Letter S 351000–351250

Source of water, or oil Speak hoarsely – and die Stemmed drinking vessel Something calamitous Strike a light on it Secure storage Sloped access Say it when you’ve had enough? Screwholder Surveillance operation Sad story or film Surgical procedure – open to air (anag) Source of a heavenly view? Section of text Skirt or hoop? Stunning achievement – perhaps military? Solemnly declares Strip of old wall? Suspended decoration Sense of fulfilment – at NATO’s sci-fi (anag) Smallest part of a digital image Shakespeare character who speaks of ‘the primrose path of dalliance’ Slides – hit the ___ Someone who has people for dinner? Sports ground Small, herring-like fish Sanaa resident, e.g. Situation in which people express fulsome mutual praise Someone who drifts around in search of pleasure Squeeze box Shrewd or unscrupulous operator Share one’s amatory exploits with the media Someone who generates a great deal of interest? Sacred ancient Egyptian symbol Syringa plants Someone prejudiced towards foreigners Saved money Sate (anag) Someone one knows, but only slightly Southern English county Singer-songwriter Dua, e.g. Setter of meter in vehicle Soaked pulse SA meat strips Stuffing art Shrub related to cashew Sauce on rocket? Sharp and fruity Second creation? Soapbox/on-the-box preaching? Setter (anag) Soothing tune Stifle (anag) Sash opening? Subject to uncertainty Supposed cure of everyday illnesses – something for the soul? Scotsman’s item of clothing Smile in an ingratiating manner Start-up valued at a billion dollars Soya or coconut liquid? Sweetened curds – celebration Sphere – party Subsequent tremor Study of pyramids etc Social dance where partners often changed Sauce-carrying transport on which easy money earnt? Secret-concealing panel in drawer Skilled writer or speaker Sometimes humorous shared image Sparkler on dancer’s costume Southpaw’s sport Smelly fruits Short close-fitting coat Sharply detached (music) Starter from seeds? Solomon was known for it Seberg or Shrimpton? Sudden downwards spiral Spirit, appliance or gown Seize (informally) Single-storey home Sound of burning wood Study of plant life Sceptical individual Salad or sandwich ingredient Spineless creature See – the ball game Strike – rate Sweep or break Save from destruction Street or radio Stop being annoying Signs of absence Sleeveless underwear Spinning part of a machine Submissive fawning Slender stream Scientific ignoramus Sport with masked participants Someone born on March 1st, say Snooty individual Sediment left in wine Speaker of Old English Spouse of Titania Safety equipment for a biker, say Store for fodder Stand for a coffin – Oktoberfest serving? Semi-solid substance Stimulate – breathe in State bordering Idaho and Oregon Scottish sophisti-pop act Sabre-wielding knight of sci-fi films Sam, Tom or Vanya? Seller of buttons etc. Shrub – ‘Moaning’ Hogwarts character Star-like light source South American flowering shrub Swimming – existing in water Seoul (anag.) Synthetic playing surface Spear’s shaft – that’s plain? Strike – tang Sculpture and carving Stocking securer Stone – intractable person or organisation Samuel Taylor Coleridge narcotic Scouring material Scoring a hole-in-one or nailing (an exam) Shirt, mint or pony School subject that has its pluses and minuses So-called variety of UFO Spice – club Spew hope (anag.) – Mitchell/Webb sitcom She’s in charge She rise (anag.) Sidle – tell-tale Sewn junction Spins, rises (anag.) – starch Spirit – container for spirits Second most popular web browser Sensory organ of the head St Peter locale Square cloth covering head / neck Solution of film-forming substances in a volatile solvent Standing out – haughty Slang term for an automobile She asked for the head of St John the Baptist Someone from Mombasa? Search for elixir of life and transmutation of matter Swimmer’s pipe Strip of ribbon/cloth to keep hair back Silver prize? Schoolchild’s meal in a box Sweet – term of endearment Sunken area Sink bar Snappy plant? Small hot nightclub – US cell Sporting preparation Shrink’s area of expertise Social runt (anag.) Second drink downed Someone to bounce ideas off Swill with water Sole preoccupation Salvation Army HQ So bad it’s good? Something tagged on Shake one (when angry) Split into three Squirm with embarrassment Spicy salami Shop – opening Spaceships? US clergy is fan (anag) Surge (of emotion) System for naming things – no numeral etc (anag) Slowly-delivered speech Smear e.g. with paint Small shoot from a plant S-shaped bone Strong wind in southern France Smells Like Teen Spirit band Stay-at-home dad, perhaps Swedish physicist, d. 1874 – Mrs Tonga (anag.) Songstress Shania or author Mark Secretive coterie Sleep-like state sometimes attempted in therapy Slow down and stop working Someone overly keen on fashionable attire Setting for the Tales of the City novels Smokes – and gets angry Stupidly optimistic – indulgent Sign that danger’s passed Saw or walk? Sweet – circular window Shrek’s princess Social media thumbs-up Supportive – expert Sarsen stone, perhaps Shot – youngster Single pay-out Speciality food shop Sheets of pasta Surrounded by (literary) Smallish, colourful songbird Speaker’s platform Sign used in mathematics Something you shouldn’t tempt? Someone who has overcome danger or trauma Small, insectivorous bird Suitable compromise Source of up-to-date information Statement used in evidence Substance providing goodness in food Sweet buns Strong flavour – Chinese dynasty Sport named after a school Smart (of clothes) Spirited or swift horse Sluggish – drop it (anag.) Stick on boat? Spain’s third-largest city Sucker – swindle Speak with prolonged vowel sounds Sleepy siesta Smallest two-digit prime number Sharp-edged piece of broken glass Stupidly stare Science of words and speech Sudden switch from the serious to the silly Sell (drugs) or promote (lies) Snuff etc Sticker on ship’s hull Somerset food Stave symbol Stones dealer Source of many treasures Semi-precious variety of agate Silk fabric – type of rose Super – magician Something conferred as a distinction Shiny jewels etc Snow home Steel sphere Simple snapper? Smaller rhododendron Stain – corrupt Solvent type Spanish sport – to leap (anag.) Swindle – give a lift?