| PUTNAM | Mrs. ___ at the Planetarium (Janice Kulyk Keefer short story, winner of the 1985 CBC Literary Prize) |
| STEPHENSONDHEIM | Composer and lyricist who wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, winner of an Oscar and eight Grammies (7,8) |
| JOHNNY | US golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, _ Keefer (6) |
| TREE | Jeremy ...., trainer of Rainbow Quest, winner of the 1985 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (4) |
| PRIXGONCOURT | French literary prize given to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year" |
| SIMON | Claude ?, Madagascar-born winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) |
| OUTOF | Winner of the 1985 Oscar for Best Picture. (3,2,6) |
| LAST | .... Suspect, winner of the 1985 Grand National (4) |
| SADE | Winner of the 1985 Best New Artist Grammy |
| WESTLAND | Helicopter company at the centre of the 1985 argument between Michael Heseltine and Margaret Thatcher (8) |
| RUSH | Jennifer ___, singer of the 1985 No.1 hit The Power of Love (4) |
| REA | ___ Award for the Short Story (annual literary prize) |
| TRASK | English writer of romance novels whose bequest to the Society of Authors funds an annual literary prize for a first novel (5,5) |
| BETTY | English writer of romance novels whose bequest to the Society of Authors funds an annual literary prize for a first novel (5,5) |
| GELDOF | Surname of the Irish coorganiser of the 1985 Live Aid concert (6) |
| HAUPTMAN | Herbert A ___, recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Jerome Karle |
| ATWOOD | Margaret, Canadian author of the 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| IVAN | And 32 Principal antagonist of the 1985 film Rocky IV, played by Dolph Lundgren (4,5) |
| DRAGO | Principal antagonist of the 1985 film Rocky IV, played by Dolph Lundgren (4,5) |
| MAXZORIN | Chief antagonist of the 1985 James Bond film A View To A Kill, played by Christopher Walken (3,5) |
