| Rapper in the biopic "Notorious" | 42 |
| Rapper in a Viking helmet, familiarly | 37 |
| Rapper in ''New Jack City'' | 43 |
| Rapper heard on "Walk This Way" | 41 |
| Rapper from Queensbridge, New York | 34 |
| Rapper Foxy Brown's real first name | 39 |
| Rapper currently feuding with the New York Times | 48 |
| Rapper born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco | 32 |
| Rapper born Trevor George Smith Jr. | 35 |
| Rapper born Mathangi Arulpragasam | 33 |
| Rapper born 2/29/1976 who had a feud with 50 Cent | 49 |
| Rapper at the first Lollapalooza | 32 |
| Rapper associated with Queensbridge, Queens | 43 |
| Rapper appearing in "Johnny Mnemonic" | 48 |
| Rapper also known as Nathaniel Hörnblowér | 47 |
| Rapper aka "the Human Beat Box" | 41 |
| Rapidly disseminates junk, in a way | 35 |
| Rapid alternations between notes, in music | 42 |
| Raphael's "___ Madonna" | 37 |
| Raphael's "Triumph of _____" | 42 |
| Raphael's "Sistine ___" | 37 |
| Raphael's "La ___" | 32 |
| Rapa ___ (locale of many monoliths) | 35 |
| Rapa ___ (Easter Island, to natives) | 36 |
| Rapa ___ (Easter Island, to locals) | 35 |
| Rap's "Puffy" Combs | 33 |
| Rap star who co-owns the New Jersey Nets | 40 |
| Rap so ancient that fungus is growing on it? | 44 |
| Rap musician in "New Jack City" | 41 |
| Rap music's Kris Kross and others | 37 |
| Rap music accompaniment, perhaps | 32 |
| Rap group with trademark makeup, for short | 42 |
| Rap group with the 1992 hit "Slam" | 44 |
| Rap duo Kris ___ (R.I.P. Chris Kelly) | 37 |
| Ransom's "Lady ___" | 33 |
| Ranks for Columbo and Kojak: Abbr. | 34 |
| Ranks achieved by Armstrong and Lovell | 38 |
| Ranking of an Alaskan politician? | 33 |
| Ranking member of a tournament committee | 40 |
| Rankin who created Inspector Rebus | 34 |
| Rank with an eagle insignia: Abbr. | 34 |
| Rank on the U.S.S. Enterprise: Abbr. | 36 |
| Rank on "Star Trek": Abbr. | 36 |
| Rank of Windermere or Chatterley: Abbr. | 39 |
| Rank of KFC's Sanders, briefly | 34 |
| Rank first held by George Washington: Abbr. | 43 |
| Rank between viscounts and marquesses | 37 |
| Rank between viscount and marquis | 33 |
| Rank between captain and lieutenant colonel | 43 |
| Rank below warrant officer: Abbr. | 33 |
| Rank below petty officer third class | 36 |
| Rank below lieutenant junior grade | 34 |
| Rank below deputy chief, in the NYPD | 36 |
| Rank and serial number's companion | 38 |
| Rank again, as in the second round | 34 |
| Rank aboard "The Love Boat" | 37 |
| Rangoon matriarch was successful? | 33 |
| Rangoon is its capital, to the U.S. | 35 |
| Ranger Smith's cartoon nemesis | 34 |
| Ranger Smith's bête noire | 32 |
| Rangefinder camera alternative, briefly | 39 |
| Rangefinder alternative, briefly | 32 |
| Range's spot for an item off the shelf | 42 |
| Range where Prometheus was bound | 32 |
| Range that the Urubamba flows through | 37 |
| Range that the Buffalo River flows through | 42 |
| Range that separates Europe and Asia | 36 |
| Range that includes Utah's highest point | 44 |
| Range that includes the Boston Mountains | 40 |
| Range that extends to the Arctic Ocean | 38 |
| Range separating France and Spain | 33 |
| Range of skills in a particular occupation | 42 |
| Range of settings on the Gumbo Phaser? | 38 |
| Range of perception, so to speak | 32 |
| Range near Wal-Mart's headquarters | 38 |
| Range in which the von Trapps sang | 34 |
| Range in Eldorado National Forest | 33 |
| Range in "The Sound of Music" | 39 |
| Range from Tierra del Fuego to Panama | 37 |
| Range for Don José in "Carmen" | 43 |
| Range extending to the Arctic Ocean | 35 |
| Range extending from the Arctic to Kazakhstan | 45 |
| Range extending about 1,500 miles to Kazakhstan | 47 |
| Range also known as the Great Stone Belt | 40 |
| Randy's son, on "South Park" | 42 |
| Randy Travis: "Pick Up the ___ and Row" | 49 |
| Randy Travis "Pick Up the ___ and Row" | 48 |
| Randy Shilts exposé of an outlaw musician? | 45 |
| Randy Rhoads "Blizzard of Ozz" instr. | 47 |
| Randy of "Brokeback Mountain" | 39 |
| Randy Johnson, Paul McCartney and Ned Flanders | 46 |
| Randy Jackson's show, casually | 34 |
| Randy Bachman post-Guess Who band (Abbr.) | 41 |
| Randomly determined NBA draft choice | 36 |
| Random link from some stranger, say | 35 |
| Random human, more likely than not | 34 |
| Random criticisms from the Musketeers? | 38 |
| Randall's "6 Rms ___ Vu" | 38 |
| Randall's "6 Rms --- Vu" | 38 |
| Randall of "The Odd Couple" | 37 |