| 1981 Fonda/Hepburn classic | 26 |
| 1981 film that garnered Warren Beatty a Best Director Oscar | 59 |
| 1981 film starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner | 51 |
| 1981 film in which Manhattan is a maximum-security prison | 57 |
| 1981 film in which Helen Mirren plays a sorceress | 49 |
| 1981 film for which Barbra Streisand earned her first Razzie nomination | 71 |
| 1981 film directed by Milos Forman | 34 |
| 1981 film directed by Blake Edwards | 35 |
| 1981 film biography | 19 |
| 1981 film "____ Boot" | 31 |
| 1981 film "___ Jeunesse" | 34 |
| 1981 film "___ Boot" | 30 |
| 1981 film | 9 |
| 1981 Faye Dunaway film | 22 |
| 1981 drama starring Treat Williams | 34 |
| 1981 Don McLean song | 20 |
| 1981 comedy with the tagline "The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls" | 124 |
| 1981 comedy or its 2011 remake | 30 |
| 1981 Chrysler debut | 19 |
| 1981 chart-topper by Rick Springfield | 37 |
| 1981 Burt Reynolds movie, with "The" | 46 |
| 1981 Brooke Shields film with a hit song | 40 |
| 1981 Blake Edwards comedy | 25 |
| 1981 best seller set in Castle Rock, Me. | 40 |
| 1981 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 1981 Best Director | 18 |
| 1981 Best Actor Oscar nominee | 29 |
| 1981 Beatty-Keaton epic | 23 |
| 1981 Beatty film | 16 |
| 1981 and '84 Super Bowl champs | 34 |
| 1981 Alan Alda film, with "The" | 41 |
| 1981 Alan Alda comedy, with "The" | 43 |
| 1981 adventure film hero | 24 |
| 1981 #1 Kim Carnes hit | 22 |
| 1981 #1 hit for Hall & Oates | 32 |
| 1980s-90s NBA player John | 25 |
| 1980s-90s German chancellor | 27 |
| 1980s-90s computer | 18 |
| 1980s-90s Chevy subdivision | 27 |
| 1980s-'90s women's tennis player who was #1 for a record total of 377 weeks | 83 |
| 1980s-'90s women's magazine | 35 |
| 1980s-'90s TV drama | 23 |
| 1980s-'90s Tennessee senator | 32 |
| 1980s-'90s talent show, and what you need to do to find this puzzle's theme | 83 |
| 1980s-'90s talent show | 26 |
| 1980s-'90s slugger who ranks fourth in career home runs by a switch hitter | 78 |
| 1980s-'90s slugger Fielder | 30 |
| 1980s-'90s series based on the fictional firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak | 86 |
| 1980s-'90s S.F. Giants general manager Al | 45 |
| 1980s-'90s Richard Mulligan sitcom | 38 |
| 1980s-'90s police drama | 27 |
| 1980s-'90s Oldsmobile model | 31 |
| 1980s-'90s Olds | 19 |
| 1980s-'90s New York senator | 31 |
| 1980s-'90s New York governor | 32 |
| 1980s-'90s NBA forward Larry | 32 |
| 1980s-'90s N.Y. senator D'Amato | 39 |
| 1980s-'90s N.B.A. star Danny | 32 |
| 1980s-'90s legal drama | 26 |
| 1980s-'90s Kensington Palace resident | 41 |
| 1980s-'90s Honda | 20 |
| 1980s-'90s hip-hop show co-hosted by Fab 5 Freddy | 53 |
| 1980s-'90s heavyweight champ | 32 |
| 1980s-'90s German leader Helmut | 35 |
| 1980s-'90s Ford model | 25 |
| 1980s-'90s courtroom drama | 30 |
| 1980s-'90s Corbin Bernsen TV drama | 38 |
| 1980s-'90s Commodore computer | 33 |
| 1980s-'90s Chrysler offerings | 33 |
| 1980s-'90s Cadillac model | 29 |
| 1980s-'90s Buick sports car | 31 |
| 1980s-'90s Bochco series | 28 |
| 1980s-'90s action/adventure series | 38 |
| 1980s wrestler Captain ___ | 26 |
| 1980s workout wear | 18 |
| 1980s word processing giant | 27 |
| 1980s welterweight champ | 24 |
| 1980s Virginia governor | 23 |
| 1980s video game with a maze | 28 |
| 1980s video game systems | 24 |
| 1980s video game spinoff | 24 |
| 1980s video game consoles | 25 |
| 1980s video game console, in brief | 34 |
| 1980s video game console, for short | 35 |
| 1980s Vicki Lawrence TV role | 28 |
| 1980s U.S. Davis Cup captain | 28 |
| 1980s U.N. ambassador Kirkpatrick | 33 |
| 1980s Tyne Daly role | 20 |
| 1980s TV's "Remington ___" | 40 |
| 1980s TV's "Emerald Point ___" | 44 |
| 1980s TV's 'Remington --' | 37 |
| 1980s TV's 'Kate & --' | 38 |
| 1980s TV show or 2006 film | 26 |
| 1980s TV series starring Michael Landon | 39 |
| 1980s TV series set at Network 23 | 33 |
| 1980s TV series about soldiers of fortune, with "The" | 63 |
| 1980s TV program that caused a rift between Carson and Rivers | 61 |
| 1980s TV private eye | 20 |
| 1980s TV outfit | 15 |
| 1980s TV hookup | 15 |