| Reason for a doctor's appointment | 37 |
| Reason for a do-over? | 21 |
| Reason for a delay, perhaps | 27 |
| Reason for a decoration | 23 |
| Reason for a D.S.C. | 19 |
| Reason for a crime | 18 |
| Reason for a cram session | 25 |
| Reason for a court replay | 25 |
| Reason for a coup d'état | 31 |
| Reason for a comic strip clothespin | 35 |
| Reason for a collar | 19 |
| Reason for a clothespin, in comics | 34 |
| Reason for a clinic visit | 25 |
| Reason for a citation: Abbr. | 28 |
| Reason for a check up? | 22 |
| Reason for a casino's edge | 30 |
| Reason for a caption | 20 |
| Reason for a burglar to take aspirin? | 37 |
| Reason for a brushoff? | 22 |
| Reason for a break | 18 |
| Reason for a bouncing | 21 |
| Reason for a bounced check: Abbr. | 33 |
| Reason for a body shop visit | 28 |
| Reason for a blackout | 21 |
| Reason for a bib | 16 |
| Reason for a badge | 18 |
| Reason for a bad round of golf? | 31 |
| Reason for a backrub | 20 |
| Reason for a 911 call | 21 |
| Reason for a 10th inning, say | 29 |
| Reason for a 10th inning | 24 |
| Reason for 2011 relief efforts | 30 |
| Reason Fluffy needs a bath | 26 |
| Reason everyone whispered during the afternoon on Gilligan's island? | 72 |
| Reason earnestly | 16 |
| Reason cosmetology is a no-go? | 30 |
| Reason consumers purchase certain brands | 40 |
| Reason by deduction | 19 |
| Reason against | 14 |
| Reason a line didn't come out? | 34 |
| Reason (from) | 13 |
| Reason #3 to chill at home this summer | 38 |
| Reason #1 to chill at home this summer | 38 |
| Reason # 2 to chill at home this summer | 39 |
| Reason | 6 |
| Rearward, on the briny | 22 |
| Rearward, on a ship | 19 |
| Rearward, at sea | 16 |
| Rearward (nautical) | 19 |
| Rearward | 8 |
| Rearview mirror decoration | 26 |
| Rears, nautically | 17 |
| Rears up | 8 |
| Rears of ships | 14 |
| Rears of boats | 14 |
| Rears its ugly head | 19 |
| Rears at sea | 12 |
| Rears | 5 |
| Rearranges the lettuce? | 23 |
| REARRANGES | 10 |
| Rearrangement | 13 |
| Rearranged wd. | 14 |
| Rearranged needs? | 17 |
| Rearranged chin that is part of a foot? | 39 |
| Rearrange, say | 14 |
| Rearrange, as mixed-up letters | 30 |
| Rearrange tires | 15 |
| Rearrange before dealing | 24 |
| Rearrange | 9 |
| Rearmost | 8 |
| Rearing a future brat | 21 |
| Rearing | 7 |
| Rearer of Romulus and Remus | 27 |
| Reared up? | 10 |
| Reared up | 9 |
| Reared until able to fly, as a bird | 35 |
| Reared | 6 |
| Rear-___ (road mishap) | 22 |
| Rear-___ (certain accident) | 27 |
| Rear-___ (car accident) | 23 |
| Rear-___ | 8 |
| Rear-__: hit from behind | 24 |
| Rear-__: collision | 18 |
| Rear-__ | 7 |
| Rear-seat occupant | 18 |
| Rear-ends, say | 14 |
| Rear-ender, maybe | 17 |
| Rear-ender result | 17 |
| Rear-ended, e.g. | 16 |
| Rear-ended | 10 |
| Rear-end, say | 13 |
| Rear-end, e.g. | 14 |
| Rear-end problem? | 17 |
| Rear-end or broadside | 21 |
| Rear-end indicator | 18 |
| Rear-end a recalled '70s Ford model? | 40 |
| Rear-end | 8 |
| Rear, to Popeye | 15 |
| Rear, to an admiral | 19 |
| Rear, slangily | 14 |