| REO Speedwagon "Ridin' the ___ Out" | 49 |
| Rise of seawater that might accompany a hurricane | 49 |
| Rod Stewart "Every Picture Tells a ___" | 49 |
| Rock group with the same name as a mythical river | 49 |
| Refined comestible used by pretty much every cook | 49 |
| Reverse course against one's better judgment? | 49 |
| Rihanna song title meaning "I love you" | 49 |
| Raul's "One From the Heart" co-star | 49 |
| Run on precious metals (starring Charlie Chaplin) | 49 |
| Result of tribesmen putting their heads together? | 49 |
| Ruler's title derived from "Caesar" | 49 |
| Russian monarch with lipstick marks on his cheek? | 49 |
| Robert Louis Stevenson's Samoan resting place | 49 |
| Response akin to "It's complicated" | 49 |
| Rick Astley hit, "Never Gonna Give ___" | 49 |
| Royal name meaning "God's servant" | 48 |
| Ralph's wife on "The Honeymooners" | 48 |
| Region whose largest animal resident is the ibex | 48 |
| Rose Franken's "___ Claudia": 1943 | 48 |
| Russian border sea (can we still call it a sea?) | 48 |
| Record label marred by the Milli Vanilli scandal | 48 |
| Record label for the Kinks and the Grateful Dead | 48 |
| River whose name is Celtic for "river" | 48 |
| River with an ancient road leading to Stonehenge | 48 |
| Rose who started a band with Tracii Guns in 1985 | 48 |
| Rick's place in "Casablanca," e.g. | 48 |
| Real first name of Alfalfa of the Little Rascals | 48 |
| Rosalind's "As You Like It" cousin | 48 |
| Regular "What's My Line?" panelist | 48 |
| Repeated word in '02 Sheryl Crow album title | 48 |
| Result of interior decorator/telemarketer union? | 48 |
| Roald who created Veruca Salt and Augustus Gloop | 48 |
| Refrain part of "The Banana Boat Song" | 48 |
| Rick with the 1976 #1 hit "Disco Duck" | 48 |
| River that was notably crossed on Christmas 1776 | 48 |
| Robotic rockers with the hit "Whip It" | 48 |
| River just south of the Central African Republic | 48 |
| Regional setting for almost eight months per yr. | 48 |
| Raymond who wrote "Till We Meet Again" | 48 |
| Receptionist on "The Office" after Pam | 48 |
| Rutherford who was the father of nuclear physics | 48 |
| Renée's "Down With Love" costar | 48 |
| Rabbitt's "You and I" duet partner | 48 |
| Response to "Clean your room," perhaps | 48 |
| Ricardo's "Fantasy Island" co-star | 48 |
| Rickover known as the Father of the Nuclear Navy | 48 |
| Rapper/actor on "Law & Order: SVU" | 48 |
| Rapper appearing in "Johnny Mnemonic" | 48 |
| Response to "You were kidding, right?" | 48 |
| Rodgers and Hart's "What ___ Man?" | 48 |
| R.L. Stevenson book, ''St. ___'' | 48 |
| Rescuer of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book" | 48 |
| Ryssdal who hosts "Marketplace" on NPR | 48 |
| Remini of ''The King of Queens'' | 48 |
| Rod Stewart "You __ me away from home" | 48 |
| Rest a spell, or a fitting title for this puzzle | 48 |
| Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning film of 1997 | 48 |
| Regulus' constellation, with "the" | 48 |
| Richard's "Manhattan" collaborator | 48 |
| Rainer of ''The Great Ziegfeld'' | 48 |
| Recipient of an annual baseball award since 1983 | 48 |
| Reeves/Fishburne thriller (with "The") | 48 |
| Rapper currently feuding with the New York Times | 48 |
| Roger of "The Man with the Golden Gun" | 48 |
| Ride on a lightweight two-wheeled vehicle (1944) | 48 |
| Roger who was an occasional fill-in for Cronkite | 48 |
| Role for Costner in "The Untouchables" | 48 |
| Ringo Starr's ''_____ Song'' | 48 |
| Randy Travis "Pick Up the ___ and Row" | 48 |
| Role for which Davis and Hepburn were considered | 48 |
| Redding who sang "The Dock of the Bay" | 48 |
| Robin's "Mork & Mindy" co-star | 48 |
| Requests earnestly, with ''for'' | 48 |
| Reality show about an airport construction crew? | 48 |
| Reverend turns quiet waters into a hymn setting? | 48 |
| Record company with a lightning bolt in its logo | 48 |
| Russo of ''In the Line of Fire'' | 48 |
| Russell's "Cinderella Man" co-star | 48 |
| Result of an apartment hunter's malfunction? | 48 |
| Regulation targets for Theodore Roosevelt: Abbr. | 48 |
| Responds to a doctor wielding a tongue depressor | 48 |
| Ruben ___, Phillies Gold Glove-winning shortstop | 48 |
| Row of keys under a touch typist's left hand | 48 |
| Rod Stewart: "Every Picture Tells ___" | 48 |
| Rossini opera about Figaro, with "The" | 48 |
| Ramona's sister, in the Beverly Cleary books | 48 |
| Routes to work for a window treatment installer? | 48 |
| Royalty control over "Mermaid Avenue"? | 48 |
| Rome, in the first half of the first century BC? | 48 |
| Result of the old sawing a lady in half routine? | 48 |
| Rudy, Vanessa, Theo, Denise and Sondra's mom | 48 |
| Redford, in "Three Days of the Condor" | 48 |
| Reveal a ''Jeopardy!'' response? | 48 |
| Rowdy in the International Swimming Hall of Fame | 48 |
| Rudi who introduced the topless monokini in 1964 | 48 |
| Responds promptly to an assignment from the boss | 48 |
| Really big souvenir given to a trick-or-treater? | 48 |
| Redhead with freckles, on "South Park" | 48 |
| Ranching that's growing by leaps and bounds? | 48 |
| Reba McEntire "___ Got a Deal for You" | 48 |