Letter S 170750–171000

Squelch, slangily Stopper of things Stopper slangly Stopper, informally Stopper, slangily Stopper, with "the" Sanda move Shaolin move Soccer move Soccer strike Strike with foot Sudden jolt strike with the foot Stop smoking or drinking Shady payments Some ring combatants SHOOT wrestling skill Sport that employs fists and feet Started to work Started again unexpectedly Soccer players aren't fired, they're ___ Side card Small engine in a boat. Surprising turn of events SCISSORS Start acting, as narcotics Start having an effect Start to take effect Start to work Something associated with eight answers in this puzzle Spur...or a bum rap? Sign on a prank victim's back Sign unlikely to have been written by the person it is attached to Start of a football game Start of match Start play in football Shoes, casually Shoes, in hip-hop slang Shoes, in slang Shoes, informally Shoes, slangily Sneakers, informally Scores in a game. Starts being effective Starts (off) Starts the football game Site of many pitches Site whose mission is "to help bring creative projects to life" Start some trouble "Star Wars ___" (viral video) Singer __ Rock Sort of stuff soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat Sometimes-annoying sibling Scary Captain Scottish navigator and pirate. Scottish navigator. Scottish pirate Scottish pirate hanged in 1701 Scottish privateer. Scottish-born pirate Semilegendary captain. Semilegendary pirate. Semilegendary seafarer. Ship captain hanged for piracy Sue Monk ___ (writer) Sue Monk ___, author of "The Secret Life of Bees" She costarred with Brolin in "The Amityville Horror" (1979) SCHOOL BUSES Spot for splashing (and two kinds of cars) "Sesame Street" audience Skinned elbow aftermath? Senior-to-junior address Small child (Var.) Speedy DC Comics sidekick Suitable for the whole family, or an apt description of the first words of the answers to the starred clues Symbol of care or tact. Soft glove material She is Lady Ashley in "Australia" STEAL child Seize for ransom Seize, usually by ransom Shanghai, in a way. Snatch for cash Snatch, so to speak Stevenson plot device seize and hold (a person) to ransom Stevenson classic Stevenson novel Sleeping goat? someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim Snatches for ransom SEAT of desire (bibl.) Shape of some swimming pools Steak and ___ pie Seed of a legume Soup morsel shaped like a kidney Steak and __: British menu item Singer once married to Pamela Anderson "Silly rabbit, Trix are for ___!" Schoolchildren Sundance and Cisco Swallowers of Flintstones Swing-set set Sally, to Charlie Brown Serena, to Venus Soft smooth leather Smaller fare, usually Setting for Thanksgiving, often Spot for young'uns at a family dinner "Sheesh! What's the world coming to?!" Stairway hazards, in some homes Something very easy: Slang. Sutherland of "24" Sutherland of "Young Guns" Sutherland of 'Designated Survivor' Sutherland of Fox's "24" Sutherland on screen SCHLESWIG-Holstein capital (Ger.) Scene of German mutiny, 1918. Schleswig-Holstein canal Schleswig-Holstein's capital. Seaport on the Baltic. Smoked Polish sausage Smoked sausage selection SOUTHEAST Polish province St. Louis Blues' playground South African cudgel Site of the presidential Mariyinsky Palace Strategic city on the Dnieper. Some Ukraine residents South African slang for excellent Singer Dee Singer Dee Actress She sang 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' with Elton John Singer of the 1974 hit "I've Got the Music in Me" Site of huge active crater. SCOTTISH hand-woven tartans, town noted for SCOTTISH paper-making town SCOTTISH tartan-making town SCOTTISH fishing-net manufacturing town Saint of remote Scottish island Senator from W. Virginia. Senator, member of Armed Services Committee. Sponsor of Full Employment Bill in Senate. SUPPRESS news story Scrap, as a proposal Shut off, as an engine Slaughter, murder Stop a story Stop, as a newspaper story Stop, as a story Stream or creek. Stream: Used in place names. Successful volleyball spike Switch off, as a light Switch off, slangily Shut off completely, as lights Solved crosswords in a waiting room, say Strikingly effective someone who causes the death of a person or animal Spectacular success for a tech company Super-successful program, in high-tech slang "SNL" character John Belushi hated playing Scary stingers Stamp cancellations SeaWorld attraction Shamu, for one Sudden great profit Sudden huge profit sororicide *Sarcastic remark upon hearing bad news sheltered place in front of a kiln Spikes, in volleyball Streams or creeks, as in place names. Successful volleyball strikes Slays some fairy tale villains? Shop in airport stores, say Skier Jean Claude Skier or fish "Summer of Love" poet Solder-poet who wrote "Trees." Soldier-poet. Site of a firing? Site of firings Site of many a firing Site of many firings Site of numerous firings Spot for firing Season wood, in a way Settings for pyrometers Sites of numerous firings Stovehouses. SI mass unit SI unit of mass, briefly Scale unit, in most of the world Shoppers' metric measure Smuggler's amount Smuggler's unit Smuggler's weight Smuggler's weight unit Smuggler's weight, perhaps Start to byte Stash amount Stash, maybe short for kilocycle per second: a former unit of frequency equal to 1 kilohertz SI unit of mass Sixty-four of these equal about 40 miles Significant events outside the U.S.? Short miles, for short. Some metric weights Scottish garment often worn with a sporran SCOTTISH apparel SCOTTISH costume SCOTTISH petticoat SCOTTISH skirt Sartorial symbol of Scotland Scot's attire Scot's garb Scot's garment Scot's outfit Scot's skirt Scot's wear Scot's wraparound Scots dress Scotsman's skirt Scotsman's wear Scottish "pants" Scottish attire Scottish dress Scottish garb Scottish wedding garb Scottish wedding garment Short pleated skirt. Skirt of a sort Skirt of sorts Skirt often worn with ghillie brogues Skirt with a safety pin Skirt with an intricate pattern Sort of skirt Sporran's companion Scottish Highlander, e.g. Shoe with a fringe on top Shoe with a fringed tongue someone wearing a kilt Sandy's skirts Scot skirts Scottish garments Scottish skirts