| A rival of Chris | 16 |
| A rival of Carter in 1976 | 25 |
| A rival of Bush | 15 |
| A rival of Babylonia | 20 |
| A rival of Agatha | 17 |
| A rival of ABC | 14 |
| A rival in a Sheridan play | 26 |
| A rival in "The Rivals" | 33 |
| A rival | 7 |
| A Ritter of films | 17 |
| A Ritter | 8 |
| A Ripken | 8 |
| A ripe old age | 14 |
| A rip-off for readers? | 22 |
| A ringmaster will do it | 23 |
| A Ringling brother | 18 |
| A ringer for Ringo | 18 |
| A ring may indicate it | 22 |
| A ring doesn't have them | 28 |
| A ring bearer may go down it | 28 |
| A ring bearer | 13 |
| A right may cause one | 21 |
| A ridge, especially on cloth | 28 |
| A rich tapestry | 15 |
| A rich person might have a private one | 38 |
| A rich cake | 11 |
| A Rice Krispies sound | 21 |
| A Rice Krispies fellow | 22 |
| A ribbonfish | 12 |
| A rib in knit goods | 19 |
| A rhythm guitarist plays them | 29 |
| A rhyme scheme | 14 |
| A rhyme for leaked | 18 |
| A rhyme for credent | 19 |
| A Rhode Island Red | 18 |
| A rhizopod | 10 |
| A Rhine feeder | 14 |
| A rewrite of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using ___: “A lamb quite little, Mary had / A lamb, fleece white as snow” | 127 |
| A Revolutionary officer and a Civil War commander | 49 |
| A Reubenite | 11 |
| A result of nebulization | 24 |
| A result of combustion | 22 |
| A result of cerebration | 23 |
| A result of backwash | 20 |
| A restrained manner | 19 |
| A resting place | 15 |
| A restaurant patron said ... | 28 |
| A restaurant may hold it for you | 32 |
| A restaurant may have one | 25 |
| A restaurant lady | 17 |
| A resin | 7 |
| A resident of the "Gem State" | 39 |
| A requisite of pianos | 21 |
| A reporter often seeks one | 26 |
| A rep. in Europe | 16 |
| A renter may break it | 21 |
| A remote function | 17 |
| A relish | 8 |
| A religious | 11 |
| A relative of mine? | 19 |
| A relative of mine | 18 |
| A relative | 10 |
| A rel. | 6 |
| A reindeer in a Moore poem | 26 |
| A reindeer | 10 |
| A rein on the folks? | 20 |
| A regular type | 14 |
| A regular one's angles are each 135 degrees | 47 |
| A regular one has internal angles of 140 degrees | 48 |
| A region's forests | 22 |
| A regal Hugh | 12 |
| A refrigerant | 13 |
| A reflection on Queen Elizabeth? | 32 |
| A refill of Jim Beam? | 21 |
| A referendum vote | 17 |
| A reference book | 16 |
| A ref. book | 11 |
| A ref may throw one | 19 |
| A ref may drop one | 18 |
| A Reese with a voice | 20 |
| A reel problem | 14 |
| A reed | 6 |
| A reduced state | 15 |
| A redhead might look for a high one: Abbr. | 42 |
| A Redgrave | 10 |
| A red wine | 10 |
| A Red Sox pitcher in 1990 | 25 |
| A red one may be slippery | 25 |
| A red liqueur | 13 |
| A record turnover may bring this up | 35 |
| A recessed part of | 18 |
| A recent prefix? | 16 |
| A recent opening? | 17 |
| A receiver | 10 |
| A realm of the Hapsburgs | 24 |
| A really upset person may have one that's been hit | 54 |
| A really long time | 18 |
| A really good place to sit? | 27 |
| A really good offer, say | 24 |
| A really big shoe? | 18 |