| sorcerer; game anag. | 20 |
| section of a curve | 18 |
| she plays quinta's sister, in "abbott elementary" | 49 |
| shrieking sea creatures that attack the ship in "the princess bride" | 68 |
| sticky and viscous | 18 |
| stag's counterpart | 18 |
| sold out | 8 |
| swiftie or beyhive member, e.g. | 31 |
| stagecoach-steering strap | 25 |
| spelunkers' destinations | 24 |
| start to school? | 16 |
| some muffin ingredients | 23 |
| spotted infrequently | 20 |
| suffix with chariot or auction | 30 |
| sean in "the goonies" | 21 |
| show to the front door | 22 |
| sharpen, as one's skills | 24 |
| savings option for one's golden years: abbr. | 44 |
| sirius business | 15 |
| start to matter? | 16 |
| semi areas | 10 |
| slapstick prop | 14 |
| stir-fry ingredient | 19 |
| storefront sign abbr. | 21 |
| stuffed teddies that look like a green jedi master? | 51 |
| Short, for short | 16 |
| Supplications | 13 |
| Snack brand whose Japanese flavors include tuna mayonnaise and clam chowder | 75 |
| Second group to vote | 20 |
| Some PC ports | 13 |
| Superlative for a quiche or frittata | 36 |
| Six Flags coaster with a Spanish name | 37 |
| Staple of Thursday night CBS programming during the 2000s | 57 |
| Start of a children's rhyme with the line "Have you any wool?" | 62 |
| Sustained oneself with | 22 |
| Stuck waiting | 13 |
| Sounds from an owl | 18 |
| soc. security sequence, e.g. | 28 |
| split | 5 |
| snobbish look | 13 |
| scottish family | 15 |
| study of numbers | 16 |
| small chickens | 14 |
| Stuart Little author .. White | 29 |
| Sweet wine | 10 |
| Something mysterious, that is hard to understand | 48 |
| Small human who believes in Santa | 33 |
| Sandwich component | 18 |
| Scottish garb worn by men | 25 |
| short word for a friend or buddy | 32 |
| successful and admired person | 29 |
| symbol for element used in swimming pools | 41 |
| scratching at | 13 |
| Some several dollars for an urn | 31 |
| Sounds like money has meaning | 29 |
| Stun one carp | 13 |
| Seize a bit of a break from speaking | 36 |
| Spoils public library? Not on | 29 |
| Son making fun of ornamental stitching | 38 |
| Say, Iran's revised ancient Middle Eastern language | 51 |
| Sideline, say, going into recount | 33 |
| S American native prepared after second to seize weapon | 55 |
| Snakes | 6 |
| Spittle | 7 |
| Sheet of drifting ice | 21 |
| Sieve, filter | 13 |
| Stupefies | 9 |
| Suspenseful | 11 |
| Science workshops | 17 |
| Started a computer again | 24 |
| Secret communication location [2 wds] | 37 |
| Seafood morsel in chowder | 25 |
| St Patrick's Day month [Abbr] | 29 |
| Soccer great Hamm | 17 |
| Scary beast in fantasy stories | 30 |
| Sunny ledges for houseplants, often | 35 |
| Semicircle | 10 |
| Subject where you learn long division | 37 |
| Sized up visually | 17 |
| So that's how it is! | 20 |
| Spotify or SoundCloud, for example | 34 |
| Short personal history, for short | 33 |
| Saturday Night Live comedian who voiced the dog Lucky in Dr. Dolittle: 2 wds. | 77 |
| Surpass in competition | 22 |
| sea birds | 9 |
| Straggle | 8 |
| She's not a graduate either | 27 |
| Saw distress in her cable | 25 |
| Stayed with us erratically, coming once a week | 46 |
| Some find a bikini bizarre in Spanish island | 44 |
| square root of four | 19 |
| sabrina of "espresso" fame | 26 |
| smart of "designing women" and "hacks" | 38 |
| switch suffix | 13 |
| some people face it with resolution | 35 |
| special gifts of money | 22 |
| small cask for fresh water - or sea water | 41 |
| speeds regulated by local authorities | 37 |
| sodium developed into state | 27 |
| set aside a soil, working the borders | 37 |
| submissive medical man spread lie | 33 |
| sees and possibly rescinds | 26 |
| sound appliances assist in trials | 33 |
| strive for the highest praise, maybe | 36 |
| source of directions for the driver? | 36 |
| Saucy during supper time | 24 |
| Something to drink on a motorbike? | 34 |
| Sorry about the dud cake | 24 |
| Surrounded by many that will help out | 37 |
| Should it contribute a carroty flavour? | 39 |
| Suitable name for a fine horsewoman? | 36 |
| silas ..., one-legged character in the charles dickens novel our mutual friend | 78 |
| small rodent of eurasia and north america | 41 |
| somehow detest being put on trial | 33 |
| space is cancelled | 18 |
| speciality | 10 |
| scarcer | 7 |
| stick alternative, in a saying | 30 |
| smoothly, in music | 18 |
| shape edges | 11 |
| sped | 4 |
| speaker | 7 |
| special personal quality or power | 33 |
| superhero's assistant | 21 |
| small box for valuables | 23 |
| short-of-fibre recipe | 21 |
| statesman is actually a wino in a bad way | 41 |
| slipshod carpentry nowhere near to the vault | 44 |
| stout cord | 10 |
| state of conflict | 17 |
| setting off | 11 |
| supporters | 10 |
| sea criminal | 12 |
| small harbour | 13 |
| swimming parts for tiny fish | 28 |
| surplus seen on and off in cereal protein | 41 |
| small tailless horse gets shiny disc | 36 |
| stain affecting everyone in part | 32 |
| separate from larger group in hotel i have found on holiday | 59 |
| start to examine fish and rare duck | 35 |
| scope in set of commercial goods | 32 |
| suffer terrible ruin after admitting first of crimes | 52 |
| sick prisoner in two points right to show resolve | 49 |
| sister harbouring love for relation in exemplary way | 52 |
| sad trev after toiling in severe need of food? | 46 |
| silly twit possibly kept in dark by journalist | 46 |
| speaker's sign of objection as recipient of ridicule | 52 |
| some have illustrious face covering | 35 |
| spare oddly neglected receptacle for baking is tried and tested | 63 |
| something to drink before game of bridge in london | 50 |
| start when bill gets to gallery around four | 43 |
| small explosion | 15 |
| south african spear | 19 |
| sea between europe and africa | 29 |
| sickly sweet | 12 |
| strike with the palm of the hand | 32 |
| Sounds like dark piece | 22 |
| Sandy lost inside bank | 22 |
| Someone who holds another prisoner | 34 |
| Sparing, thrifty | 16 |
| Sandy plain | 11 |
| Sound of a frog | 15 |
| Story, yarn | 11 |
| Slightly strange | 16 |
| Slight earthquake | 17 |
| Stella's content to give information | 36 |
| Supermarket walkway | 19 |
| Small dirty child | 17 |
| Soft Italian cheese | 19 |
| Strong feeling of unease | 24 |
| State capital of Wisconsin | 26 |
| Sergio ......, golfer | 21 |
| Series set on Madison Avenue in the 1960s | 41 |
| Sherlock Holmes' arch-enemy | 27 |
| Sea between Italy and the Balkans | 33 |
| Seaport of eastern Libya | 24 |
| Sister of Laertes in Hamlet | 27 |
| Sunless areas | 13 |
| Swift sharp reply in speech or action | 37 |
| Small rural house | 17 |
| Summarise | 9 |
| Skilful debate | 14 |
| Shows featuring ordinary people | 31 |
| Sleep during the winter | 23 |
| Spirit dispenser in a bar | 25 |
| Surpass | 7 |
| Singer Bareilles | 16 |
| Sneakers, e.g. | 14 |
| Storybook monster | 17 |
| Sign | 4 |
| Severely simple | 15 |
| Some records: Abbr. | 19 |
| Showy spring flower | 19 |
| Singer James | 12 |
| Shin bone | 9 |
| Shooter of arrows | 17 |
| Sharp-witted | 12 |
| Sibling nickname | 16 |
| Stadium entrance | 16 |
| Small musical group | 19 |