| Pulitzer-winning graphic novel subtitled "A Survivor's Tale" | 74 |
| Punch line to "What's the longest sentence in the English language?" | 82 |
| Punishment used most often, worldwide, by China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. | 81 |
| Puppet in Kevin Clash's autobiography "My Life as a Furry Red Monster" | 84 |
| Purple-suited superhero whose ring leaves a skull imprint on bad guys that he punches | 85 |
| Pursue "I do's" when the parents say "don't"? | 73 |
| Puzzle invented by Lewis Carroll (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) | 72 |
| Puzzle that moved from the U.S. to Japan to England and back to the U.S. | 72 |
| Puzzlement ... or a hint to getting the 10 words on the perimeter of this puzzle | 80 |
| Q: "How did you know I was a tea connoisseur?" A: "___" | 75 |
| Q: "So, Lone Ranger (whinny, neigh), what do you call these undies of yours (neigh, snort)?" A: "___" | 121 |
| Q: "So, Spider-Man, is it safe to say that the Mrs. is expecting?" A: "___!" | 96 |
| Q: "So, what do you think of words like 'peachy' and 'swell'?"A. "___" | 106 |
| Q: "So, where are all of the LARAs in this puzzle, sweetheart?" A: "___" | 92 |
| Q: "What do you see lots of at Jerry's family reunions?" A: "___" | 89 |
| Q: "What were you doing at the lumber yard, Tarzan?" A: "___" | 81 |
| Q: "When is a door not a door?" A: "When it's ___" | 74 |
| Q: How many kids with ___ does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Wanna ride bikes? | 82 |
| Q: How many ___ agents does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Please remove your pants. | 87 |
| Q: See title A: "Just one, but it has to really WANT to change" | 73 |
| Q: See title A: "None--the bulb contains the seeds of its own revolution" | 83 |
| Q: See title A: "Two--one to change it and one not to change it" | 74 |
| QB Donovan dissed by Rush Limbaugh a year before taking his team to the Super Bowl | 82 |
| QB who threw a record-tying seven touchdown passes in a single game (1962) | 74 |
| QB whose name is added phonetically to the middle of the three long entries | 75 |
| QB's pace just before a series that will start after a commercial break | 75 |
| Quality something has if you can put your arms around it (and a group hug involving tributes #4, #10, and #12) | 110 |
| Quantity that makes another quantity by adding an "m" at the front | 76 |
| Quarterback Michael who was suspended for his involvement in dogfighting | 72 |
| Quarterback who played himself in "There's Something About Mary" | 78 |
| Quarterback who played himself in “There’s Something About Mary” | 76 |
| Quartet that broke out in spring 1972, and the scheme of this puzzle's theme | 80 |
| Quayle, who can be "hunted" down in four answers of this puzzle | 73 |
| Queen whose name contains three apt words in a row, as does each of this puzzle's four longest answers | 106 |
| Queen's "We Will Rock You," to "We Are the Champions" | 77 |
| Queensryche song for when the cops are coming after you (with "The")? | 79 |
| Quentin directed her in "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" | 74 |
| Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled squares | 110 |
| Question for someone who's already written "beta" and "kappa"? | 86 |
| Question from someone with serious doubts about their opponent's abilities | 78 |
| Question that follows "O Brother" in film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 93 |
| Question that may be answered "No, you're not responsible" | 72 |
| Quote from "When Harry Met Sally..." said by an old lady in response to hearing Meg Ryan fake an orgasm | 113 |
| Quote from caveman Kimmel: "Me ready to consider a variety of options..." | 83 |
| Quote from Dale's animated caverodent partner: "Me on vacation..." | 80 |
| Quote from director Reiner: "Me so foolish for not seeing that..." | 76 |
| R&B group with the 1963 chart-topper "Easier Said Than Done," with "the" | 96 |
| R&B group with the 1972 hit "Back Stabbers," with "the" | 79 |
| R&B group with the 1995 #2 album "The Show, the After Party, the Hotel" | 85 |
| R&B singer arrested in 1993 for an "overly suggestive stage performance" | 86 |
| R&B singer with "Like a Surgeon" (no relation to the Weird Al song) | 81 |
| Rabbit relatives discovered that multiply by dividing; appropriately, they're called ... | 92 |
| Race that takes a northern trail in even years and a southern trail in odd years | 80 |
| Racehorse whose 1955 Kentucky Derby win kept Nashua from taking the Triple Crown | 80 |
| Racer Protasiewicz or ex-prime minister Jaroszewicz (or a variant spelling of Tchaikovsky's first name) | 107 |
| Racer who has led the most number of laps in Indianapolis 500 history (644) | 75 |
| Radio host who said "My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life" | 101 |
| Radio host who said of U2: "These guys are from England and who gives a shit?" | 88 |
| Radio personality who said "Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom" | 118 |
| Radio personality who said "I'm Howard Stern with a vocabulary" | 77 |
| Radio station whose call letters include the first three letters of its Ohio city | 81 |
| Radio studio feature, and what each of this puzzle's four other longest answers literally is | 96 |
| Radiohead album that was #428 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" | 96 |
| Ralph Kramden catchphrase on old TV ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 77 |
| Rand referenced by Rand Paul-supporting PAC "Stand With Rand," or so they say | 87 |
| Rand who said "A culture is made, or destroyed, by its articulate voices." | 84 |
| Rand who wrote "Civilization is the process of setting man free from men" | 83 |
| Randy Watson's overrated soul band, in "Coming to America" | 72 |
| Rank of Barry Sadler, the singer of "The Ballad of the Green Berets": Abbr. | 85 |
| Rank to which Capt. Nelson was promoted in "I Dream of Jeannie" | 73 |
| Rap hit with the refrain "Got my mind on my money and my money on my mind" | 84 |
| Rap/country collaboration with a Dirty South version of "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"? | 99 |
| Rap/country collaboration with an extremely crunk version of "Ring of Fire"? | 86 |
| Rap/country collaboration with the album "Defying Gravity with Dr. Octagon"? | 86 |
| Rap/country collaboration with the hit "Konvict in Tight Fittin' Jeans"? | 86 |
| Rapper who dropped part of his name after 2001's "Doggy Bag" | 74 |
| Rapper who prefers a pretty large mattress, or comparable in build to fashion designer Alexander? | 97 |
| Rapper who produced the documentary "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" | 86 |
| Rapper who recently called guns "the last form of defense against tyranny" | 84 |
| Rapper who said "My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform" | 103 |
| Rapper who said, "the 'P.' was getting between me and my fans" | 80 |
| Rapper who was the first artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time | 95 |
| Rapper with an MTV show ... whose name sounds like a word meaning "show" | 82 |
| Rapper with no plans to stick around, or a "Back to the Future" hero after hours? | 91 |
| Rapper with the 1996 nine-time platinum album "All Eyez on Me" | 72 |
| Rapper with the 3x platinum single "Hold On, We're Going Home" | 76 |
| Rapper with the line "if you catch me at the border I got visas in my name" | 85 |
| Rapper with the multi-platinum debut album "The College Dropout" | 74 |
| Rapper with the recent "Illmatic XX" twentieth-anniversary rerelease | 78 |
| Rare key in which a section of Chopin's "Polonaise Fantaisie" is written | 86 |
| Rare large white animal killed by hunters in Nova Scotia last fall, which sparked an outrage due to its sacred status to the Mi'kmaq people | 143 |
| Rare occurrence at the U.S. Open on Father's Day that's a common occurrence at the U.S. Open on Labor Day | 113 |
| Ratt "Feel the heat of the rhythm. Feel the heat of my hand. ___" | 75 |
| Ravel's "Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé," e.g. | 72 |
| Ray Charles's backup singers pair with "Sunshine of Your Love" band? | 82 |
| Ray who said, "It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun" | 93 |
| Reach a place where the use of cellular telephones and other electronic devices is once again permitted | 103 |
| React angrily toward (while thinking, "I'll see you in court!" perhaps) | 85 |
| Real-life actor Joe who is a character in Broadway's "Jersey Boys" | 80 |
| Real-life death penalty opponent played by Sarandon in "Dead Man Walking" | 83 |