| 1998 A.L. Manager of the Year | 29 |
| 1998 "Les Misérables" star | 39 |
| 1998 #5 hit by Nicole Wray | 26 |
| 1997-99 N.L. strikeout leader | 29 |
| 1997-2006 UN leader | 19 |
| 1997-2006 U.N. leader | 21 |
| 1997-2006 U.N. chief | 20 |
| 1997-2004 Cartoon Network series | 32 |
| 1997-2003 game show host who put up his own money for prizes | 60 |
| 1997's best picture | 23 |
| 1997 World Series MVP Hernandez | 31 |
| 1997 World Series loser to Fla. | 31 |
| 1997 winner of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open | 42 |
| 1997 Wimbledon champ | 20 |
| 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones flick | 37 |
| 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster, for short | 54 |
| 1997 voice role for Meg Ryan | 28 |
| 1997 US Open winner Ernie | 25 |
| 1997 US Open winner Els | 23 |
| 1997 U.S. Open winner Ernie | 27 |
| 1997 U.S. Open winner | 21 |
| 1997 U.S. Open champ Ernie | 26 |
| 1997 U.S. Open champ | 20 |
| 1997 treaty city | 16 |
| 1997 title role for Peter Fonda | 31 |
| 1997 title role for Peter | 25 |
| 1997 title role for J. Lo | 25 |
| 1997 title role for Depp | 24 |
| 1997 title role for Demi Moore | 30 |
| 1997 Tim McGraw song | 20 |
| 1997 thriller Con ____ | 28 |
| 1997 Theatre World Award winner Linda | 37 |
| 1997 tax-law creation | 21 |
| 1997 Steven Spielberg film | 26 |
| 1997 steelworkers-turned-dancers film | 37 |
| 1997 Stanley Cup finals player | 30 |
| 1997 Stallone film | 18 |
| 1997 Spielberg movie | 20 |
| 1997 Spielberg film | 19 |
| 1997 Spielberg epic | 19 |
| 1997 Spacey/Crowe movie | 23 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones film, briefly | 30 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones film, "initially" | 44 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones blockbuster, briefly | 37 |
| 1997 slave ship picture | 23 |
| 1997 skating champion Susan | 27 |
| 1997 sci-fi spoof, for short | 28 |
| 1997 sci-fi spoof, briefly | 26 |
| 1997 sci-fi hit | 15 |
| 1997 sci-fi film with the tagline "There is no gene for the human spirit" | 83 |
| 1997 sci-fi blockbuster, informally | 35 |
| 1997 Sarah McLachlan tune | 25 |
| 1997 Sarah McLachlan hit recorded as an apology | 47 |
| 1997 Rose Bowl winner: Abbr. | 28 |
| 1997 role for Will Smith | 24 |
| 1997 role for Peter Fonda | 25 |
| 1997 role for Depp | 18 |
| 1997 Roberto Benigni film that starts with a board game? | 56 |
| 1997 Roberto Benigni film | 25 |
| 1997 Radiohead album with the single "Paranoid Android" | 65 |
| 1997 Pulitzer-winning memoirist | 31 |
| 1997 Philip Kerr best-selling mystery | 37 |
| 1997 PGA Grand Slam of Golf winner | 34 |
| 1997 Peter Fonda title role | 27 |
| 1997 Peter Fonda role | 21 |
| 1997 Pesci/Glover film | 22 |
| 1997 Parker Posey comedy, with "The" | 46 |
| 1997 Oscar-nominated title role | 31 |
| 1997 Oscar-nominated role for Peter | 35 |
| 1997 novel, with "The" | 32 |
| 1997 NL Rookie of the Year Scott | 32 |
| 1997 Nielsen title role | 23 |
| 1997 Nielsen role | 17 |
| 1997 Nicolas Cage/John Malkovich thriller | 41 |
| 1997 Nicolas Cage thriller | 26 |
| 1997 Nicolas Cage nail-biter | 28 |
| 1997 Nicolas Cage movie | 23 |
| 1997 Nicolas Cage hair-raiser | 29 |
| 1997 NHL Rookie of the Year | 27 |
| 1997 NHL MVP | 12 |
| 1997 New York City mayoral candidate | 36 |
| 1997 N.L. Rookie of the Year Scott ___ | 38 |
| 1997 N.L. Rookie of the Year Scott | 34 |
| 1997 N.H.L. M.V.P. Dominik | 26 |
| 1997 movie ____ Black | 24 |
| 1997 movie with the line "It was the most erotic moment of my life" | 77 |
| 1997 movie with a 2002 sequel, for short | 40 |
| 1997 movie to be re-released in 3D in 2012 | 42 |
| 1997 movie for which Jennifer Lopez received a Golden Globe nomination | 70 |
| 1997 movie about a basketball-playing dog | 41 |
| 1997 Michael Douglas film | 25 |
| 1997 megahit from Hanson | 24 |
| 1997 Matthau/Lemmon film | 24 |
| 1997 Matt Dillon movie | 22 |
| 1997 Masters winner | 19 |
| 1997 March Madness champion | 27 |
| 1997 Literature Nobelist ___ Fo | 31 |
| 1997 Literature Nobelist Fo | 27 |
| 1997 Leslie Nielsen role | 24 |
| 1997 Koji Yakusho film, with "The" | 44 |