Letter S 120250–120500

Stand out in the crowd Surpass others Show a real talent for something in which something or someone excels Shines Stands out Signoff favored by Stan Lee Subject to omission Sample passage Selected passage Selected passage from a book Selection from a book Short extract Short piece taken from a film, text, etc Sound bite, e.g. Sample passages Selected parts of longer works Selected passages Superabundance Surplus integral to this puzzle's theme answers Surplusage state or act of exceeding the permitted limits supererogation Superfluities Santa's follow-up helper. Switch in an orchestra section? Stock prices? Scholar, usually from abroad Say "I do" on Wall Street? Say "O di" instead of "I do"? Sharing in a symbol of commitment ... or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases State treasury Sin tax, e.g. special tax levied on specific products sold within a country Some taxes Surgically removing Surgical removals STIMULANT drugs, symptom of Stir up emotions Stirs up feelings Say "Holy cow!" or "Hot dog!" Say LIKE THIS! Says "Bah!" or "Ah!" Shouts out suddenly Spouts Shut the door on shut out ban Scoop for a news program Some scoops Support payment query? Sentence completer Sentence completer, slangily Sentence-finisher, for short Scammers gone straight? Security guard, often Shit out Starlin Castro after the 2015 season, e.g. Summer jaunts. Ski-weekend specials serve as a reason or cause or justification of Steve Martin catch phrase Steve Martin's "Well, ___!" Self-justifications Stop avoiding responsibility! "Spare me your lame reasons!" Saying, "I'll be right back," e.g. Saddam Hussein, notably Short river of SW England. Somerset stream Somersetshire river South Devon river Stream of Somerset and Devon. Stream of Somerset and Devonshire. Suffix for many install files "Suit," so to speak Ship's officer, for short. Ship's officer: Navy term. Short big cheese? Skipper's aide. Skybox guest, often Small businessman? Sr. manager Steno's superior Sub officer Subj. of a Financial Times article Suit in a corner office Suit on a board Suit, as it were Suit, for short Supervisor, for short senior manager Ships' officers Shirts, so to speak Some top corp. people Suite occupants Suits, briefly Suits, in an office Suits, so to speak Sign, as a will Some White House papers She handles wills She may oversee an estate Signed, as a check, maybe Struck through SEMICIRCULAR bench Semicircular high-back bench Semicircular recess in Roman architecture Semicircular room in Roman architecture Semicircular seat in a park Semicircular outdoor benches. Semicircular sitting rooms of old Scriptural elucidations Scriptural interpretations Scriptural interpreter Scripture interpreter Skilled interpreter scientific study of exegesis and exegetical methods Serving as a model. Setting a good standard Spare via a grandfather clause Sets apart, in a way Swimming laps, e.g.: Abbr. Sit-ups, jumping jacks, etc.? Shape-shifting activity Setting-up routine. Squats and such Spinning seats space on the reverse of a coin or medal Show some effort Show some muscle Spend, as energy Strain mightily. Strive hard. Strenuous activity Strong effort. Strenuous efforts Shows some muscle "Sign here" marks Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, to Madonna Serial dater's many Shed spouses Short kisses? Signatures of a sort. Signatures, à la Harpo Simple signatures Some alimony collectors Some apartment hunters Some ballot marks Some court opponents Some dating service applicants Some deleted contacts Some monthly check recipients Some past dates? Some personal ad writers Some signatures Some signatures of old Some singles bar frequenters Some stalkers Some support payers Some tabloid pairs Some tic-tac-toe players Some were louses as spouses Sometimes irreconcilable individuals Split couple Split pair Split results Splitsville "residents" Splitsville denizens Splitsville parties Spot Markers Has out Spot markers Spousal support recipients Spouse of yore Spouses cut loose Spouses no more Spouses who've split up Subjects of kiss-and-tell books Subjects of old wives' tales? Subjects of split decisions? Support payers Support payers, at times Sweethearts no more Sweethearts, once Symbolic letters. splitsville inhabitants School in New Hampshire. Seat of Devon county, England Seat of Devonshire Southern English city that sounds like a made-up word for someone who's taking leave seat Devonshire city STAGE exit Shakespearean stage direction Shakespearean stage direction for departing characters Stage direction that means "they go out" stage direction that indicates a group of characters leave the stage Spa scrub Subdued beckoning call *Sarah Palin or Arnold Schwarzenegger, informally Sarah Palin, e.g., briefly Schwarzenegger, for one, for short Say "Whew!," say Show relief, in a way Show slight relief, maybe Sigh with relief, say Sigh, for example Sigh, for instance Sigh, say Showed relief, in a way Sighed, perhaps Sighed, say Sighs or coughs Sighs, e.g. Sighs, say Some ventilators STEAM, exit or expulsion of (of engines) {/Stale air removers/} Stove attachment Smithsonian display shopwindow Start of a court display Start of a court presentation Solid bit of supporting evidence Show-off of sorts Show participant someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see Salon events Shows at a fair Strongly urge someone to do something Strongly advises Strongly presses Strongly urges State of urgency States of need: Var. Situation demanding prompt action Self-imposed alienation Send abroad, in a way Send away, formally Send out of state? Send over the line? Send to Coventry Send to Elba, perhaps Send to Siberia Send to Siberia City in Send to Siberia, e.g. Send to the salt mines Sequestration Shah of Iran's fate Shah of Iran, as of early 1979 Shah of Iran, in 1979-'80 Shah of Iran, later