| 2008 French Open and Wimbledon champ | 36 |
| 2008 French Open champion ___ Ivanovic | 38 |
| 2008 French Open winner Ivanovic | 32 |
| 2008 hurricane that hit right before the RNC | 44 |
| 2008 Indy Japan 300 winner __ Patrick | 37 |
| 2008 Israeli political biography | 32 |
| 2008 kids' movie "___'s Island" | 49 |
| 2008 Libertarian Party candidate for President | 46 |
| 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate | 39 |
| 2008 Major League Soccer champion | 33 |
| 2008 movie with an obsolete title | 33 |
| 2008 N.L. Cy Young Award winner Lincecum | 40 |
| 2008 National League Rookie of the Year Geovany | 47 |
| 2008 NBC series based on a Defoe novel | 38 |
| 2008 Olympic gold medalist in men's tennis | 46 |
| 2008 Olympic tennis gold medalist | 33 |
| 2008 Olympics host, on the scoreboards | 38 |
| 2008 Olympics tennis champion Dementieva | 40 |
| 2008 Pixar film about a trash-compacting robot | 46 |
| 2008 presidential debate subject | 32 |
| 2008 recipient of govt. largesse | 32 |
| 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Leonard | 48 |
| 2008 Russian presidential candidate | 35 |
| 2008 Seann William Scott/Paul Rudd comedy | 41 |
| 2008 Steve Carell film based on a '60s sitcom | 49 |
| 2008 Summer Games phenom Michael | 32 |
| 2008 ticker-tape parade recipients | 34 |
| 2008 Tina Fey/Amy Poehler comedy | 32 |
| 2008 title role for Adam Sandler | 32 |
| 2008 title role for Benicio Del Toro | 36 |
| 2008 TV movie with Laura Dern as Katherine Harris | 49 |
| 2008 U.S. govt. bailout recipient | 33 |
| 2008 Vince Vaughn film in our series | 36 |
| 2008 women's basketball gold medalists | 42 |
| 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Kenny | 48 |
| 2008 World Series winners, to fans | 34 |
| 2008's "Dig Out Your Soul" group | 46 |
| 2008-'09 Japanese prime minister Taro __ | 44 |
| 2009 'American Idol' runner-up Adam | 43 |
| 2009 "American Idol" finalist Rounds | 46 |
| 2009 "Star Trek" villain | 34 |
| 2009 "Survivor" locale | 32 |
| 2009 "Survivor" setting | 33 |
| 2009 addition to Wimbledon's Centre Court | 45 |
| 2009 biopic starring Hilary Swank | 33 |
| 2009 British singing sensation Susan | 36 |
| 2009 Broadway musical set in Nigeria | 36 |
| 2009 Congressional Gold Medal recipient | 39 |
| 2009 Cy Young Award winner Greinke | 34 |
| 2009 Dwayne Johnson adventure/sci-fi film | 41 |
| 2009 Eastern Conference winners: Abbr. | 38 |
| 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book | 46 |
| 2009 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola | 42 |
| 2009 film role for Zachary Quinto | 33 |
| 2009 film set on the moon Pandora | 33 |
| 2009 film set on the planet Pandora | 35 |
| 2009 film that grossed over two billion dollars | 47 |
| 2009 Golden Globe winner for "Recount" | 48 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Crack a Bottle" | 49 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Fearless" | 43 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Make It Mine" | 47 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Relapse" | 42 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Swagga Like Us" | 49 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for Best New Artist | 38 |
| 2009 Heisman Trophy finalist Ndamukong | 38 |
| 2009 hit film with subtitled scenes | 35 |
| 2009 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | 47 |
| 2009 Man Booker International Prize winner Alice | 48 |
| 2009 National Medal of Arts recipient | 37 |
| 2009 newsmaking pilot, familiarly | 33 |
| 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 2009 NYC Marathon winner Keflezighi | 35 |
| 2009 Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature | 43 |
| 2009 Playmate of the Year ___ Ljungqvist | 40 |
| 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient | 44 |
| 2009 production of "Hair," e.g. | 41 |
| 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee | 40 |
| 2009 Russian film about Ivan the Terrible | 41 |
| 2009 sci-fi Best Picture nominee | 32 |
| 2009 sci-fi film set on the planet Pandora | 42 |
| 2009 Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | 33 |