| IVANA | Donald's wife from 1977 to 1991 |
| MELANIA | Donald's wife (former First Lady) (7) |
| CARTER | "You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." She was first lady in the United States from 1977 to 1981. Who said this? |
| JEC | Pres. monogram from 1977 to 1981 |
| BEGIN | Menachem ___, Prime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983 (5) |
| EIGHTISENOUGH | ABC show from 1977 to 1981 |
| WALTERMONDALE | Vice president under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981: 2 wds. |
| MORARJIDESAI | Politician who was prime minister of India from 1977 to 1979 (7,5) |
| JIMMYCARTER | The 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 81 (5,6) |
| TOMMYBOYD | Radio and TV personality who co-presented the ITV children's show Magpie from 1977 to 1980, replacing Douglas Rae |
| DENISNORDEN | Presenter of the TV show It'll Be Alright on the Night from 1977 to 2006 (5,6) |
| MOUSETRAP | The ___ (Agatha Christie murder mystery play longtimestaged by the Toronto Truck Theatre from 1977 to 2004) |
| DICKCAVETT | Performer with a self-titled PBS series from 1977 to 1982 |
| BREZHNEV | Who was President of the USSR from 1977 to 1982? (8) |
| SCOTT | Michael ___ entrepreneur who was the first CEO of Apple from 1977 to 1981 |
| CARTALK | NPR show from 1977 to 2021, and a description of this puzzle's theme |
| CHIPS | US drama series that followed the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol and ran from 1977 to 1983 (5) |
| GORDONBURNS | Host of the TV game show The Krypton Factor from 1977 to 1995 |
| SALLY | The female presenter on Tiswas from 1977 to 1982 (5,5) |
| JAMES | The female presenter on Tiswas from 1977 to 1982 (5,5) |
