| 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 |
| Former Russian crucifer? | 24 |
| Former Russian despot | 21 |
| Former Russian despots | 22 |
| Former Russian distance | 23 |
| Former Russian dynasty | 22 |
| Former Russian emperor | 22 |
| Former Russian emperor (var.) | 29 |
| Former Russian farmer | 21 |
| Former Russian foreign minister Ivanov et al. | 45 |
| Former Russian head | 19 |
| Former Russian hero | 19 |
| Former Russian leader | 21 |
| Former Russian leaders | 22 |
| Former Russian linear measure | 29 |
| Former Russian measure | 22 |
| Former Russian measure of distance | 34 |
| Former Russian monarch | 22 |
| Former Russian nation: Abbr. | 28 |
| Former Russian news agency | 26 |
| Former Russian orbiter | 22 |
| Former Russian P.M. | 19 |
| Former Russian parliament | 25 |
| Former Russian royal | 20 |
| Former Russian royalty | 22 |
| Former Russian ruler | 20 |
| Former Russian ruler (Var.) | 27 |
| Former Russian rulers | 21 |
| Former Russian sovereigns | 25 |
| Former Russian space station | 28 |
| Former Russian territory | 24 |
| Former Russian V.I.P. | 21 |
| Former Russian VIP | 18 |
| Former Russian VIPs | 19 |
| Former S. A. leader | 19 |
| Former S. African statesman | 27 |
| Former S.A.C. leader | 20 |
| Former S.A.G. president | 23 |
| Former S.D.S. leader | 20 |
| Former S.F. linebacker | 22 |
| Former S.F. mayor | 17 |
| Former S.F. mayor Joseph | 24 |
| Former SAG president and family | 31 |
| Former Saigon name | 18 |
| Former sailor's lament? | 27 |
| Former San Diego Charger Junior | 31 |
| Former San Francisco Giant Robb | 31 |
| Former San Francisco mayor | 26 |
| Former San Francisco Mayor Joseph | 33 |
| Former Sandinista leader | 24 |
| Former Sanyo competitor | 23 |
| Former Saskatchewan Premier Roy | 31 |
| Former Saturn | 13 |
| Former Saturn model | 19 |
| Former Saudi Arabian king | 25 |
| Former Saudi king | 17 |
| Former Saudi king ___ Saud | 26 |
| Former Scandinavian monarch | 27 |
| Former Scandinavian notables? | 29 |
| Former science mag | 18 |
| Former science magazine | 23 |
| Former Scottish coronation site | 31 |