| 2009 Nobel Prize winner | 23 |
| 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner | 29 |
| 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 2009 NL Cy Young winner | 23 |
| 2009 newsmaking pilot, familiarly | 33 |
| 2009 newsmaking insurance co. | 29 |
| 2009 NCAA basketball champs | 27 |
| 2009 NBA Champs | 15 |
| 2009 NBA Champions | 18 |
| 2009 National Medal of Arts recipient | 37 |
| 2009 movie subtitled "The Rise of Cobra" | 50 |
| 2009 Miss America Katie | 23 |
| 2009 Mark Twain Prize awardee | 29 |
| 2009 Man Booker International Prize winner Alice | 48 |
| 2009 Lady Gaga hit | 18 |
| 2009 James Cameron movie | 24 |
| 2009 James Cameron epic | 23 |
| 2009 James Cameron blockbuster | 30 |
| 2009 is his bicentennial year | 29 |
| 2009 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | 47 |
| 2009 inductee to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame | 54 |
| 2009 inauguration recitation | 28 |
| 2009 hurricane | 14 |
| 2009 hit film with subtitled scenes | 35 |
| 2009 Hilary Swank movie | 23 |
| 2009 Hilary Swank film | 22 |
| 2009 Hilary Swank biopic | 24 |
| 2009 Heisman Trophy finalist Ndamukong | 38 |
| 2009 Gulf Cup champ | 19 |
| 2009 Grammy-winning vocalist | 28 |
| 2009 Grammy-winning pop singer | 30 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for Best New Artist | 38 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Swagga Like Us" | 49 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Relapse" | 42 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Make It Mine" | 47 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Fearless" | 43 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Crack a Bottle," briefly | 58 |
| 2009 Grammy winner for "Crack a Bottle" | 49 |
| 2009 Grammy winner Al | 21 |
| 2009 Golden Globe winner for "Recount" | 48 |
| 2009 G.M. spinoff | 17 |
| 2009 film that grossed over two billion dollars | 47 |
| 2009 film set on the planet Pandora | 35 |
| 2009 film set on the moon Pandora | 33 |
| 2009 film set on Pandora | 24 |
| 2009 film set in the year 2154 | 30 |
| 2009 film set in 2154 | 21 |
| 2009 film role for Zachary Quinto | 33 |
| 2009 film role for John Cho | 27 |
| 2009 film for which Sandra Bullock won a Razzie for playing a crossword puzzle writer | 85 |
| 2009 film featuring the ten-foot-tall Na'vi people | 54 |
| 2009 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola | 42 |
| 2009 film based on a TV show that premiered in 1966 | 51 |
| 2009 film about a food blogger | 30 |
| 2009 federal rebate program | 27 |
| 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book | 46 |
| 2009 Eastern Conference winners: Abbr. | 38 |
| 2009 Dwayne Johnson adventure/sci-fi film | 41 |
| 2009 Disney film in 3-D | 23 |
| 2009 David Rosenfelt novel featuring reporter Chris Turley | 58 |
| 2009 Daniel Day-Lewis film | 26 |
| 2009 Cy Young Award winner Greinke | 34 |
| 2009 Congressional Gold Medal recipient | 39 |
| 2009 comedy whose tagline is "Some guys just can't handle Vegas" | 78 |
| 2009 Clooney/Streep film based on a Roald Dahl book | 51 |
| 2009 bromance film | 18 |
| 2009 Broadway revival | 21 |
| 2009 Broadway musical set in Nigeria | 36 |
| 2009 British singing sensation Susan | 36 |
| 2009 biopic starring Hilary Swank | 33 |
| 2009 Beyoncé single | 22 |
| 2009 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 2009 Best New Artist (Grammys) | 30 |
| 2009 Best Musical nominee | 25 |
| 2009 Best Documentary Feature winner, with "The" | 58 |
| 2009 baseball retiree Moises | 28 |
| 2009 bailout acronym | 20 |
| 2009 awards show disrupter | 26 |
| 2009 aviation biopic | 20 |
| 2009 applicant to join the E.U. | 31 |
| 2009 animated film featuring the voice of Dakota Fanning | 56 |
| 2009 Andrew Ross Sorkin book, "Too Big ___" | 53 |
| 2009 addition to Wimbledon's Centre Court | 45 |
| 2009 A.L. MVP Joe Mauer, e.g. | 29 |
| 2009 "Survivor" site | 30 |
| 2009 "Survivor" setting | 33 |
| 2009 "Survivor" locale | 32 |
| 2009 "Star Trek" villain | 34 |
| 2009 "American Idol" finalist Rounds | 46 |
| 2009 'American Idol' runner-up Adam | 43 |
| 2009 #1 Lady Antebellum hit | 27 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008/2012 campaign portmanteau | 30 |
| 2008-'09 Japanese prime minister Taro __ | 44 |
| 2008, e.g. | 10 |
| 2008, astrologically | 20 |
| 2008's "Dig Out Your Soul" group | 46 |
| 2008 World Series winners, to fans | 34 |
| 2008 World Series winner | 24 |
| 2008 World Series virgins | 25 |