Letter S
Scientist's dream
Sinclair Lewis was the first American writer to win one
St. John Perse's award.
Some gold medals
Some international prizes
Some prestigious prizes
Swedish philanthropist et al.
Sandbagger's call, in poker
San Francisco high spot
San Francisco neighborhood
Suspicious type of contract
Slangy "Don't worry about it"
Slangy "It's cool"
Slangy "Don't lose any sleep over it"
SECOND estate
Stately looking
showing or having high moral qualities
Something worth fighting over
Something worth working hard for
Source of relief after heavy dinners at the palace?
Shenanigans at the royal court?
Seventh word after "To be, or not to be"
Shakespeare's adjective for Brutus
Superlatively sublime
She minds her manor
see NOBLE personage
"Spurn not the ___ born"
SELFLESSLY
Sara Lee hater, so they say
Star s opposite
Star's opposite
"___ Sweetheart," 1924 song
Savvy individual
Sign on a girls' pillow fort
Self-evident pick
Stumper's opposite
Super-easy decision
situation that requires little thought or consideration
Simple questions
Scores in cribbage.
Soho swells
Swells, in England
Swells: Br.
Situation when a frat room is empty?
"Sorry, I meant to give you a plain burger"?
Start of many qualified responses
Sugar-free
Suitable for extreme dieters
Superdietary, informally
Sign at a museum exhibit, maybe
Sign at some exhibits
Sign at some museums
Sign prohibiting tent-pitchers
Sorry, that's not possible
"Sorry, pal"
"Sorry, that's impossible!"
Seabee's refusal?
Slangy phrase of refusal.
Slangy turndown of a request for help
Sorry, slangily
"Sorry... I refuse to help with that"
"Seriously, bruh!"
Starchless, as some foods
Stipulation of some diets
Strict diet restriction
Sign at some retailers
"Straight ___" (Thelonious Monk standard)
"Straight, ___" (bar order)
Straight follower
sensitive to pain; causing pain
Slot in the end of an arrow
Set an arrow into a bowstring
Stonewaller's response
Sort of a guilty plea
Sweepstakes entrant's problem?
shining in the dark, often used of clouds that are luminous at night
Short piano pieces
Samson's demand?
Sign of agreement with a slight movement
Save one's breath, maybe?
Say "OK" with your head
Say "yes" tacitly
Say "yes" without saying it
Say "yes" without speaking
Say yes silently
Say yes without actually saying yes?
Say yes, in a way
Shoemate of Wynken and Blynken
Show agreement
Show agreement silently
Show agreement, in a way
Show assent
Show assent with a head bob
Show boredom
Show drowsiness
Show fatigue
Show of approval
Show of satisfaction
Show recognition
Show silent approval
Show silent assent
Show sleepiness
Show that you understand
Show tiredness
Sign of acknowledgment
Sign of assent
Sign of sleepiness
Signal "OK"
Signal "OK" silently
Signal "OK" with one's head
Signal "yes" with one's head
Signal "yes" with your head
Signal 'yes'
Signal across the room
Signal agreement
Signal an OK
Signal approval
Signal approval silently
Signal assent
Signal at Christie's
Signal consent
Signal of approval
Signal of comprehension
Signal one's agreement
Signal one's consent
Signal to go ahead
Signal, of sorts
Signify agreement
Signify approval
Signify assent
Signify yes
Silent "I agree"
Silent "yes"
Silent 'OK'
Silent OK signal
Silent acknowledgment
Silent acquiescence
Silent affirmation
Silent affirmative
Silent agreement
Silent answer
Silent approval
Silent assent
Silent assent ... or, in two parts, a hint to three long answers
Silent bid
Silent confirmation
Silent consent
Silent go-ahead
Silent green light
Silent greeting
Silent indication of approval
Silent okay
Silent permission
Silent sanction
Silent say-so
Silent show of approval
Silent sign of approval
Silent signal of approval
Silent way to say yes
Slight bow of the head
Silently agree
Silently assent
Silently indicate agreement
Silently say "sure"
Sleep precursor
Sleep unawares.
Sleepy land
Sleepy-head's land
Sleepytime land
Slight downward movement
Sly acknowledgment
Small shake of a sort
St. Nicholas gives one in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
Start dozing
Start to doze
Start to drift off
Start to fall asleep.
Start to snooze
Start to snooze, with "off"
Stevenson land
Subtle acknowledgment
Subtle assent
Subtle auction bid indicator
Subtle auction motion
Subtle greeting
Subtle head move
Succumb to drowsiness
Surreptitious signal
Situated at a junction
Say 'yes' to silently
Say yes to without saying "yes"
Show agreement with
Signal silently
Signal silently to
Signal to
Signal with one's head
Signal, in a way
Silently acknowledge
Silently agree to
Silently greet
Slyly signal to
Summer bummer?
Said "yes" silently
Showed agreement, in a way
Showed assent
Signaled agreement
Signaled approval
Signaled assent
Signed an agreement?
Silently agreed
Silently assented
Swayed back and forth.
Silently greeted
Sermon listeners, at times
Sleepy folk.
Sleepy ones
Signifying agreement
Silently agreeing
Slope where sycophants hang out?
*Slipping into slumberland
Sleeping like a sycophant?
Seabird uncommon in Atlantic state
Sooty tern
Stem joint
Stem spot from which a leaf sprouts
"Screw the Banker, Howie - let's keep opening cases!"
Sale-breaking words
Shout on an NBC game show
"Sorry, babe"
"Sorry, sweetie"
Spousal denial
Spouse's denial
Spouse's refusal
Sweet denial
Server connections
Stem joints
Stem joints, in botany.
Stem points whence leaves stem
Stipulation at Citi Field
Stipulation in some interleague baseball games
"Sorry, can't help ya"
"Sorry, not happening"
Start to drowse
Succumb to boredom
Succumb to boredom, in a way
Succumb to sleepiness
Sign at some beaches
Sign on a pet-unfriendly motel
"Stop, I beg you!"
Sign agreement - book available outside without question
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