| XIX | Number of the 1985 Super Bowl |
| DANMARINO | Quarterback who led the Dolphins to the 1985 Super Bowl in his second year in the NFL: 2 wds. |
| GELDOF | Surname of the Irish coorganiser of the 1985 Live Aid concert (6) |
| RUSH | Jennifer ___, singer of the 1985 No.1 hit The Power of Love (4) |
| SADE | Singer of the 1985 hit "The Sweetest Taboo" |
| PUTNAM | Mrs. ___ at the Planetarium (Janice Kulyk Keefer short story, winner of the 1985 CBC Literary Prize) |
| WESTLAND | Helicopter company at the centre of the 1985 argument between Michael Heseltine and Margaret Thatcher (8) |
| TREE | Jeremy ...., trainer of Rainbow Quest, winner of the 1985 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (4) |
| ATWOOD | Margaret, Canadian author of the 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| SANDY | First name of the 1985 British Open champ |
| THEBELFRY | Site of the 1985, 1989, and 1993 Ryder Cups |
| MCRAE | Hal of the 1985 World Champion Kansas City Royals |
| LAST | .... Suspect, winner of the 1985 Grand National (4) |
| TEENA | ___ Marie, singer of the 1985 hit "Lovergirl" |
| AKIRAKUROSAWA | Director of the 1985 film Ran |
| SIMON | Claude, winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) |
| OUTOF | Winner of the 1985 Oscar for Best Picture. (3,2,6) |
| 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) |
