| __ Public | 9 |
| __ Puffs | 8 |
| __ pump: waste disposal device | 30 |
| __ puppet | 9 |
| __ puttanesca: with a spicy tomato sauce | 40 |
| __ Python | 9 |
| __ Q (snack cake) | 17 |
| __ Q.T. (secretly) | 18 |
| __ qua non | 10 |
| __ quam videri: North Carolina motto | 36 |
| __ quandary | 11 |
| __ quarter: refuse mercy | 24 |
| __ queen | 8 |
| __ Queen's Mystery Magazine | 31 |
| __ question | 11 |
| __ Quincy Adams | 15 |
| __ Rabbit | 9 |
| __ Rabbit (Harris character) | 28 |
| __ Rabbit (Joel Chandler Harris character) | 42 |
| __ race | 7 |
| __ Raceway (Pennsylvania auto track) | 36 |
| __ Raceway: Pennsylvania NASCAR track | 37 |
| __ Radio | 8 |
| __ Radziwill, sister of Jackie O | 32 |
| __ Raiders: consumer advocates | 30 |
| __ rain | 7 |
| __ rally | 8 |
| __ Ramon, CA | 12 |
| __ ranch | 8 |
| __ rancheros (Mexican breakfast) | 32 |
| __ Range (iron-rich region) | 27 |
| __ Range (part of the Rockies) | 30 |
| __ rap (unjust accusation) | 26 |
| __ rasa | 7 |
| __ rasa: clean slate | 20 |
| __ Ration | 9 |
| __ Ration: dog food | 19 |
| __ Ration: pet food | 19 |
| __ Raton, FL | 12 |
| __ Raton, Florida | 17 |
| __ ray | 6 |
| __ Ray Joel, daughter of Billy and Christie | 43 |
| __ Razberi: flavored vodka | 26 |
| __ razor: logical simplicity rule | 33 |
| __ razor: principle of logic | 28 |
| __ régime: pre-1789 French government | 40 |
| __ rchin | 8 |
| __ reaction | 11 |
| __ reactor | 10 |
| __ Reader | 9 |
| __ Reader: alternative media anthology | 38 |
| __ Reader: alternative media digest | 35 |
| __ Reader: bimonthly alternative magazine | 41 |
| __ Reader: eclectic bimonthly | 29 |
| __ Reader: eclectic magazine | 28 |
| __ reason | 9 |
| __ Rebellion (1676 Virginia uprising) | 37 |
| __ Rebellion: 1786-'87 insurrection | 39 |
| __ Redman, Gary Sinise's role in "The Stand" | 58 |
| __ refrigeration (air conditioning unit) | 40 |
| __ Regency | 10 |
| __ Regional Council (Israeli governing body) | 44 |
| __ regni: in the year of the reign | 34 |
| __ rellenos: stuffed Mexican dish | 33 |
| __ relude to "pick" | 29 |
| __ renewal | 10 |
| __ Republic of Egypt | 20 |
| __ resin (organic adhesive) | 27 |
| __ resort | 9 |
| __ rest | 7 |
| __ result | 9 |
| __ rhythm: brain waves pattern | 30 |
| __ Rica | 7 |
| __ rice | 7 |
| __ rich | 7 |
| __ riche | 8 |
| __ Rico | 7 |
| __ Rider | 8 |
| __ Ridge, TN | 12 |
| __ ring | 7 |
| __ rings | 8 |
| __ Rios | 7 |
| __ Rios, Jamaica | 16 |
| __ Rios: Jamaican port | 22 |
| __ Rizzo (Hoffman role) | 23 |
| __ road | 7 |
| __ Road: WWII supply route to China | 35 |
| __ roast | 8 |
| __ Robert: nickname for pitcher Bob Feller | 42 |
| __ Robles, California | 21 |
| __ rock | 7 |
| __ Rock: Australian tourist spot | 32 |
| __ rock: Gary Glitter's genre | 33 |
| __ rock: glittery music genre | 29 |
| __ rock: music genre | 20 |
| __ rod | 6 |
| __ rod: powerful Old Testament tool | 35 |
| __ role (do acting) | 19 |
| __ roll | 7 |
| __ roll: winning | 16 |