| SECRETO | Maryland-bred horse that won the 1984 Derby |
| PARISTEXAS | Wim Wenders drama that won the 1984 Palme d'Or at Cannes |
| DETROITTIGERS | Baseball team that won the 1984 World Series (7,6) |
| KRISKIN | American-bred horse that won the Derby in 2003 (4,3) |
| BENNYTHEDIP | American-bred horse that won the 1997 Derby (5,3,3) |
| IAMMAXIMUS | French-bred horse that won the Grand National in 2024 and 2026 (1,2,7) |
| ALLEGED | American-bred horse that won back-to-back Prix de l'Arc de Triomphes in 1977 and 1978 |
| ROCHE | Christy ..., 1984 Derby-winning jockey (5) |
| CRENSHAW | Golfer who won the 1984 and 1995 US Masters and captained the 1999 US Ryder Cup team (8) |
| TOM | ___ Barrasso, goalie who won the 1984 Calder Memorial Trophy |
| TUTU | Desmond, cleric who won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize (4) |
| SNOEK | Hendrik ___, showjumper who won the 1984 Dublin Grand Prix (5) |
| ANITABROOKNER | Her novel Hotel du Lac won the 1984 Booker Prize |
| HOTELDULAC | Novel for which Anita Brookner won the 1984 Booker Prize |
| FIELDJUDGE | Joseph Wapner: "Who won the 1984 Best Actress Oscar?" Bailiff: "___" |
| GLENGARRY | _ Glen Ross, David Mamet play which won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize (9) |
| ALBORETO | Michele, Italian driver who won the 1984 Belgian Grand Prix (8) |
| DOUG | Quarterback Flutie who won the 1984 Heisman Trophy |
| HUNTER | One searching for a specially bred horse |
| REEDORGAN | Stops on this mid-bred horse mounted back to front (4,5) |
