| R & B singer with a hit 1990s sitcom | 40 |
| R & B's ___ Day & the Knights | 41 |
| R for ___ ; or Shakespearean lover | 34 |
| R&B "Serious" singer Donna | 40 |
| R&B group named for its three members | 41 |
| R&B singer known for popularizing Auto-Tune | 47 |
| R&B singer Norwood forgoing the band? | 41 |
| R&B singer of "Case of the Ex" | 44 |
| R&B singer whose given name is Antoine | 42 |
| R&B singer with scattered money from a shark? | 49 |
| R&B star who popularized new jack swing | 43 |
| R&B/__ ("Billboard" category) | 43 |
| R&R performer of Black Magic Woman | 41 |
| R-rated military acronym for a chaotic situation | 48 |
| R. & B. singer who's able? | 34 |
| R. Carson's "Silent ___" | 38 |
| R. Kelly "I'm a ___" | 34 |
| R. Kelly having faith in his skillet? | 37 |
| R. Kelly's "___ Flirt" | 36 |
| R. L. Stevenson's "Prince ___" | 44 |
| R. Taylor's "Camille" role | 40 |
| R. W. Reagan's first Sec. of State | 38 |
| R. Wilbur's "Walking to ___" | 42 |
| R. ____ (1945 BC born VC winner) | 33 |
| R.B.I. producer, sometimes: Abbr. | 33 |
| R.Carson's "___ Spring" | 37 |
| R.E.M. "Carnival of ___ (Box Cars)" | 45 |
| R.E.M. "New Adventures in ___" | 40 |
| R.E.M. "What's the Frequency, ___?" | 49 |
| R.E.M. hit "The ___ Love" | 35 |
| R.E.M. hit, with "The" | 32 |
| R.E.M. lyric "I ___ the lotus..." | 43 |
| R.E.M.'s "The __ Love" | 36 |
| R.E.M.'s "The ___ Love" | 37 |
| R.E.M.'s "The ____ Love" | 38 |
| R.E.M.'s "Worksong" | 33 |
| R.F.K. Stadium player, for short | 32 |
| R.I. is the only state smaller than it | 38 |
| R.I.'s Sheldon Whitehouse, e.g. | 35 |
| R.L. Stevenson book, ''St. ___'' | 48 |
| R.R. reading matter in the 40's | 35 |
| R.S.V.P. cards in wedding invitations | 37 |
| R.W.R.'s "Star Wars" | 34 |
| Rabbit breed that's a source of wool | 40 |
| Rabbit competitor of the 1970s-'80s | 39 |
| Rabbit of "Uncle Remus" | 33 |
| Rabbit relatives that are the same? | 35 |
| Rabbit with a hitch in his git-along? | 37 |
| Rabbit-sized rodent found in rainforests | 40 |
| Rabbitt's "You and I" duet partner | 48 |
| Rabid dog in a Stephen King story | 33 |
| Rabin's '70s predecessor | 32 |
| Raccoon-like carnivore from down south | 38 |
| Raccoonlike mammals of S. America | 33 |
| Race car driver Ricky a k a Iron Man | 36 |
| Race distance that once had a four-minute barrier | 49 |
| Race horse in an A.C. Doyle tale | 32 |
| Race in ''The Time Machine'' | 44 |
| Race in 'The Time Machine' | 34 |
| Race in "The Time Machine" | 36 |
| Race in the distant future of literature | 40 |
| Race invented about 800,000 years before its time | 49 |
| Race invoked by many white supremacists | 39 |
| Race much shorter than a marathon | 33 |
| Race site for more than 300 years | 33 |
| Race that once had a four-minute barrier | 40 |
| Race that's 1,661,220 inches long | 37 |
| Race that's about a quarter of a marathon | 45 |
| Race track cry after "And" | 36 |
| Race track, with "the" | 32 |
| Race-track bettor's consideration | 37 |
| Racecar driver Foyt and CNN host Hammer | 40 |
| Racecar driver Kurt Busch won it in 2004 | 40 |
| Racehorse in front of the Federal Hill mansion | 46 |
| Racer magazine's Driver of the Century | 42 |
| Racer's advantageous starting point | 39 |
| Racers seen in "Cool Runnings" | 40 |
| Racetrack owner's workplace? | 32 |
| Rachael Ray activity eliciting oohs and aahs? | 45 |
| Rachael Ray sautéing initialism | 34 |
| Rachel Carson's tidal-zone report | 37 |
| Rachel of 'The Constant Gardener' | 41 |
| Rachel of "General Hospital" | 38 |
| Rachel of "Mean Girls" | 32 |
| Rachel of "The Constant Gardener" | 43 |
| Rachel's "Constantine" costar | 43 |
| Rachel's "Six Feet Under" role | 44 |
| Rachel's baby on "Friends" | 40 |
| Rachel's daughter on "Friends" | 44 |
| Rachel's firstborn, in the Bible | 36 |
| Rachel's love, on "Friends" | 41 |
| Rachel's older sister in the Bible | 38 |
| Rachel's rival on "Glee" | 38 |
| Rachel's sister, in the Bible | 33 |
| Rachmaninoff song, with "The" | 39 |
| Rachmaninoff's "___-tableaux" | 43 |
| Racing app designer's calculation | 37 |
| Racing craft with an anatomical-sounding name | 45 |
| Racing dog attempts to sleep really close? | 42 |
| Racing family with a museum in New Mexico | 41 |