| Start of a quotation by Tennessee Williams | 42 |
| Start of a quotation from "Hamlet" | 44 |
| Start of a quotation from Dryden | 32 |
| Start of a quotation from John Hart's "Iron House" (2011) | 71 |
| Start of a quotation from Kingsley | 34 |
| Start of a quotation from Publilius Syrus | 41 |
| Start of a quotation from Santayana | 35 |
| Start of a quotation from Tiberius on heavy taxes | 49 |
| Start of a quotation from Twain | 31 |
| Start of a quotation from Wendell Berry | 39 |
| Start of a quotation from Wilde | 31 |
| Start of a quote | 16 |
| Start of a quote about solemnity | 32 |
| Start of a quote about Steinbrenner by former Yankees co-owner John McMullen | 76 |
| Start of a quote attributed to Louis XV | 39 |
| Start of a quote by Abigail Van Buren | 37 |
| Start of a quote by Andrew Young | 32 |
| Start of a quote by Anton Chekhov | 33 |
| Start of a quote by Aristotle | 29 |
| Start of a quote by Bertrand Russell relevant to crossword solvers | 66 |
| Start of a quote by Booker T. Washington | 40 |
| Start of a quote by Coco Chanel | 31 |
| Start of a quote by Daniel Webster | 34 |
| Start of a quote by E.V. Lucas | 30 |
| Start of a quote by economist Allan Meltzer | 43 |
| Start of a quote by Evelyn Waugh | 32 |
| Start of a quote by James H. Boren, author of "When in Doubt, Mumble" | 79 |
| Start of a quote by jazz legend Miles Davis | 43 |
| Start of a quote by John Coltrane | 33 |
| Start of a quote by John Kenneth Galbraith | 42 |
| Start of a quote by John Lennon | 31 |
| Start of a quote by Lily Tomlin | 31 |
| Start of a quote by Lord Jeffery, 18th-century literary critic and judge | 72 |
| Start of a quote by Lou Reed | 28 |
| Start of a quote by Oscar Wilde | 31 |
| Start of a quote by Otto van Isch | 33 |
| Start of a quote by Rep. Mo Udall, 1990, regarding the Presidency | 65 |
| Start of a quote by Robert Benchley | 35 |
| Start of a quote by Samuel Johnson | 34 |
| Start of a quote by Will Durant | 31 |
| Start of a quote for mature solvers | 35 |
| Start of a quote from "Hamlet" | 40 |
| Start of a quote from "The Simpsons" by Mr. Burns | 59 |
| Start of a quote from Emily Dickinson | 37 |
| Start of a quote from Napoleon | 30 |
| Start of a quote from physicist Marcelo Gleiser | 47 |
| Start of a quote from Proverbs | 30 |
| Start of a quote from the boss | 30 |
| Start of a quote from the kitchen | 33 |
| Start of a quote on obstinacy by James Russell Lowell | 53 |
| Start of a quote that appears in both testaments | 48 |
| Start of a quote you'll piece together | 42 |
| Start of a race? | 16 |
| Start of a Ralph Kramden laugh | 30 |
| Start of a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote | 36 |
| Start of a Rand title | 21 |
| Start of a rap joke? | 20 |
| Start of a recipe direction | 27 |
| Start of a recipe directive, perhaps | 36 |
| Start of a referral | 19 |
| Start of a reformed debtor's quip | 37 |
| Start of a refrain | 18 |
| Start of a refusal | 18 |
| Start of a rejected suitor's "sour grapes" | 56 |
| Start of a religious observance? | 32 |
| Start of a religious title | 26 |
| Start of a remark about basic economics | 39 |
| Start of a remark by Ambrose Bierce | 35 |
| Start of a remark by Mae West | 29 |
| Start of a Remarque title | 25 |
| Start of a reminder | 19 |
| Start of a reply to Virginia | 28 |
| Start of a reprimand | 20 |
| Start of a request | 18 |
| Start of a request for divine intervention | 42 |
| Start of a request to a genie | 29 |
| Start of a resolution by comedian Steven Wright | 47 |
| Start of a response to "What?" | 40 |
| Start of a response to a brainteaser | 36 |
| Start of a restaurant order | 27 |
| Start of a retort that ends "but names will never hurt me" | 68 |
| Start of a revealing observation | 32 |
| Start of a revival? | 19 |
| Start of a rhyme about a spry lad | 33 |
| Start of a rhyme about a tiger | 30 |
| Start of a rhyme by E. C. Bentley | 33 |
| Start of a rhyme featuring a butcher and baker | 46 |
| Start of a rhyming Basque game | 30 |
| Start of a rhyming dog's name | 33 |
| Start of a rhyming quip | 23 |
| Start of a rhyming song title featuring a little Spanish | 56 |
| Start of a rhyming taunt | 24 |
| Start of a riddle | 17 |
| Start of a ringmaster's announcement | 40 |
| Start of a ristorante order for the family | 42 |
| Start of a Rita Rudner quip | 27 |
| Start of a roadside verse | 25 |
| Start of a Robert Pirsig title | 30 |
| Start of a Robin Williams quip | 30 |
| Start of a rocket's journey | 31 |