| Word before radio or wave | 25 |
| Word before rags or hand | 24 |
| Word before rain or rock | 24 |
| Word before rain or test | 24 |
| Word before rain, heat and gloom | 32 |
| Word before range or cord | 25 |
| Word before range or trade | 26 |
| Word before rata | 16 |
| Word before ravioli or eye | 26 |
| Word before reason or reach | 27 |
| Word before red | 15 |
| Word before reel or rite | 24 |
| Word before reggae or step | 26 |
| Word before rehearsal or code | 29 |
| Word before renewal or sprawl | 29 |
| Word before republic or seat | 28 |
| Word before result | 18 |
| Word before right or wrong | 26 |
| Word before ring or swing | 25 |
| Word before rip or slip | 23 |
| Word before river or light | 26 |
| Word before robe or dance | 25 |
| Word before Robles or doble | 27 |
| Word before rock and roll | 25 |
| Word before rock or football | 28 |
| Word before rock or music | 25 |
| Word before rod or staff, in Psalms | 35 |
| Word before Rodham, perhaps | 27 |
| Word before roll or system | 26 |
| Word before room or center | 26 |
| Word before room or dance | 25 |
| Word before room or macaroni | 28 |
| Word before Royce | 17 |
| Word before sale or after sales | 31 |
| Word before sales or tax | 24 |
| Word before salts or Downs | 26 |
| Word before sanctum or ear | 26 |
| Word before sausage or shepherd | 31 |
| Word before saw | 15 |
| Word before Saxon | 17 |
| Word before school or master | 28 |
| Word before school or support | 29 |
| Word before scream or therapy | 29 |
| Word before se | 14 |
| Word before Sea and after see | 29 |
| Word before season or bar | 25 |
| Word before second or hour | 26 |
| Word before secret or wind | 26 |
| Word before self or sanctum | 27 |
| Word before self or strength | 28 |
| Word before set or service | 26 |
| Word before sex or fixation | 27 |
| Word before sheet or music | 26 |
| Word before sheet or session | 28 |
| Word before shell or Bell | 25 |
| Word before shoe or soap | 24 |
| Word before shoppe | 18 |
| Word before shot or knot | 24 |
| Word before shot or roast | 25 |
| Word before shot or shirt | 25 |
| Word before sing or dance | 25 |
| Word before sir | 15 |
| Word before sister or story | 27 |
| Word before slam or theft | 25 |
| Word before slaw or after Old King | 34 |
| Word before slot or car | 23 |
| Word before snake or belt | 25 |
| Word before snake or crab | 25 |
| Word before sock or jerk | 24 |
| Word before some | 16 |
| Word before some animal names | 29 |
| Word before someone snaps | 25 |
| Word before song or glass | 25 |
| Word before sorry | 17 |
| Word before soup or salad | 25 |
| Word before Sox or Wings | 24 |
| Word before speed or after time | 31 |
| Word before spice or star | 25 |
| Word before sprawl | 18 |
| Word before squad or president | 30 |
| Word before stand or draw | 25 |
| Word before starter or control | 30 |
| Word before steak or sandwich | 29 |
| Word before steer or rap | 24 |
| Word before stew or coffee | 26 |
| Word before stick or happy | 26 |
| Word before stone or house | 26 |
| Word before strain or candy | 27 |
| Word before strip or opera | 26 |
| Word before sum, sometimes | 26 |
| Word before Susan or Sunday | 27 |
| Word before tai | 15 |
| Word before tape or visual | 26 |
| Word before team | 16 |
| Word before team, line, or sale | 31 |
| Word before the backing band's name | 39 |
| Word before the big rush? | 25 |
| Word before the first word in this puzzle's theme answers | 61 |
| Word before the last word of 17, 66-A & 11, 40-D | 52 |
| Word before the worse | 21 |