| 2011 U.S. Open champ McIlroy | 28 |
| 2011 U.S. Open winner McIlroy | 29 |
| 2011 Wimbledon champion | 23 |
| 2011 World Series champs | 24 |
| 2011-13 secretary of defense | 28 |
| 2012 AFTRA merger partner | 25 |
| 2012 Ben Affleck drama | 22 |
| 2012 Ben Affleck thriller | 25 |
| 2012 Best Musical Tony winner | 29 |
| 2012 Best Picture Oscar film | 28 |
| 2012 British Open champ | 23 |
| 2012 British Open winner | 24 |
| 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen song | 26 |
| 2012 debater against Barack | 27 |
| 2012 Drew Barrymore film | 24 |
| 2012 event for Facebook | 23 |
| 2012 Facebook acquisition | 25 |
| 2012 Facebook event, in brief | 29 |
| 2012 film about hostages | 24 |
| 2012 GOP convention state | 25 |
| 2012 hit for Phillip Phillips | 29 |
| 2012 hurricane nickname | 23 |
| 2012 Kennedy Center honoree | 27 |
| 2012 Mark Wahlberg comedy | 25 |
| 2012 Mark Wahlberg film | 23 |
| 2012 Masters champ Watson | 25 |
| 2012 McConaughey movie | 22 |
| 2012 Miley Cyrus movie | 22 |
| 2012 NBA breakout Jeremy | 24 |
| 2012 Niagara Falls aerialist | 28 |
| 2012 Olympics host (Abbr.) | 26 |
| 2012 Olympics host: Abbr. | 25 |
| 2012 Open Championship winner | 29 |
| 2012 political thriller | 23 |
| 2012 Pro Bowl player Chris | 26 |
| 2012 rival of Mitt and Rick | 27 |
| 2012 Robert Pattinson film | 26 |
| 2012 role for DiCaprio | 22 |
| 2012 role for Sally Field | 25 |
| 2012 scene of Mideast unrest | 28 |
| 2012 sci-fi action film | 23 |
| 2012 Seth MacFarlane comedy | 27 |
| 2012 sportsworld controversy | 28 |
| 2012 Super Bowl MVP Manning | 27 |
| 2012 TV Land Awards host | 24 |
| 2012 voice of the Lorax | 23 |
| 2012 World Series champs | 24 |
| 2012 World Series runners-up | 28 |
| 2012 YouTube sensation | 22 |
| 2013 #1 hit for Katy Perry | 26 |
| 2013 ALCS team, briefly | 23 |
| 2013 America's Cup winner | 29 |
| 2013 animated snail film | 24 |
| 2013 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 2013 Emma Thompson movie | 24 |
| 2013 Golden Globe host | 22 |
| 2013 Jesse Eisenberg film | 25 |
| 2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie | 26 |
| 2013 Kentucky Derby winner | 26 |
| 2013 Literature Nobelist | 24 |
| 2013 milestone for Twitter | 26 |
| 2013 Northeast superstorm | 25 |
| 2013 Oscars host MacFarlane | 27 |
| 2013 role for DiCaprio | 22 |
| 2013 role for Johnny Depp | 25 |
| 2013 sci-fi film title role | 27 |
| 2013 Spike Jonze love story | 27 |
| 2013 Super Bowl advertiser | 26 |
| 2013 Toyota Sienna, e.g. | 24 |
| 2013 World Series MVP David | 27 |
| 2013's ISON, for one | 24 |
| 2014 : Sochi :: 2006 : ___ | 26 |
| 2014 FIBA World Cup winners | 27 |
| 2014 GM reintroduction | 22 |
| 2014 Orange Bowl team: Abbr. | 28 |
| 2014 Orange Bowl winners | 24 |
| 2014 Oscar winner Jared | 23 |
| 2014 Oscars host, familiarly | 28 |
| 2014 Russell Crowe epic | 23 |
| 2014 Russell Crowe role | 23 |
| 2014 Russell Crowe title role | 29 |
| 2014 World Cup final city | 25 |
| 2014 World Cup final site | 25 |
| 2014, for Doublemint gum | 24 |
| 2016 will be the next one | 25 |
| 2018 Super Bowl number | 22 |
| 202, to Septimius Severus | 25 |
| 2020 Summer Olympics host | 25 |
| 205, to Septimius Severus | 25 |
| 2050, in Roman numerals | 23 |
| 206, in Roman numerals | 22 |
| 209, in Roman numerals | 22 |
| 20s dispenser, for short | 24 |
| 20s provider, for short | 23 |
| 20th anniversary symbol | 23 |
| 20th century art movement | 25 |
| 20th century basso Pinza | 24 |
| 20th Century Fox picture? | 25 |
| 20th century witch hunt | 23 |
| 20th wedding anniversary gift | 29 |