| YEAROFTHEDRAGON | 1988, to China |
| THESTEELERS | Dan Rooney, owner of this NFL team from 1988 to 2002, served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland from 2009 to 2012 |
| MURPHYBROWN | CBS TV character with a colorful last name played by Candice Bergen from 1988 to 1998 and 2018 to 2019: 2 wds. |
| ELLENBARKIN | US actress married to Irish actor Gabriel Byrne from 1988 to 1999 (5,6) |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| RAINOUT | From 1988 to 1999, a record 856 consecutive games were played in Dodger Stadium without one |
| SHADOE | Stevens who hosted "American Top 40" from 1988 to 1995 |
| BERGEN | Candice of 1988 to 1998 comedy "Murphy brown" |
| IVYBRENNAN | Name of Lynne Perrie's character in Coronation Street from 1988 to 1995 (3,7) |
| JACKRUSSELL | English cricketer who kept wicket for the national side from 1988 to 1998 (4,7) |
| JORDAN | Michael ___ basketball player who won the MVP 5 times between 1988 to 1998 |
| CONCERTO | Honda saloon model produced from 1988 to 1994 (8) |
| CARLING | Will _, captain of England's rugby union team 59 times from 1988 to 96 (7) |
| RANDYJOHNSON | MLB pitcher nicknamed The Big Unit who had 4 875 career strikeouts from 1988 to 2009 (only Nolan Ryan had more): 2 wds. |
| SARA | ___ Lee Classic (LPGA Tour event from 1988 to 2002) |
| ASHDOWN | Surname of Paddy, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988 to 1999 (7) |
| HALO | ____ Trust, charity founded in 1988 to rid the world of landmines (4) |
| ZVEREV | Alexander ___ won the men's singles lawn tennis event at Tokyo, becoming the first German since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win a tennis gold at the Olympics |
| ALJABER | Saudi striker who played in four World Cups during his tenure with the Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club between 1988 to 2008. (2-5) |
| ASTRO | Craig Biggio was one from 1988 to 2007 |
