| A Pulitzer Prize nonfiction work: 1986 | 38 |
| A Pulitzer Prize winner in Letters: 1980 | 40 |
| A pupil's in the center of it | 33 |
| A qualifier for Red Cross donations?: Abbr. | 43 |
| A quiet period follows it: Abbr. | 32 |
| A quip, weather you like it or not (Part 1) | 43 |
| A record turnover may bring this up | 35 |
| A redhead might look for a high one: Abbr. | 42 |
| A reflection on Queen Elizabeth? | 32 |
| A regular one has internal angles of 140 degrees | 48 |
| A regular one's angles are each 135 degrees | 47 |
| A resident of the "Gem State" | 39 |
| A restaurant may hold it for you | 32 |
| A Revolutionary officer and a Civil War commander | 49 |
| A rich person might have a private one | 38 |
| A rival in "The Rivals" | 33 |
| A Roberts whose ensign flies over Tulsa | 39 |
| A rock band's name often appears on it | 42 |
| A Room of One's Own author | 33 |
| A round-tripper earns at least one: Abbr. | 41 |
| A runner who loses may still win it | 35 |
| A safe bet for having a ball indoors | 36 |
| A Salieri work opened it in 1778 | 32 |
| A salt of a water-insoluble acid | 32 |
| A scene of Caesar's conquests | 33 |
| A school might be found using it | 32 |
| A scoreless inning makes it go down | 35 |
| A season in India, with "the" | 39 |
| A section of Yankee Stadium's golf course? | 46 |
| A security guard might ask you to do this | 41 |
| A security guard might be on this | 33 |
| A secy might take one from a CEO | 32 |
| A sergeant might ask a soldier to pick it up | 44 |
| A sergeant might ask soldiers to pick it up | 43 |
| A servant in "The Taming . . . " | 42 |
| A set for ''The White Shadow'' | 46 |
| A setting for "The Student Prince" | 44 |
| A seventh-century Irish bishop who became a saint | 49 |
| A ship from the Middle East, perhaps | 36 |
| A shopping mall has lots of these | 33 |
| A short rest, in actors' lingo | 34 |
| A shortening, in more ways than one | 35 |
| A shot is often harmless if it caroms off of one | 48 |
| A sickening amount of Mr. Bradley? | 34 |
| A single may get you one, briefly | 33 |
| A single might get you one: Abbr. | 33 |
| A sixth of the way through the hour | 35 |
| A slowpoke may be asked to pick it up | 37 |
| A small diner might be part of it | 33 |
| A small one helps the indecisive | 32 |
| A small one makes extinction more likely | 40 |
| A smartypants may have a big one | 32 |
| A sniggler's a giggler when he snares it | 44 |
| A socially correct goose in Boston? | 35 |
| A solar system "ice giant" | 36 |
| A soldier might get a medal for it | 34 |
| A soldier's gear, for example | 33 |
| A solitary wasp was named after this actress | 44 |
| A son of Jacob and Israeli tribe | 32 |
| A source of wine or strings for musicians | 41 |
| A Southern belle's esteem for her man? | 42 |
| A space between objects or points | 33 |
| A Spaniard's home is his ___ | 32 |
| A spare one might be lost on a diet | 35 |
| A sport where you can score by using your head | 46 |
| A sports highlight may be seen in it | 36 |
| A sports personality who sounds like a place | 44 |
| A spotted one might be spotted at the zoo | 41 |
| A spouse may sleep on it after a fight | 38 |
| A square, Ã la Sinclair Lewis | 32 |
| A square, like Caspar Milquetoast | 33 |
| A standard shown on a Royal Observatory wall | 44 |
| A star in "Rebecca": 1940 | 35 |
| A star in "The Miniver Story" | 39 |
| A star of The Poseidon Adventure | 35 |
| A star of "Advise and Consent" | 40 |
| A star of "Cats" on Broadway | 38 |
| A star of "Cinderella Liberty" | 40 |
| A star of "Dr. Strangelove" | 37 |
| A star of "Naughty Marietta" | 38 |
| A star of "Seven Days in May" | 39 |
| A star of "The Collector" | 35 |
| A star of "The Good Earth" | 36 |
| A star of "The In-Laws" | 33 |
| A star of "What's Up, Doc?" | 41 |
| A star stands for it on the flag | 32 |
| A stereotypical pirate only has one | 35 |
| A stolen item that's often returned | 39 |
| A strong one could be found in a gym | 36 |
| A strong one may be found in a gym | 34 |
| A studio apartment generally has one | 36 |
| A sub may or may not have one planned | 37 |
| A substantial amount of Louisiana | 33 |
| A suitor in "The Rivals" | 34 |
| A Sunday crossword usually has one | 34 |
| A supermarket might have its own | 32 |
| A superstar might have a big one | 32 |
| A superstar's may need massaging | 36 |
| A suspect might give it to a cop | 32 |
| A suspect's might be suspect | 32 |