| JOHNWALKER | Athlete who held the men's mile record from 1975 to 1979 and won Olympic 1500m in 1976 (4,6) |
| JESSEOWENS | Athlete who held the men's long jump world record from 1936 to 1960 (5,5) |
| OVETT | Steve ___, former world record holder in the men's mile run |
| COE | British runner who held the men's world 800m record 1981-1997, Sebastian ___ (3) |
| JANETEVANS | American swimmer who, aged 15, broke the world records for 400m, 800m and 1500m in 1987 (5,5) |
| SYDNEYWOODERSON | ____, "the mighty atom", won the European championships 1500m in 1938 and 5000m in 1946, and the (9-mile) English national cross-country title in 1948 |
| OBASANJO | Olusegun ___, military ruler of Nigeria from 1976 to 1979 and president from 1999 to 2007 (8) |
| PIERRE | The prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984, _ Trudeau (6) |
| STEVE | Runner who won 800m gold at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, also 1500m in 1964 (5) |
| ALOU | Baseball name from 1958 to 1979 and 1990 to 2008 |
| KHMERROUGE | Autocratic Communist regime that ruled Cambodia (now Kampuchea) from 1975 to 1979 (5,5) |
| NORTHERNER | Overnight passenger train between Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand that operated from 1975 to 2004 |
| POLPOT | Politician who led the Khmer Rouge's totalitarian regime in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 (3,3) |
| RUNAWAYS | The _, all-female American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979 (8) |
| ALLMAN | Gregg ___, U.S. rock musician who was married to singer Cher from 1975 to 1979 (6) |
| SEASIDESPECIAL | BBC TV show broadcast from 1975 to 1979 whose regular performers included the dancers New Edition |
| ELGUERROUJ | Morocco's 2004 Olympic 1500m and 5000m champion, Hicham ... ... (2,8) |
| CAMBODIA | Country ruled by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979 (8) |
| KENSINGTON | Canadian sitcom of 1975 to 1980, "King of ___" |
| SNAPPERFOSTER | Role played by David Hasselhoff from 1975 to 1982 in the TV soap opera The Young and the Restless which helped him gain recognition: 2 wds. |
