Crossword Clues Starting with R

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

Relating to the Moon.

LUNAR (5)

Rate at which an object's velocity changes over time

ACCELERATION (12)

Red walkway where outfits are photographed and judged

CARPET (6)

Ring-shaped coral reef or island surrounding a lagoon

ATOLL (5)

Rock type changed by intense heat and pressure

METAMORPHIC (11)

Region where a force can be felt

FIELD (5)

Ringing signal that dictates the flow of the academic day

BELL (4)

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

BOARD (5)

"Rebirth" period in Europe

RENAISSANCE (11)

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)

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)

Role of Claude in various tasks

ASSISTANT (9)

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

EXOTIC (6)

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)

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

GALETTE (7)

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

ERNIE (5)

River setting for the Petalpalooza pyrotechnics

ANACOSTIA (9)

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)

Resistance force a machine works to move

LOAD (4)

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)

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)

Remove water from food to preserve it

DEHYDRATE (9)

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 automated machines designed for complex tasks

ROBOTIC (7)

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)

Relating to the simplest or most important part of something

BASIC (5)

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)

Ratio comparing output force to input force in a machine

ADVANTAGE (9)

Relating to a network inspired by the brain

NEURAL (6)

Restricted area where cars are held after a session

PARCFERME (9)

Riddle loving guardian with a human head and lion body

SPHINX (6)

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

OVARY (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)

Race where teammates pass a baton to one another

RECLAY (6)

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)

Rainy hot, perhaps, for water intake.

HYDRATION (9)

Round object where many animals begin life

EGG (3)

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

MACYS (5)

Realm of the Starks

NORTH (5)

Relating to or denoting the sun

SOLAR (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)

Relating to the freezing regions near the North or South Pole

POLAR (5)

Relating to the magnetic field surrounding planet Earth

GEOMAGNETIC (11)

Round toothed wheel that turns another one to move machines

GEAR (4)

Rising temperature that chases away the winter chill.

WARMTH (6)

Rhythmic movement often part of celebrations

DANCE (5)

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

CRANE (5)

Remote controlled flying device

DRONE (5)

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)

Reanimated corpse, a servant of the Night King

WIGHT (5)

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)

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)

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