| ___ Rand Institute (California think tank) | 42 |
| ___ Rancho (suburb of Albuquerque) | 34 |
| ___ rancheros (brunch option) | 29 |
| ___ rancheros | 13 |
| ___ Ranch (former Western White House) | 38 |
| ___ Ranch | 9 |
| ___ Ramsey, R. Boone TV role: 1972–74 | 44 |
| ___ Ramsey, R. Boone TV role | 28 |
| ___ Ramsay ("The Black Stallion" hero) | 48 |
| ___ rampage | 11 |
| ___ Ramon, California | 21 |
| ___ Ramon, CA | 13 |
| ___ Ralston (James Franco's "127 Hours" role) | 59 |
| ___ rally (school event) | 24 |
| ___ rally | 9 |
| ___ raison (sensible: Fr.) | 26 |
| ___ raise | 9 |
| ___ rain (lake pollutant) | 25 |
| ___ rain | 8 |
| ___ railway | 11 |
| ___ Railroad, of rock fame | 26 |
| ___ Railroad, founded 1832 | 26 |
| ___ Railroad, 1832-1960 | 23 |
| ___ Railroad Co. v. Tompkins (1938 Supreme Court decision) | 58 |
| ___ Rail | 8 |
| ___ Raiders (consumers' group) | 34 |
| ___ Raiders (consumer advocates) | 32 |
| ___ Raiders (activist group) | 28 |
| ___ rags (Sunday best) | 22 |
| ___ rags | 8 |
| ___ rage (result of juicing) | 28 |
| ___ rage (problem for some athletes) | 36 |
| ___ rage (juicer's problem) | 31 |
| ___ rage (cheating bodybuilder's problem) | 45 |
| ___ rage (certain bodybuilder's feeling) | 44 |
| ___ rage (bodybuilder's aggression) | 39 |
| ___ rage (anger experienced by doped-up athletes) | 49 |
| ___ rage | 8 |
| ___ Rafael, California | 22 |
| ___ Rafael | 10 |
| ___ Rae, Sally Field role | 25 |
| ___ Rae (Sally Field title role) | 32 |
| ___ Rae (1979 Sally Field role) | 31 |
| ___ radio | 9 |
| ___ radical | 11 |
| ___ radiation | 13 |
| ___ Racing League | 17 |
| ___ Racing (insurance sponsored NASCAR team) | 44 |
| ___ Rachins plays Douglas Brackman | 34 |
| ___ Rachel Wood, current girlfriend of Marilyn Manson | 53 |
| ___ race (vie) | 14 |
| ___ race | 8 |
| ___ Rabi, Nobelist in Physics | 29 |
| ___ Rabbit, Uncle Remus friend | 30 |
| ___ Rabbit or Fox | 17 |
| ___ Rabbit from "Song of the South" | 45 |
| ___ Rabbit (literary trickster) | 31 |
| ___ Rabbit | 10 |
| ___ Ra of myth | 14 |
| ___ R's | 11 |
| ___ Quonsett (Oscar-winning role for Helen Hayes in "Airport") | 72 |
| ___ quo ante | 12 |
| ___ quo (fair swap) | 19 |
| ___ quo | 7 |
| ___ Qum, Turkmen desert | 23 |
| ___ quiz | 8 |
| ___ Quixote | 11 |
| ___ Quivira National Monument, N.M. | 35 |
| ___ Quivira National Monument | 29 |
| ___ Quintas Fronterizas, Texas | 30 |
| ___ Quinn, formerly of "S.N.L." | 41 |
| ___ Quimby, girl of children's lit | 38 |
| ___ Quimby of children's lit | 32 |
| ___ Quimby of children's books | 34 |
| ___ Quimby (Beverly Cleary heroine) | 35 |
| ___ quilt (modern memorial) | 27 |
| ___ Quijano (Don Quixote's real name) | 41 |
| ___ quick retreat | 17 |
| ___ qui vive | 12 |
| ___ qui peut | 12 |
| ___ question (raises doubt) | 27 |
| ___ question (inquires) | 23 |
| ___ question (inquire) | 22 |
| ___ question (drills the lecturer) | 34 |
| ___ question (disputes) | 23 |
| ___ question (debatable) | 24 |
| ___ question (asked) | 20 |
| ___ question (ask) | 18 |
| ___ question | 12 |
| ___ Quested, woman in Forster's "A Passage to India" | 66 |
| ___ Quested, "A Passage to India" woman | 49 |
| ___ Quentin | 11 |
| ___ quenelle (Pa. poached dumpling?) | 36 |
| ___ quel (such as it is, in Tours) | 34 |
| ___ quel (as is, in Arles) | 26 |
| ___ queen | 9 |
| ___ que (because, in Brest) | 27 |
| ___ que (because): Fr. | 22 |
| ___ Québécois (political party) | 37 |
| ___ quarters | 12 |