| Reason for turning down an invitation | 37 |
| Reason for ump's safe call, perhaps | 39 |
| Reason for wearing boots, perhaps | 33 |
| Reason given for calling in sick | 32 |
| Reason that nothing's growing on the farm? | 46 |
| Reason that rainwater is pouring over the eaves? | 48 |
| Reason the croquet game was called off? | 39 |
| Reason the fisherman crossed the bay? | 37 |
| Reason the kids were left alone? | 32 |
| Reason the Sheetrock expert did a sloppy job? | 45 |
| Reason the toreador was unemployed? | 35 |
| Reason the tortoise won the race? | 33 |
| Reason there's no money in your pocket? | 43 |
| Reason things aren't gained? | 32 |
| Reason to "interrupt this program" | 44 |
| Reason to "spring ahead" in Mass. | 43 |
| Reason to ask "What's cookin'?" | 49 |
| Reason to be shunned, in the Bible | 34 |
| Reason to be turned away by a bouncer | 37 |
| Reason to bring in a relief pitcher? | 36 |
| Reason to buy Met tickets, perhaps | 34 |
| Reason to call the exterminator? | 32 |
| Reason to celebrate on the green | 32 |
| Reason to close off a city street | 33 |
| Reason to get some cosmetic dental work | 39 |
| Reason to go through half a box of tissues | 42 |
| Reason to keep something under your hat? | 40 |
| Reason to look (or hide your eyes) at the beach | 47 |
| Reason to look in a rear-view mirror | 36 |
| Reason to make a prank call, maybe | 34 |
| Reason to move forward annually?: Abbr. | 39 |
| Reason to pile onto the team bus | 32 |
| Reason to postpone a date, possibly | 35 |
| Reason to prescribe Ritalin, briefly | 36 |
| Reason to put a clothespin on your nose | 39 |
| Reason to quietly take a position | 33 |
| Reason to renovate an opera house? | 34 |
| Reason to reset the clocks: Abbr. | 33 |
| Reason to say "Gesundheit!" | 37 |
| Reason to say "Now what do we do?" | 44 |
| Reason to say "oy, vey!" | 34 |
| Reason to say "pee-yew!" | 34 |
| Reason to scratch one's head | 32 |
| Reason to scratch one's head? | 33 |
| Reason to see one's doctor in these times | 45 |
| Reason to shout ''Eureka!'' | 43 |
| Reason to shout "Eureka!" | 35 |
| Reason to stay after the fourth quarter | 39 |
| Reason to stay home from work, say | 34 |
| Reason to stay home on a Saturday night | 39 |
| Reason to stop filming "Star Trek"? | 45 |
| Reason to turn down an invitation | 33 |
| Reason to visit Georgia and Virginia | 36 |
| Reason to visit the school nurse | 32 |
| Reasonable marriage expectation? | 32 |
| Reasonably good teammate on a bowling team? | 43 |
| Reasoned belief in a supreme being | 34 |
| Reasoning system with gray areas | 32 |
| Reasons airliners stay aloft, sometimes | 39 |
| Reasons for a rubber check?: Abbr. | 34 |
| Reasons for an exam after a hook-up: Abbr. | 42 |
| Reasons for cannon fire at Bucs' games | 42 |
| Reasons for end zone dances: Abbr. | 34 |
| Reasons for madness, in a now-cult 1936 film | 44 |
| Reasons for opening day excitement? | 35 |
| Reasons for shootouts in the NHL | 32 |
| Reasons for some performance anxiety | 36 |
| Reasons for some street closures | 32 |
| Reasons for stakes to be raised? | 32 |
| Reasons for the casts of thousands | 34 |
| Reasons some games run long: Abbr. | 34 |
| Reasons to bring out the National Guard | 39 |
| Reasons to fire up the fireplace | 32 |
| Reassurance from the Beach Boys, 1964 | 37 |
| Reassure that one's joking, in a way | 40 |
| Reassuring letters for depositors, once | 39 |
| Reassuring response after an assignment of duty | 47 |
| Reassuring result on a blood test | 33 |
| Reassuring words after an accident | 34 |
| Reassuring words from the doctor | 32 |
| Reba McEntire "___ Got a Deal for You" | 48 |
| Reba McEntire says she's one | 32 |
| Reba McEntire's "___ Survivor" | 44 |
| Reba McEntire's music genre, briefly | 40 |
| Reba might attend their award ceremony (abbr.) | 46 |
| Rebecca Black's "Friday," e.g. | 44 |
| Rebecca ___, played by Kirstie Alley | 36 |
| Rebecca's "Risky Business" role | 45 |
| Rebecca's bar or word shouted there | 39 |
| Rebekah's older son in the bible | 36 |
| Rebel against Queen Mary: 1553–54 | 40 |
| Rebel angel in "Paradise Lost" | 40 |
| Rebel in "Henry VI, Part 2" | 37 |
| Rebel ___ (Confederate battle cry) | 34 |
| Rebellion leader: 1786–87 | 32 |
| Rebellious boy in “Little Men” | 38 |
| Rebellious region of the Caucasus | 33 |
| Rebels in Uris's "Trinity" | 40 |
| Rebels of the Southeastern Conference | 37 |
| Rebounds, shooting percentage, etc. | 35 |