| BOBBYHOLIK | Devils center from Jihlava, #1 pick in 1989 (by Hartford) |
| HOLE | Which alternative rock band was formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by vocalist/guitarist Courtney Love? (4) |
| STONEWALL | UK LGBT rights charity founded in 1989 by Ian McKellen amongst others (9) |
| LAFAI | Samoa and Salford Red Devils centre (5) |
| TIM | Samoa and Salford Red Devils centre (3) |
| PETRNEDVED | Rangers center from Liberec, #1 pick in 1990 (by Vancouver) |
| MARTINSTRAKA | Penguins center from Plzen, #1 pick in 1992 |
| PATRIKSTEFAN | Thrashers center from Pribram, #1 pick in 1999 |
| JOHNELWAY | NFL star who was the Yankees' #1 pick in the 1981 summer draft |
| TANKER | Team shooting for the #1 pick in the draft, say |
| TANKS | Tries to get the #1 pick in the draft, likely |
| ODEN | Greg who was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 N.B.A. draft |
| JACKIEYOUNG | Las Vegas Aces shooting guard who was the #1 pick in the 2019 WNBA draft: 2 wds. |
| ALIYAHBOSTON | Indiana Fever power forward who was the #1 pick in the 2023 WNBA draft: 2 wds. |
| RHYNEHOWARD | Atlanta Dream shooting guard who was the #1 pick in the 2022 WNBA draft: 2 wds. |
| ONEAL | Number one pick in the 1992 NBA draft |
| EPCOT | Attraction that dropped the word "Center" from its name in 1994 |
| GALILEO | Name of the robotic U.S. spacecraft launched on October 18, 1989, by the space shuttle Atlantis. It traveled to Jupiter in 1994 for extended orbital study of the planet, its magnetic field, and its mo |
| ELKINS | Lawrence was the AFL's #1 pick (Oilers) in 1966 |
| CSTAMP | Interim 20-center from the Post Office |