| They sponge | 11 |
| They sport three chevrons: Abbr. | 32 |
| They sported pink shoelaces in a 1959 song | 42 |
| They spread dirt | 16 |
| They spread fast | 16 |
| They spread shingles? | 21 |
| They spread the news | 20 |
| They spread the word, for a time | 32 |
| They spur you on | 16 |
| They squawk | 11 |
| They stain stamps | 17 |
| They stand behind catchers | 26 |
| They stand by doors | 19 |
| They stand for anything | 23 |
| They stand for something | 24 |
| They stand for something: Abbr. | 31 |
| They stand for things | 21 |
| They stand guard | 16 |
| They stand on their own two feet | 32 |
| They stand out in the neighborhood | 34 |
| They stand tall in Brooklyn | 27 |
| They stand tall in New Jersey | 29 |
| They stand up for a cause by bumping and grinding? | 50 |
| They stand upright at sea | 25 |
| They star Indianapolis athletes? | 32 |
| They start | 10 |
| They start A-B, C, D-E, etc. | 28 |
| They start as elvers | 20 |
| They start behind the line | 26 |
| They start cars moving | 22 |
| They start in enero | 19 |
| They start in the corners | 25 |
| They start in the middle | 24 |
| They start many park signs | 26 |
| They start pitches | 18 |
| They start tapping when watching a good band | 44 |
| They start the play in bridge columns | 37 |
| They start trouble | 18 |
| They start with "hip hip" | 35 |
| They start with pitches and eventually get scores | 49 |
| They started as the Alleghenies | 31 |
| They started with Stengel | 25 |
| They stay ahead of heels | 24 |
| They stay put | 13 |
| They stay while parents play | 28 |
| They stick around the office | 28 |
| They stick to the ribs | 22 |
| They sting | 10 |
| They stockpile and stockpile | 28 |
| They stockpile stuff | 20 |
| They stop at Grand Central: Abbr. | 33 |
| They stop fights | 16 |
| They stop the band to sing "Leonard Bernstein" | 56 |
| They stop the wine from flowing | 31 |
| They strike along the Nile | 26 |
| They strike drums | 17 |
| They strike while the iron is hot | 33 |
| They study torts | 16 |
| They suddenly become much brighter | 34 |
| They suffer for believing | 25 |
| They sum it all up | 18 |
| They supervise mil. sentries | 28 |
| They supply financing | 21 |
| They supply horsemen | 20 |
| They support a star | 19 |
| They support plants | 19 |
| They support prayers | 20 |
| They support sleepers | 21 |
| They support the team | 21 |
| They support tibiae | 19 |
| They support traffic | 20 |
| They support TV viewers | 23 |
| They support your hang-ups | 26 |
| They supported A.E.S. | 21 |
| They surfaced in 2010 | 21 |
| They surprise | 13 |
| They surprise oddsmakers | 24 |
| They surround brains | 20 |
| They surround pupils | 20 |
| They surround some holes | 24 |
| They suss out and fix various problems | 38 |
| They sustain many cultures | 26 |
| They sweep at the regatta | 25 |
| They swim with the fishes | 25 |
| They swing in and out of a saloon | 33 |
| They swing on a steady basis | 28 |
| They swing up and down in this puzzle's theme answers | 57 |
| They swing when you press the right buttons | 43 |
| They swing, drive and avoid traps | 33 |
| They swoop down on mice | 23 |
| They symbolize gratitude | 24 |
| They take a beating | 19 |
| They take a bow | 15 |
| They take a long time to reach maturity | 39 |
| They take a lot of hammering | 28 |
| They take a pasting | 19 |
| They take a while to read | 25 |
| They take advantage | 19 |
| They take big steps | 19 |
| They take bows | 14 |