| Responsibility of the Pentagon's personnel office? | 54 |
| Restaurant chain "for the seafood lover in you" | 57 |
| Restaurant chain that started in Toluca Lake, Calif. | 52 |
| Restaurant chain with syrup dispensers on every table | 53 |
| Restaurant in New York's International Culinary Center | 58 |
| Restaurant known as "America's Drive-In" | 54 |
| Restaurant special, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 57 |
| Restaurant that offers a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast | 66 |
| Restaurant touted as "America's Drive-In" | 55 |
| Restaurant worker who's rarely in the restaurant | 52 |
| Restaurants that do less business from May to August? | 53 |
| Restore Our Future and the Red White and Blue Fund, e.g. | 56 |
| Restore the patriotic eagle Muppet after he was wadded up? | 58 |
| Restraints to prevent the eating of forbidden fruit? | 52 |
| Restricted pending disciplinary action, in the military | 55 |
| Result from getting otolaryngological advice at a deli? | 55 |
| Result of a balance between the birth and death rates: Abbr. | 60 |
| Result of a batter "taking the collar" in a game | 58 |
| Result of a fruitful plate appearance in the Grapefruit League: Abbr. | 69 |
| Result of a Gershwin collaboration with Lennon and McCartney? | 61 |
| Result of a plumbing disaster in the apartment above? | 53 |
| Result of an annual "spring forward" (abbr.) | 54 |
| Result of eating French fries at the ship's wheel? | 54 |
| Result of every resident of an East Coast state going hairless? | 63 |
| Result of finally finishing a frustrating division problem? | 59 |
| Result of having no room under the beach umbrella for your knapsack? | 68 |
| Result of incorrectly filling out paperwork about an invention? | 63 |
| Result of pranksters shooting at Wal-Mart's sign? | 53 |
| Result of sitting in the front row of a movie theater, perhaps | 62 |
| Result of someone yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater? | 65 |
| Result of taking "I'll eat my hat" literally? | 59 |
| Result of the dog getting into the shoe closet, perhaps? | 56 |
| Result of the fruit truck never arriving at the senior center? | 62 |
| Retail establishment with a mollusk feature as its logo | 55 |
| Retail event in a furniture store parking lot, perhaps | 54 |
| Retail giant whose logo has blue letters in a yellow oval | 57 |
| Retail giant with the mascots Red Ruff and Blue Mews | 52 |
| Retailer that recently admitted to using forced labor | 53 |
| Retailer that shares logo colors with the Swedish flag | 54 |
| Retailer whose board of directors once included Hillary Clinton | 63 |
| Retailer with "his and hers" Michigan Avenue stores | 61 |
| Retailer with a "Democratic Design" philosophy | 56 |
| Retailer with a fashion show (with ''Secret'') | 62 |
| Retailer with a fashion show (with "Secret") | 54 |
| Retired Chicago Bears coach called "Iron Mike" | 56 |
| Retirement account transaction that may incur a penalty | 55 |
| Retirement home residents (with ''the'') | 56 |
| Rev. William who originated the phrase "a blushing crow" | 66 |
| Reveille message ... or a possible title for this puzzle | 56 |
| Reverend Maclean in "A River Runs Through It," e.g. | 61 |
| Reverend turns fighter planes into proper chapel toppers? | 57 |
| Reverend turns utility pipe into a service improvement? | 55 |
| Reverend turns wage issuer into Mother's Day minister? | 58 |
| Review #4: "Dat the 'S.N.L.' fool?" | 54 |
| Review of a long-ago hit as "really bothersome"? | 58 |
| Revolutionary War veteran who served as a U.S. president | 56 |
| Revolver's hiding place in "Foxy Brown" | 53 |
| Revue with "I'm Just Wild About Harry" | 52 |
| Rex Harrison-Maureen O'Hara drama of 1947, with "The" | 67 |
| Rhode Island senator for whom an education grant is named | 57 |
| Rhode Island senator who created Basic Educational Opportunity Grants | 69 |
| Rhyme for "drool" in a Dean Martin classic | 52 |
| Rhyme for "true" in "Red River Valley" | 58 |
| Rhyme runaway, and how this puzzle's theme answers are formed? | 66 |
| Rhyme scheme for "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" | 65 |
| Rhyme scheme of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" | 64 |
| Rhyme scheme of the first verse of "Mary had a little lamb" | 69 |
| Rice and Lloyd Webber's "Waltz for ___ and Che" | 61 |
| Rice field frequenter better known as the Java sparrow | 54 |
| Rich bowling alley owner's incentive to bowl well? | 54 |
| Rich Thanksgiving side dish made with spuds, butter and milk | 60 |
| Rich, non-vegan novelty flavor of a popular hipster beer? | 57 |
| Richard Belzer's "Law & Order: SVU" costar | 60 |
| Richard March ___ (inventor of the rotary printing press) | 57 |
| Richard Pryor title character with a big German dot on him? | 59 |
| Richard Roeper's #1 pick in his Best Movies of 2004 list | 60 |
| Richard Schiff's role on "The West Wing" | 54 |
| Richard Simmons weight-loss program with color-coded cards | 58 |
| Richard Strauss tone poem about about one former politico Gore? | 63 |
| Richard who directed "A Hard Day's Night" | 55 |
| Richard who played Billy Flynn in "Chicago" | 53 |
| Richard who played Don Barzini in "The Godfather" | 59 |
| Richard with the 1989 #1 hit "Right Here Waiting" | 59 |
| Richard ___ (original host of "Family Feud") | 54 |
| Richard's "An Officer and a Gentleman" role | 57 |
| Richard's role in "An Officer and a Gentleman" | 60 |
| Richard’s “The Night of the Iguana” co-star | 55 |
| Richie Valens song released as the B-side of "Donna" | 62 |
| Rick calls her "kid" in "Casablanca" | 56 |
| Rick's ___ Américain, "Casablanca" setting | 59 |
| Rickman's role in the "Harry Potter" films | 56 |
| Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida __" | 52 |
| Ricky Martin's "Livin' la ___ Loca" | 53 |
| Ricky Martin's hit "Livin' la Vida ___" | 57 |
| Ricky Nelson's usual greeting to Ozzie, on their show | 57 |
| Ricky ___, frontman for bluegrass's Kentucky Thunder | 56 |
| Rider who leaves junk on the floor of one's car? | 52 |
| Riesling, for example, which grows well at higher latitudes | 59 |
| Right now, as hidden in this puzzle's longest answers | 57 |
| Right-wing talking point word about the Occupy Wall Street protests | 67 |