| Cause of a price increase | 25 |
| Cause of a prickly feeling | 26 |
| Cause of a product recall, perhaps | 34 |
| Cause of a rash reaction? | 25 |
| Cause of a rash response? | 25 |
| Cause of a red face | 19 |
| Cause of a red face? | 20 |
| Cause of a restaurant stir? | 27 |
| Cause of a revival?: Abbr. | 26 |
| Cause of a riot at Macy's? | 30 |
| Cause of a row? | 15 |
| Cause of a rowdy scene | 22 |
| Cause of a rude awakening? | 26 |
| Cause of a rumble | 17 |
| Cause of a run | 14 |
| Cause of a run, perhaps | 23 |
| Cause of a runoff | 17 |
| Cause of a rush | 15 |
| Cause of a scar | 15 |
| Cause of a scare | 16 |
| Cause of a scene, perhaps | 25 |
| Cause of a senior's stress? | 31 |
| Cause of a sexual harassment complaint? | 39 |
| Cause of a shot in the dark? | 28 |
| Cause of a skid | 15 |
| Cause of a skin rash | 20 |
| Cause of a slip, perhaps | 24 |
| Cause of a sloppy track | 23 |
| Cause of a slow track | 21 |
| Cause of a smile, maybe | 23 |
| Cause of a sniff | 16 |
| Cause of a sore spot | 20 |
| Cause of a split decision? | 26 |
| Cause of a stain, perhaps | 25 |
| Cause of a sticky situation? | 28 |
| Cause of a stinging breakup? | 28 |
| Cause of a stomachache | 22 |
| Cause of a strike, sometimes | 28 |
| Cause of a sudden drop in altitude | 34 |
| Cause of a sudden withdrawal | 28 |
| Cause of a suit | 15 |
| Cause of a swelled head | 23 |
| Cause of a swelled head, maybe | 30 |
| Cause of a swelling in the head | 31 |
| Cause of a tan line, perhaps | 28 |
| Cause of a tennis replay | 24 |
| Cause of a traffic delay | 24 |
| Cause of a traffic tie-up | 25 |
| Cause of a trip | 15 |
| Cause of a trip in "Easy Rider" | 41 |
| Cause of a turnover: Abbr. | 26 |
| Cause of a W.W. II siren | 24 |
| Cause of a wake-up | 18 |
| Cause of a Wall Street sell-off | 31 |
| Cause of a wet spell, perhaps | 29 |
| Cause of a wince | 16 |
| Cause of a world crisis | 23 |
| Cause of a worldwide 19th century fever | 39 |
| Cause of a WWII siren | 21 |
| Cause of A's, F's, etc. | 31 |
| Cause of adolescent anxiety | 27 |
| Cause of affliction | 19 |
| Cause of Alice's pool | 25 |
| Cause of an ''aha'' moment | 42 |
| Cause of an "I" problem | 33 |
| Cause of an 1839-42 war | 23 |
| Cause of an accident, maybe | 27 |
| Cause of an act of God | 22 |
| Cause of an air alert | 21 |
| Cause of an air bag deployment | 30 |
| Cause of an artery blockage | 27 |
| Cause of an attack | 18 |
| Cause of an audio squeal | 24 |
| Cause of an awakening | 21 |
| Cause of an early bump | 22 |
| Cause of an env. bulge | 22 |
| Cause of an explosion | 21 |
| Cause of an icicle | 18 |
| Cause of an immune response | 27 |
| Cause of an impasse | 19 |
| Cause of an implosion | 21 |
| Cause of an increase in blood pressure, maybe | 45 |
| Cause of an increase in blood pressure, perhaps | 47 |
| Cause of an insurance increase, for short | 41 |
| Cause of an insurance investigation | 35 |
| Cause of an intestinal problem | 30 |
| Cause of an intl. incident, maybe | 33 |
| Cause of an itch | 16 |
| Cause of an olfactory offense | 29 |
| Cause of an ophthalmological bill, perhaps | 42 |
| Cause of an out | 15 |
| Cause of an outburst | 20 |
| Cause of an S.R.O. sign | 23 |
| Cause of an unexpected fall | 27 |
| Cause of annoyance | 18 |
| Cause of anomie | 15 |
| Cause of astringent flavor in wine | 34 |
| Cause of atrophy | 16 |
| Cause of baby blues? | 20 |
| Cause of bad luck | 17 |