Letter S 201500–201750

Storybook ending, sometimes Storybook ending? Source of guiding principles Sets of values Something that may need boosting Something that might be low in a toxic environment Something to boost Something to keep up Spirit in a whole army or in one man Squad leader's concern State of mental confidence State of mental strength. State of mind and spirit. spirit Group Second chicken drinks beer on top of barn for encouragement ... Something to lift people's spirits Spanish painter 1509–86. Spanish painter called "El Divino": 16th century Situation in which one tends to take bigger risks because they're insulated from the cost of such risks Student of ethics. Self-righteous sorts Soprano Gluck kidnapped by a fundamentalist group? *Sense of duty, per one's personal ethics Something that must be done because not doing it would be wrong Standards of conduct Storybook endings, perhaps Subject for Hume Subject for Kant Subject in Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" Subject for Scottish philosopher David Hume "SCTV" comic Rick who left acting in 1997 "Spaceballs" star "Strange Brew" star S.A. trees Situation hard to get out of Situation that's hard to escape Swampy tract of land Swampy tracts Sale of swampland? Swamp-crossing buses? Swiss victory over Charles the Bold, 1476. Suspensions of activity Stoppage of activity Saltwater eel Savage eel Snakelike tropical swimmer Slithery "Dick Van Dyke Show" comic? Sharp-toothed reef dweller Snaky coral-reef fish Sharp-toothed creatures Sharp-toothed eels Sharp-toothed swimmers Sinuous reef denizens Some eels suggesting an unhealthy mental state state of being morbid Short literary or musical composition Sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc. Sharply sarcastic, as wit SPANISH bribe Sauron's realm Sauron's realm in "The Lord of the Rings" slayer King Arthur Father of "Seconds, please!" "Should I keep pouring?" "___ Songs About Buildings and Food" (Talking Heads album) Second Constitution adjective Second helping, e.g. Seconds and then thirds Seconds at the dinner table Seconds at the table Seconds or thirds Seconds or thirds, but not firsts Seconds, la Oliver Seconds, at a meal Seconds, at dinner Seconds, at supper Seconds, e.g. Seconds, say Seconds, sometimes Sir Thomas Sir Thomas, the writer Song from "Mondo Cane" Statesman and victim of Henry VIII. Still others Subject of "A Man for All Seasons" "S.N.L." catchphrase for Christopher Walken "SNL" catchphrase inspired by the band in the first parts of "SNL" sketch in which Will Ferrell loudly plays a certain hand percussion instrument Stout fabrics used for upholstery. Sturdier? (Thomas) "Sons and Lovers" hero Sautéed delicacy Seasonal linguine topper Small mushroom. Source of umami-rich caps Sponge mushroom Spongelike delicacy Spongy mushroom State mushroom of Minnesota Sour cherry variety Savory fungi Some edible fungi Some mushrooms Spongy mushrooms Song recorded by Andrea True Connection in 1976 Sierra ___, Spanish range Spanish brunettes. SE Arizona copper town. State of increased quantity Singer Rita Singer/actress Rita Strike goal, perhaps Striker's demand, perhaps Stranger in Rome? Social ___ (etiquette) Social conventions Social customs Social norms Social practices Societal attitudes Societal customs Societal norms Societal rules Society's standards Sociologist's interests Still greater "Stay tuned ..." "Stay tuned for updates" STRONG VT. HORSE Second baseman for the Big Red Machine Solidly built horse breed Sorceress in Arthurian legend Some saddle horses Strong, light trotting horses. SWEDISH area measure South African unit of area Site of some murder mystery scenes Spark's "Memento ___" Sherlock Holmes's criminal nemesis Sherlock Holmes villain Sherlockian villain Spanish visorless helmets. She painted "Repose" Singer with the 1991 album "Alanis" Smoked, red-ripe jalapeño pepper Sony co-founder Akio Sony founder Swank's co-star in "The Next Karate Kid" Saint whose German name is the namesake of a Swiss resort Saint-___, Switzerland St. __: Swiss resort St. ___, Swiss tourist resort. St. ___, Switzerland Sitcom character who curses by shouting "Shazbot!" Sitcom father of Mearth Small-screen alien Safer of "60 Minutes" Safer on TV Safer on the screen Safer reporting? SCOTTISH steward Some Salt Lake City statues? Smith's group Salt Lake City landmark "September __" (Chabas painting) "September ___" (Diamond) "September ___" (Neil Diamond hit) "Sweet is the breath of ___ . . . ": Milton Sad-sounding time? Sonneteer's sunup Start of the day, in poetry Sun up Sunrise poetically Sunrise time, in poetry Sunrise, to Shelley Sunup time Start of the day poetically SAUCE for eggs Sauce made with roux, milk and cheese Seafood topper, ___ sauce ___ sauce (macaroni and cheese ingredient) served with a cheese sauce Sight at sunup Someone who's eager to rise and shine Solar sphere that rises each day September times Slain Italian leader: 1978 Southern Filipino Subject of Katz's "Days of Wrath" Sulu Moslem. Suluan. "Sunday Morning" correspondent STRAIT of Gibraltar, country on the south of Site #3 Soft goatskin leather Sultanate in Africa. Shout from an angry driver Slow thinker Slow-witted one Small, inferior olive. Suburb of Buenos Aires Shock jock Stern, to his critics? Seriously dumb State of low intelligence. Subnormals Sulu natives Sullen and gloomy Sullen, bad-tempered Sullenly ill-humoured Surly; sullen Secret signals of gloom? SHAPE (comb. form) SHAPE (pert. to) SHAPE (pref.) Shape-shift Shape: Prefix or suffix. Shift shape Slowly change form Show that changes all of comic Kaling's costars? SHAPE (Gk.) sleep god of Study of forms of organisms study of the phonemic shape of a language's morphemes Shape-shifts Shifts shape Schwartz who spent Tuesdays with Mitch Albom "Song of Solomon" writer Toni "Sula" novelist She married Lindbergh Shakespeare's mornings S.F.B., the inventor Samuel Finley Breese Samuel Finley Breese's last name Samuel ___, U.S. artist Samuel with a code Samuel with a telegraph code Sen. Neuberger's colleague. Senator from Eugene. Senator from Oregon. Star of Broadway's "Sugar," 1972 Subject of the bio "The American Leonardo" Subject of the book "The American Leonardo" Signaling system. Something you might tap in System of communication. System with dots and dashes Serving in "Nicholas Nickleby" Sleuth left very little to get his teeth into Small bit of food