Crossword Clues Starting with R

202 crossword clues, each with the answer plus links to play the puzzles they appear in.

Relating to the Moon.

LUNAR (5)

Relating to the sun

SOLAR (5)

Rate at which an object's velocity changes over time

ACCELERATION (12)

Red walkway where outfits are photographed and judged

CARPET (6)

Round object used in most field sports

BALL (4)

Ring-shaped coral reef or island surrounding a lagoon

ATOLL (5)

Rock type changed by intense heat and pressure

METAMORPHIC (11)

Red track about a dangerous but alluring road that she likes

TREACHEROUS (11)

Round serving yielded by a specialized dipper

SCOOP (5)

Region where a force can be felt

FIELD (5)

Red planet that shares an early morning conjunction with Jupiter in August 2026.

MARS (4)

Reptile with a hard shell that it can pull its head into

TURTLE (6)

Ringing signal that dictates the flow of the academic day

BELL (4)

Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon

DIANA (5)

Ranked list of players a team wants, often preceded by 'Big'.

BOARD (5)

Relieve an itch, or ruin a record

SCRATCH (7)

"Rebirth" period in Europe

RENAISSANCE (11)

Reflective, futuristic clothing trend inspired by the new millennium.

METALLIC (8)

Ruler of the seas who carries a trident

POSEIDON (8)

Receive files from the internet

DOWNLOAD (8)

Random data added to a password before it is hashed

SALT (4)

Resting stage between larva and adult in many insects

PUPA (4)

Running surface

TRACK (5)

Reclaimed homeworld of the armored warriors

MANDALORE (9)

Red Hat-sponsored community distribution

FEDORA (6)

Rock type formed when magma or lava cools and hardens

IGNEOUS (7)

River mouth's triangular secret, a small change in math

DELTA (5)

Relating to the eyes or the sense of vision

OPTIC (5)

Rose-shaped architectural ornament

ROSETTE (7)

Region where electric forces are exerted

FIELD (5)

Roman goddess of the hearth and home

VESTA (5)

Ruler of the seas

POSEIDON (8)

Relating to the muscular pump that beats in your chest

CARDIAC (7)

Rapper turned actor who portrays Sergeant Tutuola

ICE (3)

Relating to the sense of smell

OLFACTORY (9)

Rhythmic movement of the body to music

DANCE (5)

Region of magnetic or electric influence surrounding an object

FIELD (5)

Rhythmic body movement often performed to music at festivals

DANCING (7)

Rhythmic movement of the body, a common festival activity

DANCE (5)

Ring-shaped campus hosting the special in-person gathering.

PARK (4)

Relatives in your immediate family tree.

KIN (3)

Rum al, oddly, on a large wall.

MURAL (5)

Russian leader who worked with Clinton on post-Cold War ties

YELTSIN (7)

Rhythmic movement performed by the ensemble

DANCE (5)

Ridge of jagged rock or coral near the surface

REEF (4)

Role of Claude in various tasks

ASSISTANT (9)

Rare and unusual, 'toxic' in an unusual way.

EXOTIC (6)

Real-time data transmitted from the car to the pit wall engineers

TELEMETRY (9)

Reduce to small particles by rubbing

GRIND (5)

Rodent known for building dams

BEAVER (6)

Reflective costume discs mandatory for a true pop diva

SEQUINS (7)

Runs scored when the ball reaches the boundary on the ground

FOUR (4)

Ran a line, perhaps, for a fight-or-flight hormone.

ADRENALIN (9)

Renowned playwright

SHAKESPEARE (11)

Rough wool fabric, a mischievous act might be a wee'd.

TWEED (5)

Rate at which work is done

POWER (5)

Resistance encountered when surfaces slide

FRICTION (8)

Rustic, free-form fruit pie that is famously baked without needing a special pan.

GALETTE (7)

Religious song of praise

HYMN (4)

Relating to the most fundamental and uncomplicated level of something

BASIC (5)

Rustic park accommodation, like the historic one near Old Faithful.

LODGE (5)

Reliever Jacob who has pitched in the minor league system for Boston

WEBB (4)

Rotational equivalent of linear force

TORQUE (6)

Red Vault track featuring Ed Sheeran about escaping the world

RUN (3)

*Rock sinks these delicious snacks

BOATCAKES (9)

Rubber ducky enthusiast who frequently tests his roommate's patience on Sesame Street.

ERNIE (5)

Relating to the area where land meets the sea

COASTAL (7)

Relating to the structure of the earth's crust

TECTONIC (8)

River setting for the Petalpalooza pyrotechnics

ANACOSTIA (9)

Romantic outing filmed for a matching show

DATE (4)

Root vegetable that flavors boba tea, the king of beverages

TARO (4)

Royal family name that vanished in a beam of green light?

ORGANA (6)

Rotating ship component that keeps the crew grounded.

CENTRIFUGE (10)

Ribbon-tied stand-in for the actual sheepskin

SCROLL (6)

Radio wave sent from a spacecraft to Earth

SIGNAL (6)

R&B artist spicing up the 2026 Outside Lands poster

DIJON (5)

Read by Probst out of the urn

VOTE (4)

Red fluid that is spilled in abundance during slasher films

BLOOD (5)

Resistance force a machine works to move

LOAD (4)

Reversi-like challenge that takes a minute to learn, a lifetime to master.

OTHELLO (7)

Round object hit by the bat

BALL (4)

Rear storage space packed tightly like a game of Tetris.

TRUNK (5)

Rapid back-and-forth movement that produces sound

VIBRATION (9)

Relating to the human voice

VOCAL (5)

Right-handed pitcher Cody who provides depth to the Boston pitching staff

POTEET (6)

Romance language from Rome

ITALIAN (7)

Reality TV family with Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe.

KARDASHIAN (10)

Records of events or data entries

LOGS (4)

Roentgen's vision, sees right through you.

XRAY (4)

Red fruit often used in salads and sauces

TOMATO (6)

Raised edge of the track that drivers sometimes hop to find the fastest line

KERB (4)

Remove water from food to preserve it

DEHYDRATE (9)

Rotten surprise that ruins the ending

SPOILER (7)

Reddish metal with the symbol Cu widely used for electrical wiring and plumbing

COPPER (6)

Relating to a feeding level within a food chain

TROPHIC (7)

Round object that turns on a rod to reduce friction

WHEEL (5)

Relating to the Sun and the energy it provides.

SOLAR (5)

Rustic park accommodation, like Yellowstone's Old Faithful ___

LODGE (5)

Relating to automated machines designed for complex tasks

ROBOTIC (7)

Ribbon tied around a present, even in the middle of summer.

BOW (3)

Relating to automated machines that perform tasks

ROBOTIC (7)

Realm of the dead ruled by Hades

UNDERWORLD (10)

Relating to the sense of taste

GUSTATORY (9)

Remote servers on the internet used to store and process data

CLOUD (5)

Right-handed starter Tanner who earned his first All-Star nod in 2024

HOUCK (5)

Rubber compound crucial for grip, spelled the British way

TYRE (4)

Relating to the simplest or most important part of something

BASIC (5)

Relating to secret or spiritual knowledge

MYSTIC (6)

Rendered animal fat making a surprising ancestral return in modern pie crusts.

TALLOW (6)

Raw facts processed by AI

DATA (4)

Reporter or writer for news media

JOURNALIST (10)

Record-breaking 1997 film about a maritime disaster

TITANIC (7)

Ratio comparing output force to input force in a machine

ADVANTAGE (9)

Relating to a network inspired by the brain

NEURAL (6)

Relating to the sea and its incredible biodiversity

MARINE (6)

Restricted area where cars are held after a session

PARCFERME (9)

Riddle loving guardian with a human head and lion body

SPHINX (6)

Reaction that powers the sun, pursued as a clean energy source

FUSION (6)

R. A. V. O. Y. Female reproductive gland.

OVARY (5)

Relating to or resembling sheep

OVINE (5)

Reusable first stage often landing on drone ships

BOOSTER (7)

Round model that shows Earth's continents and oceans

GLOBE (5)

Regional variation of a language

DIALECT (7)

Refreshing liquid extracted from fresh tropical fruits for a morning beverage.

JUICE (5)

Russian leader who lost his crown to a red tide

TSAR (4)

Resistive force between two surfaces in contact

FRICTION (8)

Run away rapidly from danger

FLEE (4)

Racecar or Madam

PALINDROME (10)

Recently created or having just come into existence

NEW (3)

Ring-shaped superweapon and title of a flagship Xbox sci-fi franchise

HALO (4)

Reliever Brad who has pitched in the lower levels of the farm system

BASS (4)

Rooms where the Bluths get good news that sounds bad and bad news that sounds good

ERS (3)

Rihanna's plea that saw a mask-gate elimination

STAY (4)

Rapturous delight or an overpowering emotion

ECSTASY (7)

Race where teammates pass a baton to one another

RECLAY (6)

Reaching out suddenly to seize a bargain

GRAB (4)

Remote servers for data storage

CLOUD (5)

Rose's defense mechanism

THORN (5)

Refined and serious music style

CLASSICAL (9)

Replay technology that might overturn a penalty call (Abbr.)

VAR (3)

Rich woven fabric, a brother made.

BROCADE (7)

Rettile che vive nel Nilo

COCCO (5)

Relief prospect Joel who was acquired in a trade with the Blue Jays

KRAWEC (6)

Royal rebel who knows how to handle a blaster and a hair bun

LEIA (4)

Rugged South Dakota terrain known for striking geologic deposits and fossil beds.

BADLANDS (8)

Rainy hot, perhaps, for water intake.

HYDRATION (9)

Round object where many animals begin life

EGG (3)

Royal rebel who gave a trash compactor a promotion?

LEIA (4)

Retail giant whose executive propelled the game's sales in 1952

MACYS (5)

Realm of the Starks

NORTH (5)

Recompose an image after it has already been taken

CROP (4)

Ritual washing performed before prayer

WUDU (4)

Relating to or denoting the sun

SOLAR (5)

Repeated plea in a Red track that features a self-declared annoying monologue

STAY (4)

Rectangular paper items with numbers or images used in many games

CARDS (5)

Rival of Edison who championed alternating current

TESLA (5)

Roman name for the god of the ocean

NEPTUNE (7)

Reprimanding group of colorful blue birds

SCOLD (5)

Rhythmic movement performed to music

DANCE (5)

Roughly one trillion bytes

TERABYTE (8)

Reptiles famously driven into the sea by a saint

SNAKES (6)

Relating to the senses or to physical feeling

SENSORY (7)

Rear wing flap system used to reduce drag on straights

DRS (3)

Relating to the freezing regions near the North or South Pole

POLAR (5)

Reliever Zack who was claimed off waivers to bolster the bullpen depth

WEISS (5)

Relating to the magnetic field surrounding planet Earth

GEOMAGNETIC (11)

Round toothed wheel that turns another one to move machines

GEAR (4)

River that flows through the Fair City

TAY (3)

Rising temperature that chases away the winter chill.

WARMTH (6)

Reputation track about a fragile new relationship, featuring a blue-fringe dress in its video

DELICATE (8)

Residenza extraurbana spesso lussuosa

VILLA (5)

Rhythmic movement often part of celebrations

DANCE (5)

Recipients of two letters from Paul

CORINTHIANS (11)

Retired Seattle cop who clashes with his sophisticated sons from his duct-taped recliner.

CRANE (5)

Remote controlled flying device

DRONE (5)

Reliever Isaiah who was acquired from the Mariners for Luis Urias

CAMPBELL (8)

Rocket Man singer with flamboyant glasses

ELTON (5)

Raised area of land, smaller and rounder than a mountain

HILL (4)

Region of Pacific islands often grouped with Australia

OCEANIA (7)

Red or white marker used to track nautical hits.

PEG (3)

Reanimated corpse, a servant of the Night King

WIGHT (5)

Resource these animals can supposedly smell from miles away

WATER (5)

Reliable elite player you start every single week

STUD (4)

Rigid outer layer found in plant cells but not animal cells

WALL (4)

Researcher in a laboratory, seeking discoveries.

SCIENTIST (9)

Runs scored when the ball leaves the boundary in the air

SIX (3)

Rich, egg-heavy bread that makes exceptional French toast.

BRIOCHE (7)

Rocky body orbiting the Sun, smaller than a planet

ASTEROID (8)

Roman goddess of love and beauty

VENUS (5)

Registro vocale molto apprezzato nelle opere del tempo

CONTRALTO (9)

Roman god of war often associated with the color red

MARS (4)

Rare two-under-par score that can ignite a dramatic back-nine charge.

EAGLE (5)

Rhythmic pair shaken to the beat of the music.

MARACAS (7)

Raging bull brand, 'grab him on nil' could be a clue.

LAMBORGHINI (11)

Raised edge at the side of a track

KERB (4)

Rapper whose album God's Son gets a highly sought 2026 color variant.

NAS (3)

Row of icons for quick actions

TOOLBAR (7)

Rock type formed from compressed layers of sand, mud, and shells

SEDIMENTARY (11)

Robert who secured independence at Bannockburn

BRUCE (5)

Rating symbols used to show how good a product is

STARS (5)

Rumbling sound of contentment.

PURR (4)

Renounced under oath, or rejected a previous claim

FORSWORE (8)

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