| Former Ramone | 13 |
| Former Rangers slugger Sammy | 28 |
| Former rapid transit: Abbr. | 27 |
| Former rebel cry | 16 |
| Former reciprocal electrical unit | 33 |
| Former record label | 19 |
| Former recordholder for the fastest mile | 40 |
| Former recording medium | 23 |
| Former records | 14 |
| Former Red Cross chief | 22 |
| Former Red Cross head | 21 |
| Former Red giant | 16 |
| Former red giant? | 17 |
| Former Red head | 15 |
| Former Red Rose | 15 |
| Former Red Sox ace | 18 |
| Former Red Sox catcher Jason who caught a record four no-hitters | 64 |
| Former Red Sox pitcher | 22 |
| Former Red Sox pitcher Luis | 27 |
| Former Red Sox star Garciaparra | 31 |
| Former red states? | 18 |
| Former Reds catcher | 19 |
| Former Redskin great | 20 |
| Former refrigerant | 18 |
| Former regulatory agcy. | 23 |
| Former regulatory org. | 22 |
| Former reina et al. | 19 |
| Former relief pitcher Robb and his first baseman father Dick, for two | 69 |
| Former remedy for poison | 24 |
| Former Renault | 14 |
| Former Renault hatchback | 24 |
| Former Reno offering | 20 |
| Former Rep. Abzug | 17 |
| Former Rep. Schroeder | 21 |
| Former reptilian logo brand | 27 |
| Former republic of NE Africa | 28 |
| Former Republican National Committee chairman Lee | 49 |
| Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael | 53 |
| Former Republican New York senator | 34 |
| Former Republican-turned-Democratic senator from Pennsylvania | 61 |
| Former resident of Lhasa's Potala Palace | 44 |
| Former restaurateur Toots ___ | 29 |
| Former retail establishment | 27 |
| Former Revlon model | 19 |
| Former RFK Stadium NLer | 23 |
| Former RFK Stadium team | 23 |
| Former RHCP drummer Jack | 24 |
| Former Rhode Island Senator | 27 |
| Former rib? | 11 |
| Former Riga coin | 16 |
| Former ring king | 16 |
| Former ring leader | 18 |
| Former ring master | 18 |
| Former ring star | 16 |
| Former Ringling star | 20 |
| Former Ritz cracker rival | 25 |
| Former rival of AT&T | 24 |
| Former rival of Best Buy | 24 |
| Former rival of Iberia | 22 |
| Former rival of Jay and David | 29 |
| Former rival of Oprah Winfrey | 29 |
| Former rival of Pan Am | 22 |
| Former rival of Prudential | 26 |
| Former rival of USAir | 21 |
| Former Riverfront Stadium player | 32 |
| Former RNC chairman Lee | 23 |
| Former RNC chairman Michael | 27 |
| Former road to Fairbanks | 24 |
| Former Rocket Olajuwon | 22 |
| Former Rodeo maker | 18 |
| Former Roman currency | 21 |
| Former Roman money | 18 |
| Former Romanian leader Ion ___ | 30 |
| Former Romanian president | 25 |
| Former Romanian prime minister __ Roman | 39 |
| Former Roxy Music member | 24 |
| Former Roxy Music member Brian | 30 |
| Former Royals catcher Sal | 25 |
| Former Royals manager Hal | 25 |
| Former Royals manager Tony | 26 |
| Former RR regulator | 19 |
| Former RR watchdog | 18 |
| Former ruler | 12 |
| Former ruler at Teheran | 23 |
| Former ruler in Teheran | 23 |
| Former ruler of Iran | 20 |
| Former ruler that gets its name from "Caesar" | 55 |
| Former rulers | 13 |
| Former rulers of Egypt | 22 |
| Former rulers of Iran | 21 |
| Former rulers of Tunisia | 24 |
| Former ruling house of Ferrara | 30 |
| Former Rumanian capital | 23 |
| Former runway stars? | 20 |
| Former rural-credit org. | 24 |
| Former Rus. state | 17 |
| Former Russ. state | 18 |
| Former Russian abbreviation | 27 |
| Former Russian autocrat | 23 |
| Former Russian celebrity? | 25 |