| __ scale (hardness measure) | 27 |
| __ says (kids' game) | 24 |
| __ say (unfortunately) | 22 |
| __ sax | 6 |
| __ Sauer: handgun | 17 |
| __ sauce: seafood serving | 25 |
| __ sauce (Chinese condiment) | 28 |
| __ sapiens | 10 |
| __ santo: Spanish graveyard | 27 |
| __ sanctum | 10 |
| __ San Lucas: Baja resort | 25 |
| __ Samaritan | 12 |
| __ Sam: 49ers mascot | 20 |
| __ salts (medicinal compound) | 29 |
| __ salts (drugstore buy) | 24 |
| __ salts (drug-store purchase) | 30 |
| __ salts (bath additive) | 24 |
| __ salts | 8 |
| __ salt | 7 |
| __ sale | 7 |
| __ salad (main course) | 22 |
| __ salad | 8 |
| __ Said: Suez Canal harbor | 26 |
| __ Sad, Serbia | 14 |
| __ Sabe: Lone Ranger nickname | 29 |
| __ Sabe | 7 |
| __ rule (generally) | 19 |
| __ rule | 7 |
| __ rug: dance | 13 |
| __ rug | 6 |
| __ Royale: Lake Superior national park | 38 |
| __ Royale National Park | 23 |
| __ Rouge (Paris nightclub) | 26 |
| __ Rouge | 8 |
| __ Rossi: wine brand | 20 |
| __ roses | 8 |
| __ Rosalynn Carter | 18 |
| __ root | 7 |
| __ room: play area | 18 |
| __ room (play space) | 20 |
| __ room (play area) | 19 |
| __ room (place to play) | 23 |
| __ room (family place) | 22 |
| __ room | 7 |
| __ Romeo: sports car | 20 |
| __ Romeo: Italian sports car | 28 |
| __ Romeo Spider | 15 |
| __ Romeo (sports car) | 21 |
| __ Romeo (Italian auto) | 23 |
| __ Romeo (imported car) | 23 |
| __ Romeo (imported auto) | 24 |
| __ Romeo | 8 |
| __ Romana | 9 |
| __ roll: winning | 16 |
| __ roll | 7 |
| __ role (do acting) | 19 |
| __ rod: powerful Old Testament tool | 35 |
| __ rod | 6 |
| __ rock: music genre | 20 |
| __ rock: glittery music genre | 29 |
| __ rock: Gary Glitter's genre | 33 |
| __ Rock: Australian tourist spot | 32 |
| __ rock | 7 |
| __ Robles, California | 21 |
| __ Robert: nickname for pitcher Bob Feller | 42 |
| __ roast | 8 |
| __ Road: WWII supply route to China | 35 |
| __ road | 7 |
| __ Rizzo (Hoffman role) | 23 |
| __ Rios: Jamaican port | 22 |
| __ Rios, Jamaica | 16 |
| __ Rios | 7 |
| __ rings | 8 |
| __ ring | 7 |
| __ Ridge, TN | 12 |
| __ Rider | 8 |
| __ Rico | 7 |
| __ riche | 8 |
| __ rich | 7 |
| __ rice | 7 |
| __ Rica | 7 |
| __ rhythm: brain waves pattern | 30 |
| __ result | 9 |
| __ rest | 7 |
| __ resort | 9 |
| __ resin (organic adhesive) | 27 |
| __ Republic of Egypt | 20 |
| __ renewal | 10 |
| __ relude to "pick" | 29 |
| __ rellenos: stuffed Mexican dish | 33 |
| __ regni: in the year of the reign | 34 |
| __ Regional Council (Israeli governing body) | 44 |
| __ Regency | 10 |
| __ refrigeration (air conditioning unit) | 40 |
| __ Redman, Gary Sinise's role in "The Stand" | 58 |
| __ Rebellion: 1786-'87 insurrection | 39 |
| __ Rebellion (1676 Virginia uprising) | 37 |
| __ reason | 9 |
| __ Reader: eclectic magazine | 28 |
| __ Reader: eclectic bimonthly | 29 |