| 1971 R&B collection "___ Greatest Hits" | 53 |
| 1971 prison riot site | 21 |
| 1971 play by Bruce J. Friedman | 30 |
| 1971 Pink Floyd album | 21 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist Willy | 25 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist from Germany | 32 |
| 1971 Peace Nobelist | 19 |
| 1971 Pan American Games site | 28 |
| 1971 Oscar-winning film whose title is hinted at nine times in this grid | 72 |
| 1971 Oscar winner for "Theme from 'Shaft'" | 60 |
| 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo | 35 |
| 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet | 29 |
| 1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song | 32 |
| 1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit | 31 |
| 1971 New York prison riot site | 30 |
| 1971 Neil Diamond hit | 21 |
| 1971 NBA champs | 15 |
| 1971 N.L. MVP | 13 |
| 1971 N.L. M.V.P. who was later twice A.L. Manager of the Year | 61 |
| 1971 musical based on the Bible | 31 |
| 1971 musical about a reunion | 28 |
| 1971 movie in which Jane Fonda plays a call girl | 48 |
| 1971 Michael Jackson hit | 24 |
| 1971 McCartney album | 20 |
| 1971 Matthau film directed by Jack Lemmon | 41 |
| 1971 Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner | 39 |
| 1971 King Floyd tune | 20 |
| 1971 John Wayne film | 20 |
| 1971 John Lennon song | 21 |
| 1971 Janis Joplin record | 24 |
| 1971 Janis Joplin chart-topper | 30 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda/Donald Sutherland film | 38 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda-Donald Sutherland film | 38 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda movie | 21 |
| 1971 Jane Fonda film | 20 |
| 1971 James Taylor/Warren Oates cult film | 40 |
| 1971 James Stewart film | 23 |
| 1971 Jack Nicholson film | 24 |
| 1971 hit with the lyric "You may say I'm a dreamer" | 65 |
| 1971 hit with the lyric "He danced for those at minstrel shows" | 73 |
| 1971 hit that begins "Busted flat in Baton Rouge / waiting for a train" | 81 |
| 1971 hit movie based on the novel "Ratman's Notebooks" | 68 |
| 1971 hit movie (with ''A'') | 43 |
| 1971 hit from the album "Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy" | 69 |
| 1971 hit for the Rolling Stones | 31 |
| 1971 hit for Ringo | 18 |
| 1971 hit for Jean Knight with the lyric "Who do you think you are?" | 77 |
| 1971 hit for Jean Knight | 24 |
| 1971 hit by Santana | 19 |
| 1971 hit "_____ Bobby McGee" | 38 |
| 1971 Heston film, with "The" | 38 |
| 1971 Heston film, with 'The' | 36 |
| 1971 Harold Robbins bestseller | 30 |
| 1971 Grammy song "___ No Sunshine" | 44 |
| 1971 Gay Talese title derived from one of the Ten Commandments | 62 |
| 1971 Fonda/Sutherland film | 26 |
| 1971 Fonda-Sutherland thriller | 30 |
| 1971 Fonda-Sutherland film | 26 |
| 1971 film with the tagline "You don't assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose." | 105 |
| 1971 film that was Cybill Shepherd's debut, with "The" | 68 |
| 1971 Elton John song | 20 |
| 1971 Eastwood movie | 19 |
| 1971 Donald Sutherland film | 27 |
| 1971 Don McLean hit | 19 |
| 1971 documentary about Ravi Shankar | 35 |
| 1971 Diana Ross hit | 19 |
| 1971 Cy Young Award winner ___ Blue | 35 |
| 1971 crime thriller with four sequels | 37 |
| 1971 courtroom drama | 20 |
| 1971 coup leader against Milton | 31 |
| 1971 counter-culture film revue hosted by Richard Pryor | 55 |
| 1971 Cooperstown inductee | 25 |
| 1971 Clapton hit | 16 |
| 1971 Clapton classic | 20 |
| 1971 chemistry nobelist Gerhard | 31 |
| 1971 Charlton Heston science fiction film, with "The" | 63 |
| 1971 Cat Stevens hit | 20 |
| 1971 Bond girl ___ Wood | 23 |
| 1971 Bond girl portrayer | 24 |
| 1971 Bogdanovich film (with "The") | 44 |
| 1971 Bill Withers hit | 21 |
| 1971 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 1971 Beatty title role | 22 |
| 1971 batting champ Joe | 22 |
| 1971 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee | 35 |
| 1971 Athlete of the Year Debbie | 31 |
| 1971 Aretha Franklin hit | 24 |
| 1971 album that features "Baba O'Riley" | 53 |
| 1971 album dedicated to Buddy Holly | 35 |
| 1971 AL MVP Blue | 16 |
| 1971 action film | 16 |
| 1971 A.L. ERA champ Blue | 24 |
| 1971 #1 hit for Janis Joplin | 28 |
| 1971 #1 hit for Carole King | 27 |
| 1971 #1 hit | 11 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1970s-90s carrier name | 22 |
| 1970s-80s sketch-comedy show | 28 |
| 1970s-80s sketch comedy show | 28 |
| 1970s-80s sitcom signoff | 24 |