| Religious council |
17 |
| Royalty payer |
13 |
| Rainy season |
12 |
| Returns to the scene |
20 |
| Rock band ___ Lobos |
19 |
| Red Brigades victim Aldo |
24 |
| Rubella, German ... |
19 |
| Reasons for recusal |
19 |
| Rich dessert, charlotte ___ |
27 |
| Roman 1011 |
10 |
| Restaurant freebie for tots |
27 |
| Romantic, to kids |
17 |
| Reds, in chyrons |
16 |
| Raising Hell" rappers |
21 |
| Rhythmic heart contraction |
26 |
| Resistance against attack |
25 |
| Rick ___, talk-show host |
24 |
| Rather and Brokaw, e.g. |
23 |
| Rather big breakaway |
20 |
| Rodeo competitors |
17 |
| Resort near Park City |
21 |
| Rocker Lofgren |
14 |
| Rolled, filled pancakes |
23 |
| Rapid — writer — bird |
25 |
| Rathskeller decoration |
22 |
| Reworks |
7 |
| Room for pitchers to work |
25 |
| Redheaded comedian |
18 |
| Rays third baseman Longoria |
27 |
| Rouyn-___, Quebec |
17 |
| Revenue for Biltmore or Downton Abbey? |
38 |
| Relating to plants |
18 |
| Ray of sunlight |
15 |
| Rash action |
11 |
| River of ancient Thebes |
23 |
| Reply to "Are you serious?": 3 wds. |
35 |
| Really __ ...": "Tears of a Clown" lyric |
40 |
| Ryan ____ (Guinness list for continuous TV viewing) |
51 |
| Really big hurry |
16 |
| Relating to insects |
19 |
| Runners of rhyme |
16 |
| Russian Civil War fighter |
25 |
| Ruler's product |
15 |
| Result of cross-fertilization within a population |
49 |
| Radio sportscaster McCarthy |
27 |
| Rode horseback, in a way |
24 |
| Rockin' in the Free World" rocker |
33 |
| Rose, for one, in Rome |
23 |
| Recent history |
14 |
| Rough ___ (version before the final product) |
44 |
| Relative of "Whee! |
18 |
| Rooster's morning perch |
23 |
| Rock's ___ Music |
16 |
| R.J. Reynolds cigarette brand |
29 |
| Recipe |
6 |
| Regularly travel the world |
26 |
| Roles for some Shakespearean actors |
35 |
| Rhoda" actress who's in the new "Dancing with the Stars" cast: 2 wds. |
69 |
| Rita Hayworth spouse ___ Khan |
29 |
| River setting for "Aida |
23 |
| Reebok alternatives |
19 |
| Robert De ___ (two-time Oscar winner) |
37 |
| Rock concert concern |
20 |
| Reagan speechwriter Peggy |
25 |
| Rick the catcher |
16 |
| Resuming business |
17 |
| Rachel of MSNBC |
15 |
| Reached accord about |
20 |
| Reason for a road warning |
25 |
| Rorschach test features |
23 |
| Religious figure who's the focus of Easter |
42 |
| Red role |
8 |
| Region of SW Morocco |
20 |
| Reason for a runner to be called safe |
37 |
| Reply offering hope |
19 |
| Recipe holders |
14 |
| Refrigerator drawer |
19 |
| Raid discovery |
14 |
| Red Skelton alias |
17 |
| Relatively ready |
16 |
| Ring contests |
13 |
| Reason for an ump's safe call |
29 |
| Register, e.g. |
14 |
| Russian horseman |
16 |
| Rival of Verizon |
16 |
| Ruling family |
13 |
| Reach via jet |
13 |
| Rack #3: BDEJLMU |
16 |
| Real enthusiast |
15 |
| Render unable to scratch |
24 |
| Reason for a heating bill spike |
31 |
| Rapper with the 2006 #1 album "Press Play |
41 |
| Return, as a case back to court |
31 |
| Refrigerator part |
17 |
| Roughly 2.2 lbs |
15 |
| Requires from |
13 |
| Rains less intensely |
20 |
| Rooms in a jail |
15 |
| Rising tide, e.g. |
17 |
| Rio ___," Wayne movie |
21 |