Letter S
Somewhat corrupt.
Spoiled or polluted
Soft Cell hit with the lyric, "Once I ran to you, / Now I'll run from you"
Soft Cell's only smash hit record
Spikes the punchbowl
"Shogun" sequel
Second book in Clavell's "Asian Saga"
Second book in James Clavell's Asian Saga
Shilin Night Market city
Southeast Asian island metropolis
Soil in Taiwan?
Southeast Asian go-getter?
South American weasellike animal.
Skater Babilonia and others
Skater Babilonia and namesakes
Scottish physicist
She wrote "My Father, Bertrand Russell"
Scots word meaning confused or bewildered
Seat of the Kuomintang
Seat of the Kuomintang since 1949
Seat of the Republic of China
South China Sea island
Subject of 1972 negotiations with China
SHANXI capital (Chin.)
"Shoutin' in Key" singer Mahal
Singer Mahal
Start of an Atlantic City hotel name
Start of an Atlantic City name
Start of an Indian mausoleum's name
Soviet republic in Asia, capital Stalinabad.
Seasoning for mangoes
Seasoning on the rim of a spicy margarita glass, perhaps
SPANISH cut
SPANISH trench
Spanish name for an Iberian river
standard monetary unit of Bangladesh, divided into 100 paise
Scene attempt
Scene-filming attempt
Scene-shooting attempt
Seether "___ Me Away"
Session on the set
Shooting unit on the lot
Shot attempt
Shot on a set
Shot on the set
Sign from the third-base coach
Sign up for, as a class
Snatch or grab
Sound-stage try
Subtract, with "away"
Seize or grab swiftly
seize or capture phisically
seize or capture physically
shot Movie
___ seat (retire in favor of another): Colloq.
Send money down the drain
Sit DOWN for a rest
"Stop ... don't panic"
"Scram, scoutmaster!"
Serve as scapegoat
Suffer financially
Suffer one-day losses in the market, say
Suffer some damage
Safely run down the clock, in football
Start of quip concerning office logic
See what there is to see
Sample some spirits
Sample the hooch
Second caution
Sit out
Sacrifice for the team, say
Survey surreptitiously
Snap a pic
Shoot, with "of"
Suggestion when stressed at work, part 1
Save steps
Stop working in Saltillo, perhaps
Stop being neutral
Skip the trip, relax at home for your break
Show what you know, ideally
Show what you know, say
Simply accept
Stroll casually around the block, perhaps
Sack Montana?
Start of Chesterfield quote
Suffer battlefield losses
Step into the spotlight
Seize control of a situation
Seize the reins
Say "Yes, I did it"
Study forensics?
Stop for a cup of coffee, say
Suppose to be.
"___, She's Mine"
Start to have an effect
"Star Trek" actor George
"Star Trek" actor George who came out in 2005
"Star Trek" actor with a popular Facebook page
"Star Trek" cast member George
"Star Trek" cast name
"Star Trek" costar George
“Star Trek” actor George
Star Trek star-turned-activist
Sulu of "Star Trek"
Sulu of classic TV
Sulu on "Star Trek"
Sulu player George
Sulu player on "Star Trek"
Sulu portrayer George
Sulu portrayer and witty internet person George
Sulu portrayer in "Star Trek"
Sulu portrayer of sci-fi
Sulu portrayer on "Star Trek"
Sulu's portrayer
"Start your solo!"
Stand the heat
Start of an Eagles hit title
Suffer a serious blow
Suffer a setback
Suffer defeat: Slang.
Suffer serious blows
Shopper's option
Sort of ultimatum
Stark alternative
Stark ultimatum
Settle for a smaller amount
See a pro, say
Start of a produce department warning
Start of a baseball song
Start of a seventh-inning song
Start to a baseball song
Spring song
"Sorry, this seat's ___"
"Spoken for" member
Shot in a studio
Snatched up, like everyone Liam Neeson's character has ever loved
Startled and confused
Surprised and flustered
Surprised at sea by a sudden wind shift
___ storm (won over, as an audience)
Stolen from a Georgia city?
Show particular interest
Succeeded to the management of.
Shared (in)
Started digging
Shortened, as a hem
Start a plane trip
Start of a flight
Start of a plane trip
Start of an airline flight
Start serving
Start serving one's electors
Satirical imitations
Shoulder, as a task
Sample offer
Sample text?
Sample tray sign
Samples label
Sign above free samples
Sign by freebies
Sign next to freebies
Sign offering freebies
Sign often ignored on a platter of free samples
Sign on a free-samples tray
Sign on a giveaway
Sign on a tray of samples
Sign over a bowl of Halloween candy, perhaps
Store sample sign
Size up a person
Sign inside a restaurant
Some fast food
Something to order
shop or restaurant that sells such food
Substitute for a jittery pilot?
Start holding
Start to grow, as a tree
Selfish bunch
Some bettors.
Scene shootings
Set shots?
Social media's full of "hot" ones
Starts to fly, with "off"
Suffers a big financial setback
Suffers financial losses
Steals the dinner cloth from Garfield's lap?
Shows strength
Sets sights on
Stands up for something without standing up?
Snoozes (like participant #2 in one classic fable)
Says "Ask me again sometime"
Settles in for the show
Settles in, say
Stands down
Sees the world, say
Shows leadership ability
Shelters, or (with another space) makes phrases like five in this puzzle
Supposes to be
Support a faction
Stores the weathercock?
Suggestion for stress relief
Seizes control
Steal tent holders?
Stops for a breather
Surpasses all others
Speaks at a meeting
Speeds up, in slanguage
Steals a plumbing supply?
Shows an aptitude for
Starts liking
Step back and assess
Stop for an assessment
Song popularized by Pearl Bailey
Starts to learn, as a hobby
Starts to practice
Starts, as a new hobby
Socialize with the queen, perhaps
Step 3: Go on a brief break
Stop for a break
"See how YOU like it!"
"So there!" ... or what you can do to the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
*Steal a conducting stick?
Steal from a bakery?
Succeed like a baker
Surpass all expectations
Surpass all other bakers?
Surpass all others
Surpass all, undesirably
Skydiver's resolution
Speak at a Meeting
Suffer a defeat, slangily
"___," said Tom dolefully
Stop and smell the roses
Start enjoying
Start going for
Second film shot
Second shot, on a movie set
Shot after the first cut
Seize on
Shorten, as a hem
Start an interest in
Start as an avocation
Start doing, as a hobby
Start practicing
Start to discuss
Start to learn
Start, as a hobby
Start, as a new hobby
Shorten some couture dresses?
Start flying
SWIFTEST
17 +1