Letter S 350500–350750

Spring-loaded gadget for mouse control Start over from scratch Sea inlet formed by submergence of a river valley Singer of “Fields of Gold” Scarcely present or barely sufficient Stifle – keep secret Startup company valued at over US$1 billion Seeker of reward for capturing villain Sheared coat Social climber or parvenu Signal of indifference Start of twilight Sparring partner? Sing like a songbird Sovereign state in Borneo Smoothly effortless Sonorous – grandiloquent Stud, drop or hoop SA country, capital Lusaka Starter in Australia or main course in America? Sentimental cheese Spanish dance – jacket Stoat-like carnivore Smuggled plunder? Some HTML Smelly swine? Star system featuring the closest bright star to our sun Simple picture Snooping and wiretapping? Sound of angry dog Search (anag) Say no – rubbish! Strauss or Roots State of being unaffected by alcohol Small bottle containing drugs Star increasing in brightness Solo in opera Shakespearean quantity of flesh? Slow C16/17 formal dance Sunshade – type of mushroom Significant date – rainy ravens (anag) Seed-case of legume Stalwart’s (anag) – misfortune pushing one over the edge Solidly constructed Stretch, blue or double? Subsidiary bit of drama Subject of Mary Stuart? School of architecture, design and applied arts founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 Skirt with a high 5 Suffering after a long ride? Sound from Big Ben – pipe Small part in a film Suddenly take hold of Sleep – or sit – on it Self-inflicted harm Switched between options on a computer Selects (and sometimes destroys) Seal – ring – ingest (anag) Sweet stuff stuck to comb? Small and untidy (writing) – like a trap-door creature? Spicy cake with treacle Sling your hook! Sterling note Scummy type Shared internet image Second thoughts – after stepping in ice bath? Sailor’s tune Snapper’s session Summer (2008) and Winter (2022) Olympics city Spanish grand council of state Sport where salt is thrown Streaked glass ball State of disturbance Steer (anag) Suffolk team Shrub – termly (anag) Splatter or smear Sighting formally called a UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon) Small freeholders Speak at a formal gathering Showbiz excitement Sign of emotion Space in suitcase for contraband Something puzzling – Elgar’s variations? Stick for a table game Similar – in touch Search for useful items among rubbish Small dumplings in a ristorante Scotch, Curate’s or Easter Small pink crustacean Spell-casting wizard Scratchy metal mass for scouring Study of government and the state Structure carrying eg railway over valley Sophisticated roll of hair Squander – in a deep fat fryer? Scorching spell Swagger – prop Sent commercial goods abroad Slide, losing grip Sour substance in lemons and limes Soft, plush fabric Silly or fruitless enterprise Saying ‘no’ Sexual impulse Serve as a symbol for Skim over water towed by boat Support and strengthen from below Seashore treasure seeker Slug or snail, eg Swinishly stubborn? Short – or rough – cut Saunter in (anag) – unsmiling Sand bank Slow-burning success Situation involving an impossible choice Sensational (as in revelations) Spontaneous, unscripted Strained – tub of cornmeal (anag) Shelter by the door Skin-darkening pigment Start to like (someone) Silvery-white metal used to make spark plugs Structure of a crossword Style associated with Tiffany and Lalique Standard by which something is judged Stunned, and not in a good way See if they’re open Sound of a gun Source of domestic hot water Small, sea or step Sleeping and living quarters combined Stone Age tool-making process Shetland or show? Straighten (something curled up) Self-determination Shrewdness (in business?) State which is neither liquid nor gas Sieved tomatoes Stogie (anag) Steep and undulating Scandinavian place of bliss Suddenly move to one side Sous cook? Sloping, of typeface Sewing pin Side passage Sheets holder Someone for whom working hours seem painfully slow? Spun confection Strip connecting landmasses Sneaky, secret or stealthy Stair (anag) Single chap Sugar/roasted nuts confection Series of small amounts School locality Soup (anag) Scout’s securing device Squarish stinger? Seed pod that sticks in fur Stone – tire Sotto voce actor’s remark Scaremonger(ing) – mail star (anag) Surgery light? Small mounted telescope, for navigation Sensational news feature – created by diver? Spotted Asian and African carnivore Skeleton’s home? Squash – petrol Snow vehicle on runners Sport with Nage Waza throwing techniques Sauce – county Sport with underarm pitching Sequence – smear Stock – well-adjusted Splash with gin? Storytelling through dolls Star Trek logician Straightforward solution – werewolf killer? Serbian star of modern tennis S. ___, 2018 Olympic host Square-headed arrow – it might be 6d Sydney’s state Sly Stallone action film franchise Serpent-worship etc. Spurt – whippersnapper Spiced honey and water drink, also called hydromel Source of Jewish religious law Soldier quickly attacking enemy areas Set of bell tower’s bells Supporter of extreme left – horse’s pace Strange – solving crosswords? Supermarket compositions? Sprayer – blue rinse (anag.) Singer – ale seen in Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Skye I (anag) – gracious! Sob sister’s officemate? Scolding speech Studhorse Subgroup’s jargon – Play School’s Brian Sphere used for strengthening exercises Sports item thrown from behind an oche Seducer or fancy man Soloist’s performance? St. George’s Day month Spiral lock Sat. and Sun. Small digger Succumb to giddiness Still at the original place Standard monetary unit of Thailand Suitor – fop Stand taken by preacher Simplified golf Streaky confection Shrove Tuesday topping? Spittoon – so rid cup (anag.) Selfless spelling? Serviette holder Someone easy to read? Shell bits Scoring artist? Shelf (anag.) Space needed by vehicle to spin round Sticking plaster to hide modesty? Struck instrument Soldier who jumps from planes Snake – called Monty? Small country Stinging animal Swimming glasses Spur-of the-moment feeling Shake (down one’s spine?) Small and dirty Summer garment that exposes the arms Sunny side up or down breakfast? Sleeveless overgarment Secondary entertainment? Shot just after the bounce Simple BMX trick Stitched once again Surmount or defeat Squeezer in Chardonnay-making process Self-confidence and calm Striking difference Soldiers’ subdivision Soother – Tiger, perhaps? Spouting hot spring Silbury Hill, for instance