| Resident of the seat of New York's Tompkins County | 54 |
| Resident on the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula | 52 |
| Resin layer on fiberglass from a New York university? | 53 |
| Resistance leader in Woody Allen's "Sleeper" | 58 |
| Resort city that shares its name with a Duran Duran hit | 55 |
| Resort island in the 4th most populous country in the world | 59 |
| Resort town near Santa Barbara with a Native American name | 58 |
| Resort where an episode of "South Park" takes place | 61 |
| Resource in Montana/Wyoming's Powder River Basin | 52 |
| Response after searching all over the house for the dog, perhaps | 64 |
| Response one might get from Beijing when asking about Tibet? | 60 |
| Response that, odds are, I'm probably going to get | 54 |
| Response to ''Dairy prices are rising'' (Part 1) | 64 |
| Response to ''Dairy prices are rising'' (Part 2) | 64 |
| Response to ''Dairy prices are rising'' (Part 3) | 64 |
| Response to ''Where's that last piece of pie?'' | 67 |
| Response to "Did you clean your room yet?" | 52 |
| Response to "That's a good clarinetist"? | 54 |
| Response to a joke about Whitney Houston's death, perhaps | 61 |
| Response to a playful insult, in the style of Tracy Morgan | 58 |
| Response to actress Bracco's "What's for brunch?"? | 68 |
| Response to audience applause at the end of a performance | 57 |
| Response to comic Anderson's "What's for dinner?"? | 68 |
| Response to the query "Does Ms. Garbo fist-bump?"? | 60 |
| Response to videos of puppies descending stairs, e.g. | 53 |
| Response to waiting too long for someone who's waiting? | 59 |
| Responses to "Has this been invented before?" | 55 |
| Responsibility of the Pentagon's personnel office? | 54 |
| Restaurant chain "for the seafood lover in you" | 57 |
| Restaurant chain that started in Toluca Lake, Calif. | 52 |
| Restaurant chain with syrup dispensers on every table | 53 |
| Restaurant in New York's International Culinary Center | 58 |
| Restaurant known as "America's Drive-In" | 54 |
| Restaurant special, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 57 |
| Restaurant that offers a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast | 66 |
| Restaurant touted as "America's Drive-In" | 55 |
| Restaurant worker who's rarely in the restaurant | 52 |
| Restaurants that do less business from May to August? | 53 |
| Restore Our Future and the Red White and Blue Fund, e.g. | 56 |
| Restore the patriotic eagle Muppet after he was wadded up? | 58 |
| Restraints to prevent the eating of forbidden fruit? | 52 |
| Restricted pending disciplinary action, in the military | 55 |
| Result from getting otolaryngological advice at a deli? | 55 |
| Result of a balance between the birth and death rates: Abbr. | 60 |
| Result of a batter "taking the collar" in a game | 58 |
| Result of a fruitful plate appearance in the Grapefruit League: Abbr. | 69 |
| Result of a Gershwin collaboration with Lennon and McCartney? | 61 |
| Result of a plumbing disaster in the apartment above? | 53 |
| Result of an annual "spring forward" (abbr.) | 54 |
| Result of eating French fries at the ship's wheel? | 54 |
| Result of every resident of an East Coast state going hairless? | 63 |
| Result of finally finishing a frustrating division problem? | 59 |
| Result of having no room under the beach umbrella for your knapsack? | 68 |
| Result of incorrectly filling out paperwork about an invention? | 63 |
| Result of pranksters shooting at Wal-Mart's sign? | 53 |
| Result of sitting in the front row of a movie theater, perhaps | 62 |
| Result of someone yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater? | 65 |
| Result of taking "I'll eat my hat" literally? | 59 |
| Result of the dog getting into the shoe closet, perhaps? | 56 |
| Result of the fruit truck never arriving at the senior center? | 62 |
| Retail establishment with a mollusk feature as its logo | 55 |
| Retail event in a furniture store parking lot, perhaps | 54 |
| Retail giant whose logo has blue letters in a yellow oval | 57 |
| Retail giant with the mascots Red Ruff and Blue Mews | 52 |
| Retailer that recently admitted to using forced labor | 53 |
| Retailer that shares logo colors with the Swedish flag | 54 |
| Retailer whose board of directors once included Hillary Clinton | 63 |
| Retailer with "his and hers" Michigan Avenue stores | 61 |
| Retailer with a "Democratic Design" philosophy | 56 |
| Retailer with a fashion show (with ''Secret'') | 62 |
| Retailer with a fashion show (with "Secret") | 54 |
| Retired Chicago Bears coach called "Iron Mike" | 56 |
| Retirement account transaction that may incur a penalty | 55 |
| Retirement home residents (with ''the'') | 56 |
| Rev. William who originated the phrase "a blushing crow" | 66 |
| Reveille message ... or a possible title for this puzzle | 56 |
| Reverend Maclean in "A River Runs Through It," e.g. | 61 |
| Reverend turns fighter planes into proper chapel toppers? | 57 |
| Reverend turns utility pipe into a service improvement? | 55 |
| Reverend turns wage issuer into Mother's Day minister? | 58 |
| Review #4: "Dat the 'S.N.L.' fool?" | 54 |
| Review of a long-ago hit as "really bothersome"? | 58 |
| Revolutionary War veteran who served as a U.S. president | 56 |
| Revolver's hiding place in "Foxy Brown" | 53 |
| Revue with "I'm Just Wild About Harry" | 52 |
| Rex Harrison-Maureen O'Hara drama of 1947, with "The" | 67 |
| Rhode Island senator for whom an education grant is named | 57 |
| Rhode Island senator who created Basic Educational Opportunity Grants | 69 |
| Rhyme for "drool" in a Dean Martin classic | 52 |
| Rhyme for "true" in "Red River Valley" | 58 |
| Rhyme runaway, and how this puzzle's theme answers are formed? | 66 |
| Rhyme scheme for "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" | 65 |
| Rhyme scheme of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" | 64 |
| Rhyme scheme of the first verse of "Mary had a little lamb" | 69 |
| Rice and Lloyd Webber's "Waltz for ___ and Che" | 61 |
| Rice field frequenter better known as the Java sparrow | 54 |
| Rich bowling alley owner's incentive to bowl well? | 54 |
| Rich Thanksgiving side dish made with spuds, butter and milk | 60 |
| Rich, non-vegan novelty flavor of a popular hipster beer? | 57 |
| Richard Belzer's "Law & Order: SVU" costar | 60 |