| CARTALK | NPR show from 1977 to 2021, and a description of this puzzle's theme |
| EIGHTISENOUGH | ABC show from 1977 to 1981 |
| IKEACATALOG | Publication that ran from 1951 to 2021 and printed more than two hundred million copies per year at its peak |
| 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? |
| 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 |
| HARDEDGED | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| ICEBREAKER | Get-to-know-you game, and a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| BEGIN | Menachem ___, Prime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983 (5) |
| 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 |
| VOYAGER | Either of two robotic U.S. interplanetary probes launched in 1977 to observe and to transmit information to Earth about the giant planets of the outer solar system. The first probe overtook Pioneer 10 |
| DIVIDEDHIGHWAY | Route with lanes of opposing traffic separated by a barrier, and a description of this puzzle's fourth parted word |
| STEMCELLS | Subject of some medical research ... or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| WALTERMONDALE | Vice president under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981: 2 wds. |
