| ALIMACGRAW | Actress in the 1972 version of The Getaway (3,7) |
| SAMPECKINPAH | US director of the 1972 version of The Getaway (3,9) |
| ALI | MacGraw of "The Getaway" |
| NEWSEEKERS | Singers of the UK's entry in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest (3,7) |
| MARYPETERS | Northern Irish athlete who won gold in the women's pentathlon in the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,6) |
| JIMMYCLIFF | Reggae star who starred in the 1972 movie The Harder They Come: 2 wds. |
| STACYKEACH | American actor who starred in the 1972 film Fat City (5,5) |
| SCHOOLSOUT | Alice Cooper's No 1 in the 1972 UK singles charts |
| CLOWNS | In the 1972 song Stuck in the Middle with You, what is 'to the left of me'? (6) |
| TANGLUNG | Character played by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film 'The Way of the Dragon' (4,4) |
| CARMELA | Wife of Don Vito Corleone in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, played in the 1972 film adaptation by Morgana King (7) |
| HATTIE | ____ Jacques, English actress who played the title role in the 1972 film Carry On Matron (6) |
| SHELLEYWINTERS | Oscar-winning actress who costarred in the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure: 2 wds. |
| PETERS | Mary, athlete who won gold in the pentathlon in the 1972 Olympic Games (6) |
| CARLTONFISK | He caught for the AL in the 1972 All-Star Game |
| LEE | May who played for the NL in the 1972 All-Star Game |
| MARLONBRANDO | Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 movie, The Godfather (6,6) |
| MCGOVERN | George ____, Democratic opponent of Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential campaign |
| SONNY | ***** Corleone, role played by James Caan in the 1972 film 'The Godfather' (5) |
| MINNELLI | Liza, actress who played Sally Bowles in the 1972 musical film Cabaret (8) |
