| Former pro golfer/country guy Ford | 34 |
| Former pro gridder | 18 |
| Former province of Colombia | 27 |
| Former province of France | 25 |
| Former Prussian province | 24 |
| Former public service agcy. | 27 |
| Former pugilist Laila | 21 |
| Former pullet | 13 |
| Former pupa | 11 |
| Former pupil/present pupil | 26 |
| Former Purina partner | 21 |
| Former QB Flutie | 16 |
| Former QB great Boomer | 22 |
| Former QB John | 14 |
| Former QB Rodney | 16 |
| Former QB Tarkenton | 19 |
| Former quarterback Dan | 22 |
| Former quarterback Flutie | 25 |
| Former quarterback Marino | 25 |
| Former quarterback Peete | 24 |
| Former quarterback Rodney | 25 |
| Former quarterback Y. A. ___ | 28 |
| Former Quebec premier Lévesque | 33 |
| Former queen of England's shorebird? | 40 |
| Former queen of Greece | 22 |
| Former queen of Italy | 21 |
| Former queen of Jordan | 22 |
| Former queen of Spain | 21 |
| Former queen of Spain's nickname | 36 |
| Former quiz show host Ben | 25 |
| Former Qumram denizen | 21 |
| Former Qumran denizen | 21 |
| Former racehorse, perhaps | 25 |
| Former radio host Don | 21 |
| Former radio newsman H. V. | 26 |
| Former Radiohead label | 22 |
| Former Raider #00 | 17 |
| Former Raider QB | 16 |
| Former railroad regulatory agcy. | 32 |
| 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 |