| Certain raider, briefly | 23 |
| Certain railroad worker | 23 |
| Certain railroads | 17 |
| Certain railways | 16 |
| Certain raincoats | 17 |
| Certain raingear | 16 |
| Certain rainwear | 16 |
| Certain raisin | 14 |
| Certain ranch name ... or this puzzle's theme | 49 |
| Certain ranch visitor | 21 |
| Certain ranch visitors | 22 |
| Certain ranchers | 16 |
| Certain Ranger | 14 |
| Certain ranges, for short | 25 |
| Certain rapier | 14 |
| Certain rapper-turned-actor | 27 |
| Certain raspberry pastry | 24 |
| Certain rate-hike circumvention | 31 |
| Certain rating | 14 |
| Certain ratio: Abbr. | 20 |
| Certain ratite | 14 |
| Certain ratites | 15 |
| Certain rattlesnake | 19 |
| Certain rattlesnake or terrapin | 31 |
| Certain ray | 11 |
| Certain rays | 12 |
| Certain razor | 13 |
| Certain razors | 14 |
| Certain readers | 15 |
| Certain reading matter | 22 |
| Certain real estate | 19 |
| Certain rear seats | 18 |
| Certain rebellions | 18 |
| Certain rec centers | 19 |
| Certain receivers | 17 |
| Certain reception | 17 |
| Certain reception problem | 25 |
| Certain recess | 14 |
| Certain recesses | 16 |
| Certain recital piece | 21 |
| Certain record | 14 |
| Certain record company | 22 |
| Certain record holders, briefly | 31 |
| Certain record player | 21 |
| Certain recording | 17 |
| Certain records | 15 |
| Certain records or cars | 23 |
| Certain records, for short | 26 |
| Certain records: Abbr. | 22 |
| Certain recyclable | 18 |
| Certain recyclables | 19 |
| Certain red | 11 |
| Certain red algae | 17 |
| Certain Red Cross volunteer | 27 |
| Certain red deer | 16 |
| Certain red dye | 15 |
| Certain red ore | 15 |
| Certain red wine, informally | 28 |
| Certain red-letter times | 24 |
| Certain reds | 12 |
| Certain reed | 12 |
| Certain reed blowers | 20 |
| Certain reed instrument | 23 |
| Certain reed player | 19 |
| Certain reeds | 13 |
| Certain ref. book | 17 |
| Certain ref. work | 17 |
| Certain reference book | 22 |
| Certain refreshers | 18 |
| Certain refrigerant | 19 |
| Certain refrigerators | 21 |
| Certain refugees | 16 |
| Certain refuse units (8) | 24 |
| Certain regulator | 17 |
| Certain rehearsal space | 23 |
| Certain relation | 16 |
| Certain relative | 16 |
| Certain relative, in Yiddish and other languages | 48 |
| Certain relative, informally | 28 |
| Certain relative-by-marriage, familiarly | 40 |
| Certain relatives | 17 |
| Certain religionist | 19 |
| Certain religious ideal | 23 |
| Certain religious Jamaican, briefly | 35 |
| Certain religious philosophy | 28 |
| Certain remains | 15 |
| Certain rendezvous | 18 |
| Certain renewable | 17 |
| Certain rental | 14 |
| Certain rental arrangements | 27 |
| Certain repair site | 19 |
| Certain repairman | 17 |
| Certain repeat rider | 20 |
| Certain replay | 14 |
| Certain replies | 15 |
| Certain reply | 13 |
| Certain reply to an invitation | 30 |
| Certain reporters | 17 |
| Certain reprieve | 16 |
| Certain reprisals | 17 |