Letter S 154500–154750

Starting point for a plan Starting point for an invention Starting point, perhaps Step one of an invention Strip light bulb? Stroke of inspiration Sudden bright thought Sudden flash Sudden mental inspiration Suggestion box entry SOMETHING THAT ONE HOPES TO ATTAIN STANDARD of perfection Scoring a 10 out of 10 Something imagined in a state of perfection. Something perfect Something to aim for Something to aspire to Something to strive for Standard of Perfection First name in Olympic Standard of beauty. Suitable in every way Supremely perfect Symbol of perfection standard High Surfer's dream wave? Surfer's dream? Statistical mechanics subject Substance following Boyle's law and Charles's law Substance obeying Boyle's law School of philosophy. Schopenhauer or Hegel Seeker of perfection; innovator's agenda? someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations Stargazers See through rose-colored glasses Saw only good qualities in Subject of a Cosmo test, perhaps Sense of values Set of believers Sometimes unattainable maxima Standards of attainment. Standards of perfection Standards to aspire to Symbols of perfection Sketch that might help you write an essay Sloganeers, e.g. Some think-tank types Successful innovator Start of a timely verse Seeds of a sort Seeds of invention Seminar products. Shortage when stymied Skull session results Skull-session output Some are big Some are bright Some are bright, some are dumb Some flashes Some intellectual property Some journal entries Some notepad jottings Some of the best ones are crazy Some of them are crazy Some people have funny ones Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're harebrained Song brainstorms Song origins Starting points for inventors Starts of inventions Suggestion box contents Suggestion box fill Suggestion box fillers Suggestion box input Suggestion box submissions Suggestion box suggestions Suggestions tossed aside (5) SHAPE concepts Spitballed Shapes ideas. Southern belle's cry of surprise Start of an Austen assertion Scrutinized at the club entrance Seen and named Spotted and confirmed, in police slang Starting point for Pasteur Starting point for un inventeur Sign of a one track mind. Something a Parisian might get stuck on? Sorbonne concepts "Same as above," in bibliographies "Same," in old Rome "See the one before" Same as before (Lat.) Same as before, in footnotes Same as mentioned Same as previously given, in footnotes Same as previously mentioned Same to Caesar Same, in footnotes Same, in marginal notes Same, to Ovid Same, to Seneca Same, to Sulla Same, to an annotator Same: Lat. Same: Latin. Something previously mentioned. same meal CENA Say "count it again" in legalese Sore loser's cry Security need: Abbr. Show sameness, for short. Same in wording, form, etc. Similar in action Said of some twins. Some like twins Sibling like Hallie or Annie in "The Parent Trap" Sibling with duplicate DNA Siblings with the same DNA something that identifies a person or thing Security requests Station house picturing system Sameness; individuality Secret for some superheroes State of being you Superhero's secret Superman had an extra one state of being a specified person or thing Start for gram or logical Symbol for an object Symbol such as #, $, &, etc. Symbol that represents an idea Systematic schemes about life. Social doctrine Socialism, e.g. scheme of ideas sound that represents a complete idea Sad day in ancient Rome. Scary time for Caesar Sept. 13, e.g. September 13 in old Rome September 13, e.g. Setting for Act III of "Julius Caesar" Shakespearean times? Shakespearean warning word Soho pelts St. ___ (Pabst malt liquor) St. ___ (malt liquor brand named after an Irish nun) Subject of a Shakespearean soothsayer's warning Shakespearean soothsayer's warning day specific date of each month in the Roman calendar "Serves me right" Specifying phrase Spelled-out explanation "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified" Sadist Amin with six wives Self-titled "President for Life" first name Self-styled "king of Scotland" Sheepish answer to "Who broke this?" Simple admission Surprising response to "Who cheated on my test?" Smug affirmative Shout of accomplishment Simple confession Sinatra's assertion of self-sufficiency Statement after a valiant attempt "Say again, please" Sad cry from a hot potato player? "Sorry for hurting your feelings" "Sorry for being so nosy!" Start of a quip by comic Mike Birbiglia Start of a comment that 7 Down/18 Across claimed to have heard "a million times" Start of a quote from the boss "Stop misquoting me!" "Stop putting words in my mouth!" Strong confirmation Strongly worded confirmation "Sounds cool, Daddy-O" Slangy "Got it!" Slangy acknowledgement Singer Menzel Singer Menzel of "Frozen" Singer Menzel with the album "I Stand" Stage and screen star Menzel She voices Elsa in "Frozen" films "Syncratic" prefix Start to -matic Syncratic lead-in Silly things Senseless behavior Senseless folly. Sheer folly Stooge-like thinking Stupid behavior Stupid stuff Supreme folly Speech habits unique to an individual "Sitting duck," e.g. "Smell a rat" or "Have a cow" "So far, so good," e.g. "Speak of the devil," e.g. "Spill the beans" or "drop a dime" "Spill the beans," e.g. STRUCTURAL form of language Saying specific to a certain language Screaming line drive e.g. Screw the pooch, e.g. Seemingly illogical expression Shoot the breeze, e.g. Shooting fish in a barrel, say Source of some linguistic confusion Speaking style Specialized phrase Speech style Spoken language Strong suit or weak sauce Style of expression set phrase "Seeing red" and "Going green" "Seeing red," "feeling blue" and "going green" "Sell like hotcakes" and "call it a day," for example "Shake a leg" and "break a leg" See red, talk a blue streak, etc. Set phrases. Some dictionary entries Some long crossword answers Speech mannerisms Subject in foreign language class self-regulating; allowing each member to regulate his or her own life Self-deprecating exclamation Senseless person Senseless sort Sharp-as-a-marble sort Simple Simon's cousin. Simple guy Solitaire player? Steakhead schmoe Some cues Senselessly foolish Stupid to the max Stupid driver's dash indicator? Simpletons or fools Sherwood's "___ Delight" Simple folks Some how-to book targets? Start of a Sherwood title ____ savants Sherwood play.