Letter S
Succeed through help-wanted ads
"___," said Tom flatly
Succeed somehow
___ siècle (decadent)
___siecle
Successful searcher
someone who comes upon something after searching
someone who is the first to observe something
Start of an acquisition adage
Stumbling upon phalluses?
Second-highest-grossing film of 2003
Singer: " I couldn't ___"
Seek the secret NFL squad from Tennessee within
Seek to recover missing pets
"So be it, then"
"Suits me"
"Sure, whatever"
Scofflaw's burden
Silver grade
Small, as print
Something received with a ticket
Something to be slapped with
Speeder's comeuppance
Speeder's payment
Speeder's penalty
Speeder's punishment
Speeder's reward
Speeder's risk
Speeding penalty
Stooge Larry
silky
Sotheby's category
Sculpture, etching, ceramics, etc.
Sculpture, music, painting.
Some studio-based educators
"Stay angry, then!"
"Suit yourself, moody"
Sexy Halloween costume idea #1: a map of the world's most populous country, with just enough of Shandong province showing?
Sliced in thin strips
Sliced thin
Slapped by a judge?
Slapped in court?
Singer Neil, to fans?
Serving at upscale trattorias
Seafood dish that's rather a mess?
Small distinction
Subtle differences
Subtle distinction
Small-muscle dexterity
state or quality of being fine
Subtle detail
Showy clothes.
Showy clothing
Showy decor
Showy duds
Showy ornamentation
Showy things
Silks and satins
Sunday clothes
Scofflaw deterrents
Some sanctions
Speeders' penalties
SUBTLETY of judgment
Savoir faire
Skill and grace
Skill in handling a situation
Skill plus delicacy
Skill plus style
Skilled delicacy
Skillful grace
Skillful handling
Skillful handling of a situation
Skillful maneuver
Skillful maneuvering
Skillfully maneuver
Smooth skill
Stratagem in bridge
Strategy for Goren
Subtle discrimination.
Subtle handling
Subtle skill
Subtle tact
Superior to the average
Superlatively superior
Surpassing in quality
Symbol of investigative thoroughness
Symbolic instrument for a thorough investigation
Small table basin
Small snacks often eaten by hand at parties
Sign language equivalent of a tongue twister
Seneca, e.g.
Skaneateles, is one
Seneca, Cayuga et al.
Seneca, Cayuga, etc.
Small salmon or trout
Source of a digital coat?
Some police station activities
*Shot pioneered by Wilt Chamberlain
Share your name in ASL, for example
Say "Yes, officer, that's the singer that was using Auto-Tune"?
Scolding with a single digit
*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Stretching regimen to increase hand flexibility
'--'s Rainbow (old musical)'
Sorta like a fish part?
Stain, for one
Surface coating
stage a strike
surface texture
Showed, at the track
Some cement workers
Some are dull
Small-headed fastener
Style of a '59 Caddy?
Sprint to the tape ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme
Subject to limitations
So as to be countable
Sets that have limits
Song that doesn't go on forever?
Songs that don't go on forever?
Songs that have their limits?
SOUTH African finch
Slang word after rat
Sneaky singer
Soprano canary
Squealer
Squealer: Slang.
Squealing sort
Stool pigeon or rat
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Snitched
Squealed
Stool pigeon's specialty
Stoolpigeon's driving habits?
Snitches
Squeals (on)
Stool pigeons
Stoolies
Strikebreakers
Sibelius's land
SIBELIUS (Jean), national composition of
Sibelius piece that made its debut on 7/2/1900 in Helsinki (appropriately)
Sibelius score
Secretary of the Air Force.
Samuel __ Breese Morse
She wrote the "Elsie Books."
"Stranger Things" actor Wolfhard
Sawyer's associate
Sawyer's bud
Sawyer's buddy
Sawyer's chum
Sawyer's friend
Sawyer's literary pal
Sawyer's pal
Sawyer's pal Huck
Sawyer's sidekick
Sibelius for one
Sibelius is one.
Sibelius was one
Sibelius, e.g.
Sibelius, for example.
Sibelius.
Someone from Helsinki
Spender of markkas, once
Stormtrooper shipped with Poe
Surname in Twain tales
Smoked fish dish
"__'s Wake"
Symbol in Joyce's last novel.
spoken in helsinki
Scandinavian border?
"Star Wars" ship
SWISS inhabitant(s)
Saarinen and Salonen, e.g.
Sami speakers
Selanni and Kurri
Some Baltic natives
Some Nordic skiers
Some Sami speakers
Spenders of markkas.
Suomi people
Swedish neighbors
Style of sherry
Soap opera actress Hughes
Scuba equipment
Scuba footwear
Scuba gear
Sea robin's specialty.
Shark indicators Jimmy Buffett sees "to the left"?
Shark parts
Shark signs
Shark's appendages
Sights that instigate beach closures
Signs of nearby sharks
Skin-diving gear
Slang for five dollar bills
Snorkeler's footwear
Snorkeling aids
Snorkeling gear
Some cabbage
Some scuba gear
Some spondulicks
Stabilizers
Submarine attachments.
Surfboard stabilizers
Swimmer's aids.
Swimmer's footwear
Swimmers' aid
Swimming aids
Scary beach phenomenon?
Second social media account for posting private jokes and such, informally
Second, private social-media account
"Shadowboxer" Apple
"Shrek the Musical" ogress
"Shrek" ogress
"Shrek" princess
Shaw who plays Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter films
Shrek's beloved
Shrek's ladylove
Shrek's love
Shrek's princess
Shrek's spouse
Shrek's sweetheart
Shrek's wife
Singer Apple
Singer-songwriter Apple
Singing Apple
Songstress Apple
"Sleep to Dream" singer
Singer with the 1996 multiplatinum debut album "Tidal"
Singer with the 1996 triple-platinum album "Tidal"
Singer's piece of fruit?
Scandinavian bay
Scandinavian bay: Var.
Sea arm bordered by steep cliffs
Sea inlet: Var.
Scandinavian sights
Santa Lucia, e.g.
Sapin
Saskatchewan's ____ Mountain
Seasonal purchase
Seasonally decorated tree
Shady conifer
Silver ___ (tree of the Alps)
Something trimmed after purchase
Source of boughs for many wreaths
Source of flat needles
Source of much plywood
Source of needles
Source of softwood
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