| 2013 Emma Thompson movie | 24 |
| 2013 Eminem hit featuring Rihanna (and inspiration for this puzzle's theme) | 79 |
| 2013 Ellen Page movie, with "The" | 43 |
| 2013 Disney movie | 17 |
| 2013 disaster film portmanteau | 30 |
| 2013 Derby winner | 17 |
| 2013 Daytime Emmy winner Gibbons | 32 |
| 2013 dance all over YouTube, based on Mahler? | 45 |
| 2013 Culinary Hall of Fame inductee | 35 |
| 2013 book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg | 41 |
| 2013 biopic about a jazz musician | 33 |
| 2013 Best Picture Oscar nominee | 31 |
| 2013 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 2013 Best Original Score Tony winner for "Kinky Boots" | 64 |
| 2013 BCS champs | 15 |
| 2013 B-Horror movie with the tagline "Enough said" | 60 |
| 2013 apocalyptic film starring Brad Pitt | 40 |
| 2013 animated snail film | 24 |
| 2013 animated film in which Steven Tyler voiced a glowworm | 58 |
| 2013 and 2014, e.g. | 19 |
| 2013 America's Cup winner | 29 |
| 2013 ALCS team, briefly | 23 |
| 2013 Alan Rickman film about a defunct NYC rock club | 52 |
| 2013 #1 hit for Katy Perry | 26 |
| 2012-13 American League MVP Miguel | 34 |
| 2012, por ejemplo | 17 |
| 2012, for one | 13 |
| 2012, e.g. | 10 |
| 2012's Best Picture Oscar winner | 36 |
| 2012 Zac Efron movie | 20 |
| 2012 YouTube sensation | 22 |
| 2012 World Series runners-up | 28 |
| 2012 World Series champs | 24 |
| 2012 war film remake | 20 |
| 2012 voice of the Lorax | 23 |
| 2012 victor | 11 |
| 2012 UEFA Champions League winner | 33 |
| 2012 TV series about a Broadway show | 36 |
| 2012 TV Land Awards host | 24 |
| 2012 Triple Crown winner Cabrera | 32 |
| 2012 Tony winner for Best Musical | 33 |
| 2012 title role for Jamie Foxx | 30 |
| 2012 Super Bowl pro | 19 |
| 2012 Super Bowl MVP Manning | 27 |
| 2012 Super Bowl halftime performer | 34 |
| 2012 Stanley Cup champs, initially | 34 |
| 2012 sportsworld controversy | 28 |
| 2012 Seth MacFarlane film about a talking bear | 46 |
| 2012 Seth MacFarlane comedy | 27 |
| 2012 sci-fi action film | 23 |
| 2012 scene of Mideast unrest | 28 |
| 2012 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love __ | 36 |
| 2012 Romney primary prize, barely | 33 |
| 2012 Romney defeater | 20 |
| 2012 role for Sally Field | 25 |
| 2012 role for DiCaprio | 22 |
| 2012 role for Chris Diamantopoulos | 34 |
| 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Laura | 46 |
| 2012 Robert Pattinson film | 26 |
| 2012 rival of Mitt and Rick | 27 |
| 2012 Republican National Convention city | 40 |
| 2012 remake with North Koreans rather than Soviets | 50 |
| 2012 rap Grammy nominee for "Life Is Good" | 52 |
| 2012 Quentin Tarantino western | 30 |
| 2012 Pro Bowl player Chris | 26 |
| 2012 presidential candidate Roseanne | 36 |
| 2012 presidential candidate Paul | 32 |
| 2012 presidential campaign topic | 32 |
| 2012 presidential campaign issue | 32 |
| 2012 political thriller | 23 |
| 2012 political chant | 20 |
| 2012 Pixar film | 15 |
| 2012 Peace and Freedom Party presidential candidate | 51 |
| 2012 Paula Broadwell biography subtitled "The Education of General David Petraeus" | 92 |
| 2012 Palme d'Or winner at Cannes | 36 |
| 2012 Oscar-winning film set in Iran | 35 |
| 2012 Oscar winner, "The ___" | 38 |
| 2012 Oscar winner for Best Picture | 34 |
| 2012 Open Championship winner | 29 |
| 2012 Open Championship champion | 31 |
| 2012 Olympics site | 18 |
| 2012 Olympics host: Abbr. | 25 |
| 2012 Olympics host (Abbr.) | 26 |
| 2012 Obama campaign kickoff state | 33 |
| 2012 Nintendo flop | 18 |
| 2012 Nintendo debut | 19 |
| 2012 Nintendo console | 21 |
| 2012 Niagara Falls aerialist | 28 |
| 2012 NFL draft pick with the same name as his grandfather, for short | 68 |
| 2012 newsmaker | 14 |
| 2012 NBA breakout Jeremy | 24 |
| 2012 N.L. Manager of the Year Johnson | 37 |
| 2012 N.L. East champs | 21 |
| 2012 movie with the tagline "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Vengeance" | 82 |
| 2012 movie bear | 15 |
| 2012 movie about a stuffed bear | 31 |
| 2012 Miranda Lambert hit about loss | 35 |
| 2012 Miley Cyrus movie | 22 |
| 2012 Miley Cyrus film whose poster showed her texting | 53 |
| 2012 McConaughey movie | 22 |