| 1970 Best Picture | 17 |
| 1970 Beatles hit | 16 |
| 1970 Beatles chart-topper | 25 |
| 1970 Barbra Streisand film | 26 |
| 1970 B. B. King hit | 19 |
| 1970 Australian Open winner | 27 |
| 1970 article by Germaine Greer, which was an early example of the reappropriation of a degrading word | 101 |
| 1970 and 1986 World Cup host | 28 |
| 1970 and 1972 Conn Smythe Trophy winner | 39 |
| 1970 and '72 Conn Smythe Trophy winner | 42 |
| 1970 act that lead to the creation of the EPA | 45 |
| 1970 A.L. MVP Powell | 20 |
| 1970 0ssie Davis musical | 24 |
| 1970 #1 song and album | 22 |
| 1970 #1 R&B hit for James Brown | 35 |
| 1970 #1 hit with the lyric "Or simple as do re mi" | 60 |
| 1970 #1 hit with the lyric "huh, yeah, What is it good for?" | 70 |
| 1970 #1 hit with the lyric "Easy as ..." | 50 |
| 1970 #1 hit whose title follows the lyric "Speaking words of wisdom ..." | 82 |
| 1970 #1 hit that was later found to be a ripoff of "He's So Fine" | 79 |
| 1970 #1 hit for Three Dog Night | 31 |
| 1970 #1 hit for the Jackson 5 | 29 |
| 1970 #1 album | 13 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1969-'72 World Chess Champion | 33 |
| 1969's Eagle et al. | 23 |
| 1969 World Series winners | 25 |
| 1969 World Series stadium | 25 |
| 1969 World Series champs | 24 |
| 1969 upstarts | 13 |
| 1969 Tony winner Jerry | 22 |
| 1969 Tony winner for "Promises, Promises" | 51 |
| 1969 Tony nominee for Best Musical | 34 |
| 1969 Tommy James and the Shondells hit | 38 |
| 1969 Three Dog Night hit | 24 |
| 1969 teammate of Seaver and Swoboda | 35 |
| 1969 target | 11 |
| 1969 Super Bowl winner | 22 |
| 1969 Super Bowl M.V.P. | 22 |
| 1969 Super Bowl | 15 |
| 1969 Streisand flick? | 21 |
| 1969 Stevie Wonder hit | 22 |
| 1969 sports hero | 16 |
| 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" | 78 |
| 1969 song by The Zombies | 24 |
| 1969 Shirley MacLaine musical | 29 |
| 1969 Series winners | 19 |
| 1969 Series champs | 18 |
| 1969 self-titled jazz album | 27 |
| 1969 San Francisco retail debut | 31 |
| 1969 Sammy Davis Jr. hit | 24 |
| 1969 Sam Peckinpah film | 23 |
| 1969 Rolling Stones album | 25 |
| 1969 role for Dustin Hoffman | 28 |
| 1969 role for Dustin | 20 |
| 1969 rock opera | 15 |
| 1969 rock musical | 17 |
| 1969 rock concert site chronicled in ''Gimme Shelter'' | 70 |
| 1969 Robert Redford role | 24 |
| 1969 road movie | 15 |
| 1969 Redford role | 17 |
| 1969 portrayer of Mr. Chips | 27 |
| 1969 platinum record for Creedence Clearwater Revival | 53 |
| 1969 Plastic Ono Band hit | 25 |
| 1969 Philip K. Dick novel about the nature of reality | 53 |
| 1969 Peter O'Toole title role | 33 |
| 1969 Peter O'Toole movie | 28 |
| 1969 Peter Fonda movie | 22 |
| 1969 Peace Prize-winning agcy. | 30 |
| 1969 Peace Prize grp. | 21 |
| 1969 Peace Prize gp. | 20 |
| 1969 Peace Prize agcy. | 22 |
| 1969 Paul Revere and the Raiders hit | 36 |
| 1969 Paul Revere & the Raiders hit | 38 |
| 1969 Oscar-nominated film role | 30 |
| 1969 Omar Sharif title role | 27 |
| 1969 Omar Sharif role | 21 |
| 1969 Omar Sharif film | 21 |
| 1969 Omar Sharif biopic | 23 |
| 1969 Oates novel | 16 |
| 1969 Nobel Peace Prize winner: Abbr. | 36 |
| 1969 Nobel Peace Prize winner (Abbr.) | 37 |
| 1969 Nobel Peace Prize grp. | 27 |
| 1969 Nobel Peace Prize gp. | 26 |
| 1969 Nixon cabinet member | 25 |
| 1969 Newman role | 16 |
| 1969 newlywed in the news | 25 |
| 1969 Nabokov novel | 18 |
| 1969 N.H.L. M.V.P., familiarly | 30 |
| 1969 N.B.A. M.V.P. who played for the Bullets | 45 |
| 1969 music festival | 19 |
| 1969 music event | 16 |
| 1969 movie with an exclamation point in its name | 48 |
| 1969 movie starring Omar Sharif | 31 |
| 1969 miracle team | 17 |
| 1969 Michael Caine movie remade in 2003 | 39 |
| 1969 Mets, e.g. | 15 |
| 1969 Mets victims | 17 |
| 1969 Medicine Nobelist Salvador _____ | 37 |
| 1969 man in the role | 20 |