| Running a little behind schedule? | 33 |
| Runnin' ___, 1944 N.C.A.A. basketball champs | 48 |
| Runnin' Rebels of the N.C.A.A. | 34 |
| Runnin' Rebel opponent, maybe | 33 |
| Runners at the corners, say, in baseball | 40 |
| Runner-up to Singh at the 2000 Masters | 38 |
| Runner-up to Bonds for the 2001 N.L. MVP | 40 |
| Runner-up of "Survivor: Cook Islands" | 47 |
| Runner who ran the 2012 Olympics | 32 |
| Runner Sebastian with two Olympic gold medals | 45 |
| Runner in a children's reader | 33 |
| Runner in "The Sun Also Rises" | 40 |
| Rung of a ship's "ladder" | 39 |
| Rune equivalent to "w" | 32 |
| Runaway from another country, perhaps | 37 |
| Run-___ of "Walk This Way" fame | 41 |
| Run-___ (some very long sentences) | 34 |
| Run-___ (poorly written sentences) | 34 |
| Run-throughs preceding opening nights | 37 |
| Run-scoring hit that puts the batter out | 40 |
| Run-of-the-mill decorative tile arrangement? | 44 |
| Run-of-the-mill computer, in tech slang | 39 |
| Run-down shack offering travel accommodations? | 46 |
| Run-down in appearance, as a motel | 34 |
| Run-down in appearance, as a hotel | 34 |
| Run-down housing sections (var.) | 32 |
| Run-D.M.C.'s sneaker of choice | 34 |
| Run-D.M.C.'s "Ay ___" | 35 |
| Run-D.M.C. would wear Adidas ones | 33 |
| Run ___ of the law (commit a crime) | 35 |
| Run ___ of (come into conflict with) | 36 |
| Run ___ light (disregard the traffic signal) | 44 |
| Run ___ (use the personals, say) | 32 |
| Run ___ (accumulate debt at the bar) | 36 |
| Run __: pay after the last drink | 32 |
| Run with the ball through a hole | 32 |
| Run up the flagpole and see who salutes | 39 |
| Run through a reader, as a debit card | 37 |
| Run through a credit card machine | 33 |
| Run the ___ (cover the entire range) | 36 |
| Run pledges through the gantlet, say | 36 |
| Run on precious metals (starring Charlie Chaplin) | 49 |
| Run off to the justice of the peace | 35 |
| Run off to a judge in Vegas, say | 32 |
| Run of TV's "My So-Called Life" | 45 |
| Run interference during a robbery, say | 38 |
| Run interference during a heist, say | 36 |
| Run in long, smooth, easy strides | 33 |
| Run in "The Alphabet Song" | 36 |
| Run for the ___ (Kentucky Derby) | 32 |
| Run DMC's "My ___" | 32 |
| Run away with one's cutie on the q.t.? | 42 |
| Run away from chewing-tobacco users? | 36 |
| Run away from an ocean greeting? | 32 |
| Run and Jam Master Jay's partner | 36 |
| Run across, with "with" | 33 |
| Run a load of towels a bit longer | 33 |
| Run -- of (get into trouble with) | 33 |
| Rumsfeld's Defense Dept. predecessor | 40 |
| Rumpole's "She who must be ___" | 45 |
| Rumpelstiltskin spun it into gold | 33 |
| Rumor of a third-grade uprising? | 32 |
| Rummy player's "gotcha!" | 38 |
| Ruminant whose venison is prized | 32 |
| Rumer Godden's "The ___ Summer" | 45 |
| Rumer Godden novel, with "The" | 40 |
| Rumanian region now shared with the Ukraine | 43 |
| Rumanian name for a city on the Dnestr | 38 |
| Rum-and-mint cocktail invented in Havana | 40 |
| Rum, vodka and orange juice drink | 33 |
| Rum ___ Tugger (“Cats” cat) | 35 |
| Rum ___ Tugger ("Cats" character) | 43 |
| Rum ___ Tugger ("Cats" cat) | 37 |
| Rum named for a Spanish literary hero | 37 |
| Rum in cargo is supposedly natural (7) | 38 |
| Rum drink named for a Cuban town | 32 |
| Rum cocktails garnished with mint | 33 |
| Rum brand with a fruit bat on the label | 39 |
| Rum brand with a cocktail named for it | 38 |
| Rulings on points of Islamic law | 32 |
| Ruling party in Johannesburg: Abbr. | 35 |
| Ruling on a point of Islamic law | 32 |
| Ruling family name in 19th-century Europe | 41 |
| Rules and ___ (administrative law collection) | 45 |
| Rules according to vocalist Natalie? | 36 |
| Rulers that won't give an inch | 34 |
| Rulers of the Nemanjic dynasty, e.g. | 36 |
| Rulers after a revolution, sometimes | 36 |
| Ruler's title derived from "Caesar" | 49 |
| Ruler with statues at Abu Simbel | 32 |
| Ruler with a palace near St. Mark's | 39 |
| Ruler with a palace in Tehran, once | 35 |
| Ruler who lived in the Winter Palace | 36 |
| Ruler who founded St. Petersburg | 32 |
| Ruler surnamed the Silent: 16th century | 39 |
| Ruler of the Fifth House of the Zodiac | 38 |
| Ruler of Taurus and Libra, in astrology | 39 |
| Ruler of South Korea 1948 to 1960 | 33 |
| Ruler of Russia, 1682-1725 (grade: A) | 37 |
| Ruler of Russia, 1547-84 (grade: F) | 35 |