| BLOOD | With 33-Down, Red Cross helper |
| RETARDS | Slows down red star in orbit (7) |
| DROWNED | Knocked down red and went under (7) |
| ROTTING | Breaking down red German ring (7) |
| BIG | With 36 Down, Red Sox star's nickname |
| RENTA | With 56 Down, red-carpet regular |
| ONION | With 5-Down, Red Square sight |
| MOE | With 32-Down, Red Sox catcher turned WWII spy |
| SLOE | With 37 Down, red liqueur |
| HAROLD | As per #7-Down, Red Green's nerdy nephew |
| ARCH | With 33-Down, death metal band with an adversarial name |
| SOILTESTS | As per #14-Down... Red Planet drillings to be blasted back to Earth for these in the future: 2 wds. |
| AIR | (& 27-down) Red Baron possibly shows perfect dash (3,3) |
| DANGER | (and 3 Down) Red light, for example, angering lads terribly (6,6) |
| MAX | With 33-Down, "The Elephant Celebes" artist |
| SARA | With 33-Down, whom 'nobody doesn't like' |
| RIOT | With 33-Down, plastic shields and such |
| USUAL | With 33-Down, same old offerings |
| ONE | With 33-Down, like solitaire |
| GRANDAD | Father's father is romantically involved with 33 down (7) |
