| Record label named after an animal | 34 |
| Record label marred by the Milli Vanilli scandal | 48 |
| Record label known for compilations | 35 |
| Record label inspired by zoo heavyweight? | 41 |
| Record label initials across the pond | 37 |
| Record label in old TV ads for compilation albums | 49 |
| Record label founded by Sean Combs | 34 |
| Record label founded by Clive Davis | 35 |
| Record label for Whitney Houston and Usher | 42 |
| Record label for the Miracles and Stevie Wonder | 47 |
| Record label for the Kinks and the Grateful Dead | 48 |
| Record label for many an Elton John hit | 39 |
| Record label for Cream and Vanilla Fudge | 40 |
| Record label for Cream and the Bee Gees | 39 |
| Record label for Cee Lo and Whitney Houston | 43 |
| Record label for Booker T. & the MG's | 45 |
| Record label for Booker T. & the M.G.'s | 47 |
| Record label for Bill Haley and His Comets | 42 |
| Record label co-founded by Jay-Z | 32 |
| Record holder for World Series homers | 37 |
| Record holder for World Series hits | 35 |
| Record holder for most World Series homers | 42 |
| Record holder before "Phantom" | 40 |
| Record group Sony acquired in '88 | 37 |
| Record glimpsed on Norman Bates's Victrola | 46 |
| Record for later viewing, perhaps | 33 |
| Record for later viewing, in a way | 34 |
| Record company's is usually the biggest | 43 |
| Record company with a lightning bolt in its logo | 48 |
| Record company that rejected the Beatles | 40 |
| Record company that owns the Beatles catalogue | 46 |
| Record company started by Sinatra | 33 |
| Record company known for its TV ads | 35 |
| Record company in financial difficulty? | 39 |
| Record company founded in Detroit | 33 |
| Record company "look-see" market | 42 |
| Record companies' double agents | 35 |
| Record co. that bought Motown in 1988 | 37 |
| Record "Jeopardy!" champ Jennings | 43 |
| Reconstruction ___ (1865–1877) | 34 |
| Reconstruction and the Roaring Twenties | 39 |
| Reconstruction and horse-and-buggy | 34 |
| Reconnaissance, to the British military | 39 |
| Reconfigures a mortgage loan, slangily | 38 |
| Reconaissance activity for a criminal | 37 |
| Recon mission's goal, for short | 35 |
| Recommended styles, in fashion mags | 35 |
| Recommended reading for www newbies | 35 |
| Recommended choice in Deut. 30:19 | 33 |
| Recommendation for a dishonest employee? | 40 |
| Recommendation for a chronically absent employee? | 49 |
| Recollections of an aggressive dog? | 35 |
| Recollection from a winter tourist in Poland? | 45 |
| Recognize terrific fountain treats? | 35 |
| Recognition not sought by Benjamin Franklin | 43 |
| Recognition from the Academy, familiarly | 40 |
| Recognition from the Academy, as it were | 40 |
| Recognition from "the Academy" | 40 |
| Reckless driver's loss, possibly | 36 |
| Recited easily, with ''off'' | 44 |
| Recite, with ''off'' | 36 |
| Recite rapidly, with "off" | 36 |
| Recite quickly, with "off" | 36 |
| Recitation to a department store Santa | 38 |
| Recitation section leaders, briefly | 35 |
| Reciprocal ___ (unit of electrical conductance) | 47 |
| Reciprocal raising of tariffs, e.g. | 35 |
| Recipients of dollars for quarters? | 35 |
| Recipients of authors' gratitude, briefly | 45 |
| Recipient of two New Testament epistles | 39 |
| Recipient of three consecutive Hart Trophies | 44 |
| Recipient of the most Best Director Oscars | 42 |
| Recipient of the Apples of the Hesperides | 41 |
| Recipient of Reagan-era aid, notoriously | 40 |
| Recipient of one-on-one teaching | 32 |
| Recipient of many unhappy returns? | 34 |
| Recipient of many unhappy returns: Abbr. | 40 |
| Recipient of many unhappy returns | 33 |
| Recipient of many returns: Abbr. | 32 |
| Recipient of many a televised "Hi" | 44 |
| Recipient of Cyrano's love letters | 38 |
| Recipient of Bart's prank calls | 35 |
| Recipient of annual contributions | 33 |
| Recipient of an Oscar acceptance speech thank-you | 49 |
| Recipient of an annual baseball award since 1983 | 48 |
| Recipient of a record 16 acting Oscar nominations | 49 |
| Recipient of a princess's kiss | 34 |
| Recipient of a major downgrade in 2006 | 38 |
| Recipient of a candidate's sexts, often | 43 |
| Recipient of a Bugs Bunny question | 34 |
| Recipient of a 2008 govt. bailout | 33 |
| Recipient of a 1937 wooden Oscar | 32 |
| Recipient of 400,000 votes in 2004 | 34 |
| Recipient of "G'day" | 34 |
| Recipe amt. found in all theme entries | 38 |
| Recheckin' with a stopwatch? | 32 |
| Recharging one's batteries, so to speak | 43 |
| Recharges one's batteries, so to speak | 42 |
| Rechargeable drills, saws and the like | 38 |
| Receptor cell sensitive to color | 32 |