| CROWNCOURT | Daytime Granada Television series that ran from 1972 to 1984 |
| BETJEMAN | Sir John --, poet laureate from 1972 to 1984 (8) |
| OMNI | ___ Coliseum (home to the Atlanta Hawks from 1972 to 1997) |
| THEBOOKTOWER | ITV children's TV series, that ran for 11 series from 1979 to 1989, whose first presenter was Tom Baker (3,4,5) |
| GUNSMOKE | Western TV series that ran from 1955 to 1975 |
| GLEE | Jane Lynch TV series that ran from 2009 to 2015 |
| NEWSROOM | The ___: Aaron Sorkin's TV series that ran from 2012 to 2014 (8) |
| FLOG | ___ It!, TV series that ran from 2002 to 2020 (4) |
| LORETTASWIT | US actress who played Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on the TV series M*A*S*H from 1972 to 1983 (7,4) |
| FISCHER | World champion from 1972 to 1975 |
| MERAK | Maserati's V6 engined mini-supercar, built from 1972 to 1982 (5) |
| KURTWALDHEIM | Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 (4,8) |
| RYLE | Sir Martin, Astronomer Royal from 1972 to 1982 (4) |
| WATERGATE | Political scandal in the United States from 1972 to 1974 (9) |
| WHITLAM | Gough ___, Australian Labor statesman; Prime Minister from 1972 to 1975 (7) |
| LING | When repeated, a National Zoo attraction from 1972 to 1992 |
| MAUDE | Top 10-rated sitcom each season from 1972 to 1976 |
| DOLOMITE | Triumph ____, former car model produced from 1972 to 1980 (8) |
| MASTERMIND | British TV quiz presented by Magnus Magnusson from 1972 to 1997 (10) |
| MARGRETHE | --- II, Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 (9) |
