Letter S 350750–351000

Sister’s headgear School prizegiving event Something to rally the troops Squander (money) Surge (of activity) Something offensive Sarah Bernhardt or Frida Kahlo, for instance Sea songs – thin seas (anag) Stagger – Irish dance – length of material Soap, bubble bath etc Soil-like material made from decaying plants Steep-sided valley in the US Scour (the area) Substance used as an antacid and laxative Silvery metal, Nb, used in MRI scanners Small, two-masted sailing boat Slight coughing sound Support for mining? Space for a statue Sliced dough-based dish Signed call for action Shoe fastener – decorative material Secure – property Secretly enter (an organisation) Source of a musical’s music Spicy root used in Japanese cuisine Show the limits (of something) Scramble using a cipher Scottish sweet – a medicinal dose Space – and freedom Sending of scam emails Scarlett in Gone with the Wind Sally or Dad’s? Show of courage Slice into pieces Shepherd’s partner – nature goddess Serving size for tea, perhaps Sea Scouts fine (anag) – flippancy Slangy suffix akin to ‘galore’ Soft, mild, creamy cheese South African’s neighbour Stiff bodice Saint whose emblem is a lamb Stuck-up – or bunged up? Socially unaware – undiplomatic Spreadsheet’s contents Style of Glasgow’s Luma Tower Specs clipped to your nose Suspicion – lessen ire (anag) Source of power or groceries Scottish spud Sir Henry, partner of Charles Stewart Rolls Storage solution – knickers Scarf or frame So printing (anag) – circle in an engine Sprinkling – smattering – shade Stereotypical consumers of cold-brew coffee and sporters of man-buns S Pacific island with reduplicative name Soot – fungus – sleaze Shall I stop pouring your drink? See 23 Down Scholarly setting Shiny abbess (anag) – immaturity Sir Humphrey Sledge-dog – gruff Slangy comfort Slowly and stately on a score Spud cakes Showing shoulders Supporter of the throne? State, setting for Rio Bravo and Hud Slick of speech School for Tom Hiddleston and James Bond S/he may wear the ‘1’ shirt Season, dream or parking Status – standing – standard She said ‘Curiouser and curiouser!’ South ___ – guards Square root of 169 Script scribe Slope’s small stones Solar system member? Siren (anag) Study of language structure Strong and enduring South American martial art performed to percussive music Shocking dive Subtropical tuber Sorbet (anag) Small bird – woman in the Navy Sudden tug – piece of work Sow’s partner Stop galloping! Shipwreck – ungainly clod Sovereign among stingers? Seat – late Labour MP’s seat Supermodel? Ship setting sail from Southampton on Apr 10, 1912 Supposedly responsible person Small wood – one of Academe’s? Steamed milk coffee Support – actor’s thing Short informal message Songs of early birds Stocking material since the 1940s Spreading of disease So the (anag) Smart with money Silk Road hairy carrier South Dakota National Memorial Shade of a bird? State and river Smoke + fog = ____ Seizes – melodic fragments Stereotypical Guardian reader’s breakfast Standard for comparison (of three-foot length?) Spice or a bit of garlic Separate (part of a business) Spare cuts of meat? Sack, sight or song Self-satisfied grin Struggle to get on Song one keeps hearing Say (something) slowly Set of requirements Simon Armitage (in the UK) Smartest PA (anag) – an old hand Squeaky-clean – pub ale machine (anag) Shocking thing to say? Suggestive suggestions Stop (something) for a time Shopping trips, say Store at the bank Sunset _____, 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder Shelter in the garden Strong – Guinness Spread – seed in a mist (anag) Soy sauce flavour Snug egoists (anag) Sold down the river Steal – negotiate Suez’s country Season of regeneration Sonata or flit Snack with name meaning ‘twice cooked’ Scottish team playing at Parkhead Stiffness of manner Structure by which a train may cross a valley SPECTRE (anag) – Otis Redding song Subjects of A Place in the Sun Stands for – shows again? Spring, League or numeral Scenic once (anag) Senior lawyers or spouses Scare (anag) Sedimentary accumulation Sty – write – swan Stress – see mishap (anag) Stringed diversion Spot – ad Staple (anag) Semiquavers and minims Shower substance – Julie Christie film Short, cheese or last? Sundry – miscellaneous – motley Sad hatter (anag) – boost, advantage Sad pink (anag,) - slippery surface used to practise vehicle control Slightly sticky – in poor taste Sample of material Social-media app – go-between Shoo cat (anag) – in such, secret plans are made Small triangular spicy pastry Symbol – label on weed? Small child – crab? Sticky substance exuded by trees Scrub hard – search thoroughly Small piece of turf removed by golf club Stalks cooked like fruit, often with custard Sound made by disapproving audience or snake Small seal – ring Sea mist (anag) – French artist Sensation of moderate heat – affection Swiss dairy product Small case for needles etc Singing to pre-recorded backing tracks in pubs etc Someone who talks incessantly Southend has the world’s longest one for pleasure Store or settlement in remote area Sappy side (anag) – indigestion Solemn and humourless – like a Teletubby? Sticky stuff for wrapping parcels Sheep with fine, luxurious wool Soothed (into a false sense of security?) Starry Little Bear ? Science – attraction between people Sleeveless tunic – outer dress of a medieval peasant Silent – mother Sheer riot (anag) – one who hypothesises Strike with the head – fag end Sieved raw tomatoes Show this when intentionally ignoring – chilly joint? Savings, perhaps by a bird? Sooty or Sweep, e.g. Snooker player or boy wizard Shorten – bag ride (anag) Scientist’s protective garment Summerhouse offering a view Stop the flow of – steadfast Stag or hind named for its colour Sneak off to the other side – flaw Speak sotto voce Scottish island dog Sponge or napkin? Sleeve attachments Strong green root Skol! Spicy soybean liquid Sharing (anag) Slow walker – thriller writer Eric, d. 1998 Sliver (of fish or coconut?) Swarming pile? Spanish Steps capital Strike-breaker (derogatory) – disease of cattle and sheep Strong outdoor shoe State funds Start and end of day Stimulating drink – a caffeine boar (anag) Spanish city on the eastern coast of the Iberian peninsula Sondheim/Bernstein musical Slice up Sunday roast Shot dispenser Stun – rates (anag) Sugar particle Supervisor of lord’s estate Soviet educator Sponge soaked with sherry, say Smaller scooter Short of a bob or two Struck instruments Snazzy and suspicious? Spooky author posing as another? Swinging bed Sweet – and mushy? Soil-dwelling invertebrate Solo bet’s (anag) – unsuccessful Soap or satellite Sitting this way, one’s very comfortable Swarm (with life) Stop the car Stick (to the rules)