| COPPOLA | Director of the 1972 film The Godfather starring Marlon Brando, Francis Ford ------- (7) |
| BOORMAN | John --, director of the 1972 film 'Deliverance' (7) |
| FRANCISFORDCOPPOLA | Director of the 1972 film The Godfather |
| HOLIDAY | Billie, 20th-century American jazz singer; subject of the 1972 film Lady Sings The Blues (7) |
| NEAME | Ronald, director of the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure (5) |
| CARMELA | Wife of Don Vito Corleone in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, played in the 1972 film adaptation by Morgana King (7) |
| OFFENCE | The -, 1972 film thriller starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard (7) |
| SONNY | ***** Corleone, role played by James Caan in the 1972 film 'The Godfather' (5) |
| HACKMAN | Gene, actor who played Popeye Doyle in 1972 film The French Connection (7) |
| OFFER | I'm gonna make him an ___ he can't refuse iconic dialogue from the 1972 film The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
| BOBFOSSE | Choreographer and director of the 1972 film Cabaret (3,5) |
| SARAHMALDOROR | Director of the 1972 film "Sambizanga" |
| TANGLUNG | Character played by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film 'The Way of the Dragon' (4,4) |
| ALMARTINO | Singer and actor who played Johnny Fontane in 1972 film The Godfather (2,7) |
| MARLON | ____ Brando, actor who played Vito Corleone in 1972 film The Godfather (6) |
| HENNING | Anne, US winner of the 1972 Winter Olympic women's 500m speed skating gold medal (7) |
| SAPPORO | Japanese host city of the 1972 Winter Olympics (7) |
| NASTASE | Ilie ?, winner of the 1972 US Open singles tennis championship (7) |
| SAMPECKINPAH | US director of the 1972 version of The Getaway (3,9) |
| OTOOLE | Peter ___, Best Actor Oscar nominee for the 1972 film The Ruling Class (6) |
