| 1979 Best Picture winner | 24 |
| 1979 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 1979 Bertolucci film | 20 |
| 1979 Bee Gees chart-topper | 26 |
| 1979 Anita Ward hit | 19 |
| 1979 Afghanistan invader: Abbr. | 31 |
| 1979 AC/DC seven-time platinum album | 36 |
| 1979 Abba single | 16 |
| 1979 "Canadian Caper" country | 39 |
| 1979 #1 song with the chorus line "Turn the other way" | 64 |
| 1979 #1 hit for Robert John | 27 |
| 1979 #1 hit for Herb Alpert | 27 |
| 1978-82 sitcom locale | 21 |
| 1978-80 F.B.I. sting that forced a U.S. senator to resign | 57 |
| 1978-80 F.B.I. investigation | 28 |
| 1978-79 CBS detective drama | 27 |
| 1978-2002 Kenyan president Daniel arap ___ | 42 |
| 1978-'98 science magazine | 29 |
| 1978 Yankees hero Bucky | 23 |
| 1978 Yankee hero | 16 |
| 1978 World Series M.V.P. Dent | 29 |
| 1978 World Series M.V.P. | 24 |
| 1978 World Cup winner: Abbr. | 28 |
| 1978 World Cup champs: Abbr. | 28 |
| 1978 Woody Allen drama | 22 |
| 1978 Warren Beatty film | 23 |
| 1978 visitor to Camp David | 26 |
| 1978 Village People hit | 23 |
| 1978 US Open winner Shriver | 27 |
| 1978 Ugo Tognazzi film | 22 |
| 1978 Triple Crown winner | 24 |
| 1978 Tony-nominated play | 24 |
| 1978 thriller? | 14 |
| 1978 stoner film with "Low Rider" on its soundtrack | 61 |
| 1978 Stephen King novel made into a miniseries | 46 |
| 1978 star-studded movie directed by Herbert Ross | 48 |
| 1978 sleeper film? | 18 |
| 1978 sequel set in a shopping mall | 34 |
| 1978 Rolling Stones hit | 23 |
| 1978 Rolling Stones chart-topper | 32 |
| 1978 Rolling Stones album | 25 |
| 1978 role for Richard Pryor, with "the" | 49 |
| 1978 Richard Pryor movie | 24 |
| 1978 Richard Burton "chick flick," with "The"? | 66 |
| 1978 ragtime revue | 18 |
| 1978 punk classic | 17 |
| 1978 Peter Ustinov film | 23 |
| 1978 Peace Prize winner | 23 |
| 1978 peace prize sharer | 23 |
| 1978 Peace Prize recipient | 26 |
| 1978 Peace Prize co-winner | 26 |
| 1978 Peace Nobelist | 19 |
| 1978 Peace co-Nobelist | 22 |
| 1978 Oscar-winning prison documentary | 37 |
| 1978 novelty hit based on a historical person | 45 |
| 1978 Nobelist Anwar | 19 |
| 1978 Nobelist | 13 |
| 1978 Nobel sharer | 17 |
| 1978 Nobel Prize sharer | 23 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace prize winner | 29 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace Prize recipient | 32 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace Prize cowinner Sadat | 37 |
| 1978 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner | 32 |
| 1978 Nicolette Larson hit "___ Love" | 46 |
| 1978 NBA Finals MVP | 19 |
| 1978 N.B.A. M.V.P. | 18 |
| 1978 movie thriller | 19 |
| 1978 movie set in a Turkish prison | 34 |
| 1978 movie directed by Michael Crichton | 39 |
| 1978 Michael Jackson movie, with "The" | 48 |
| 1978 Michael Douglas movie | 26 |
| 1978 Michael Douglas film | 25 |
| 1978 Menudo album | 17 |
| 1978 medical thriller | 21 |
| 1978 Maya Angelou poem | 22 |
| 1978 Manilow hit | 16 |
| 1978 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year | 33 |
| 1978 Linda Ronstadt song for tree fanciers? | 43 |
| 1978 Linda Ronstadt hit "_____ Baby Baby" | 51 |
| 1978 King novel rereleased in a "Complete and uncut" version in 1990 | 78 |
| 1978 jazz musical | 17 |
| 1978 Irving character | 21 |
| 1978 Ingrid Bergman film | 24 |
| 1978 horror sequel subtitle | 27 |
| 1978 hit with the lyric "You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal" | 88 |
| 1978 hit for the Commodores | 27 |
| 1978 hit for the Bee Gees | 25 |
| 1978 hit by Journey | 19 |
| 1978 high school musical | 24 |
| 1978 Gregory Hines musical | 26 |
| 1978 Grammy winner for the jazz album "Friends" | 57 |
| 1978 Goldie Hawn movie | 22 |
| 1978 Golden Globe winner for best new actor | 43 |
| 1978 Glenn Ford adventure film | 30 |
| 1978 Glenda Jackson title role | 30 |
| 1978 Gerry Rafferty hit | 23 |
| 1978 George C. Scott film (do the math) | 39 |
| 1978 Geneviève Bujold film | 29 |
| 1978 Fosse musical | 18 |
| 1978 Foreigner hit | 18 |