| Early round, for short | 22 |
| Early round, briefly | 20 |
| Early round pass | 16 |
| Early round | 11 |
| Early rotorcraft | 16 |
| Early Ron Howard role | 21 |
| Early Romantic William | 22 |
| Early Romantic music masterpiece | 32 |
| Early Roman road | 16 |
| Early Roman monster | 19 |
| Early Roman emperor | 19 |
| Early Roman date | 16 |
| Early Roman box | 15 |
| Early role-playing game co. | 27 |
| Early role of G.W. | 18 |
| Early role for Shirley | 22 |
| Early role for Sarah Jessica Parker | 35 |
| Early role for Ron Howard | 25 |
| Early role for Neil Patrick | 27 |
| Early role for Clint | 20 |
| Early role for Arnold | 21 |
| Early rocket traveler | 21 |
| Early rocker Bill | 17 |
| Early Rockefeller product | 25 |
| Early rock-'n'-roll favorite | 36 |
| Early rock nickname, with "The" | 41 |
| Early rock 'n' roll idol | 32 |
| Early Robin Williams role | 25 |
| Early Robin Cook thriller | 25 |
| Early Roanoke Islander | 22 |
| Early rival of Harland Sanders | 30 |
| Early rite | 10 |
| Early rising hr. | 16 |
| Early riser? | 12 |
| Early riser | 11 |
| Early rifle pins | 16 |
| Early retail pioneer | 20 |
| Early resident of the Caucasus | 30 |
| Early resident of Qumram | 24 |
| Early resident of Britain | 25 |
| Early religious sect member | 27 |
| Early releases of a sort | 25 |
| Early release | 13 |
| Early refrigerators | 19 |
| Early recordings | 16 |
| Early recording systems, familiarly | 35 |
| Early recording star Spencer | 28 |
| Early record label for Lynyrd Skynyrd | 37 |
| Early record label for Bobby Darin and the Beatles | 50 |
| Early Reagan role | 17 |
| Early Reagan associate | 22 |
| Early reading desk | 18 |
| Early railroad tycoon | 21 |
| Early radio's "___ and Abner" | 43 |
| Early radio transmitter | 23 |
| Early radio receiver | 20 |
| Early radio part | 16 |
| Early radio character | 21 |
| Early radio | 11 |
| Early races | 11 |
| Early racer | 11 |
| Early rabbi | 11 |
| Early Quaker cereal | 19 |
| Early Quaker | 12 |
| Early punk singer Smith | 23 |
| Early punk rock band with the song "Never Been in a Riot," with "the" | 89 |
| Early pulpits | 13 |
| Early pulpit | 12 |
| Early Puccini opera | 19 |
| Early publication becomes late one | 34 |
| Early puberty size | 18 |
| Early psychoanalyst Coriat | 26 |
| Early proponent of alternating current | 38 |
| Early progress | 14 |
| Early programming language | 26 |
| Early programming acronym | 25 |
| Early prog rock gp. | 19 |
| Early production company for "I Love Lucy" and "Star Trek" | 78 |
| Early problem for the Wright brothers? | 38 |
| Early Prizm | 11 |
| Early printer type | 18 |
| Early primates | 14 |
| Early primate | 13 |
| Early primary voter | 19 |
| Early primary state | 19 |
| Early priests | 13 |
| Early priest | 12 |
| Early president | 15 |
| Early premium credit card, familiarly | 37 |
| Early Preminger film | 20 |
| Early pregnancy check | 21 |
| Early prayer | 12 |
| Early prairie sights | 20 |
| Early pottage fancier | 21 |
| Early post of J. Caesar | 23 |
| Early Porsche | 13 |
| Early porridge fancier | 22 |
| Early porch | 11 |
| Early pope called "The Great" | 39 |
| Early pope | 10 |