| STORY | "Love ___" 1970 Erich Segal novel (5) |
| LOVESTORY | Best-selling 1970 Erich Segal novel |
| OLIVERS | 1977 Erich Segal novel that was a sequel to Love Story (7) |
| MWANDCHILD | 1980 Erich Segal novel |
| LOVE | and 12dn, 1970 novel by Erich Segal (4,5) |
| ASATI | Charles ___, 1970 Commonwealth 400m gold medallist (5) |
| RINDT | Jochen ___, 1970 F1 world champion (5) |
| WATER | "Bridge over Troubled ___" (1970 Paul Simon song) (5) |
| THERE | "I'll Be ___" (1970 hit from The Jackson 5) |
| ROSIE | Cracklin'___, 1970 song by Neil Diamond (5) |
| OHARE | John ___, 1970-1972 Scotland and 1967-1974 Derby County midfielder (5) |
| UNSER | Al ___, 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987 Indy 500 race winner (5) |
| CLOSE | (They Long to Be) _ 1970 Carpenters single (5) |
| THECLASS | 1985 novel by Erich Segal (3,5) |
| GAMES | The ___, 1970 film drama starring Michael Crawford and Ryan O'Neal (5) |
| MORAS | Karen ___, 1970 Commonwealth 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming gold medallist (5) |
| PILIC | Nikola ___, 1970 US Open men's doubles tennis champion with Pierre Barth's (5) |
| OKANE | Liam ___ 1970-1975 Northern Ireland and 1968-1977 Nottingham Forest defender (5) |
| HORSE | A Man Called ___, 1970 film with Richard Harris; Arabian or Appaloosa, e.g. (5) |
| MAGEE | "Dirty Dingus ___" (1970 film) |
