| ABSCAM | FBI sting of the 1970s and 1980s |
| LEEEISENBERG | American editor and author who was editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine throughout the 1970s and 1980s and founding editor of Esquire UK in 1990 |
| GOODIES | The - - -, surreal comedy trio of the 1970s and 1980s (7) |
| FITNESS | Canada ___ Award (Program for students of the 1970s and 1980s testing speed, strength, endurance and |
| SCTV | Canadian sketch comedy series of the 1970s and 1980s that featured Catherine O'Hara John Candy and Rick Moranis: Abbr. |
| PAULMASSON | Pioneer of Californian wine, 1859-1940, whose label was promoted by Orson Welles and John Gielgud in the 1970s and 1980s (4,6) |
| OMEGA | Oldsmobile model of the 1970s and 1980s |
| COUNTACH | Classic Lamborghini of the 1970s and 1980s (8) |
| ATHENA | Art retailer, noted for iconic posters of the 1970s and 1980s |
| EMU | Aggressive avian puppet of the 1970s and 1980s (3) |
| TERRYBRADSHAW | The Masked Singer contestant who was an NFL quarterback in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| PHYLLISGEORGE | Former Miss America who cohosted The NFL Today in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| KENNY | --- Dalglish, Scottish exinternational footballer who played for Celtic FC and Liverpool FC in the 1970s and 1980s (5) |
| ACDC | Australian rock group of the 1970s and 1980s who sang HighwayToHell (2,2) |
| USTINOV | Actor who played Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in six films made throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including Death on the Nile (7) |
| LAUDA | Niki ---, Austrian driver who won the Formula 1 World Championship three times in the 1970s and 1980s (5) |
| BERNARDHINAULT | French cyclist who won the Tour de France five times in the 1970s and 1980s (7,7) |
| EVERT | Top-ranked female tennis player for 260 weeks, winner of 18 Grand Slam singles in the 1970s and 1980s (5) |
| REEVE | Christopher who played Superman in the 1970s and 1980s |
| BETAHPE | Sporting Lancia estate from the 1970s and 1980s (4,3) |
