| DONTKNOWMEBYNOW | "If You ___" (1972/1989) |
| MIKESCHMIDT | 1972-1989 third baseman who hit 548 homers, all with the Phillies: 2 wds. |
| BYNOW | "If You Don't Know Me ___ ___"; 1972 song |
| VAIN | "You're so ___" -1972 Carly Simon song (4) |
| HADNT | "If You ___, But You Did," 1951 song |
| KEEPONKEEPINGON | You'll crack this puzzle if you ___ |
| PAVEDTHEWAYFOR | If you ____ something, you made it feasible or likelier |
| AWFUL | Ooh... You Are ___, 1972 British film starring Dick Emery, released in the US as Get Charlie Tully |
| BRITTON | Ian _, 1972-1982 Chelsea, 1983-1 9% Blackpool and 1986-1989 Burnley midfielder (7) |
| EDELMAN | Gerald ___, 1972 Nobel Prize winner in medicine |
| OME | "Take Me Bak ___" (1972 Slade song) |
| ODESSAFILE | The ___, 1972 novel by Frederick Forsyth (6,4) |
| MEADE | Richard ___, 1972 Olympic individual eventing gold medallist (5) |
| AKIIBUA | John ___, 1972 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medallist (4-3) |
| EYES | "Doctor My __" (1972 Jackson Browne song) |
| NASTASE | Ilie ___, 1972 US Open singles tennis champion (7) |
| LIVIN | "Easy ___'": 1972 Uriah Heep tune |
| SHORTER | Frank ___, 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist (7) |
| WOTTLE | Dave ___, 1972 Olympic 800m gold medallist (6) |
| LEVANTER | The ___, 1972 novel by Eric Ambler (8) |
