| A sum of 20 | 11 |
| A sultanate | 11 |
| A suitor may pitch it | 21 |
| A suitor in "The Rivals" | 34 |
| A suitable amount | 17 |
| A sugar, for short | 18 |
| A sugar source | 14 |
| A sufficient amount, in slang | 29 |
| A sudden, short breath | 22 |
| A sudden rise or fall of seawater level is an unmistakable sign that one is coming | 82 |
| A sudden numbing dread | 22 |
| A Sudanese people | 17 |
| A sucker, for short | 19 |
| A sucker might use this | 23 |
| A sucker holds it | 17 |
| A succulent | 11 |
| A successor to Gompers | 22 |
| A successor to Churchill | 24 |
| A successor of Tip | 18 |
| A successor of Oedipus | 22 |
| A successful Ford | 17 |
| A subway in N.Y.C. | 18 |
| A suburb of Pittsburgh | 22 |
| A suburb of Newark | 18 |
| A suburb of London | 18 |
| A suburb of Boston | 18 |
| A substitute? | 13 |
| A substantial amount of Louisiana | 33 |
| A submachine gun | 16 |
| A subject of the Houyhnhnms | 27 |
| A subject of puns herein | 24 |
| A subj. of this puzzle | 22 |
| A subcontinent: Comb. form | 26 |
| A sub may or may not have one planned | 37 |
| A styptic | 9 |
| A style of wrestling | 20 |
| A style of music | 16 |
| A style of dress | 16 |
| A sty and a sty? | 16 |
| A sturdy chiffon | 16 |
| A Study in ____ | 15 |
| A Study in Scarlet sleuth | 28 |
| A study in contrast? | 20 |
| A studio apartment has one | 26 |
| A studio apartment generally has one | 36 |
| A students | 10 |
| A student's pride: Abbr. | 28 |
| A student's pride Abbr.: | 28 |
| A student's pride | 21 |
| A student's place? | 22 |
| A student's place | 21 |
| A student's GPA blemish | 27 |
| A student of | 12 |
| A student may take one out | 26 |
| A stud may hang around here | 27 |
| A Stu in the movies | 19 |
| A strong sort of evidence | 25 |
| A strong point | 14 |
| A strong person, emotionally | 28 |
| A strong one may be found in a gym | 34 |
| A strong one could be found in a gym | 36 |
| A strong impulse | 16 |
| A strong alloy | 14 |
| A stroke too many | 17 |
| A stroke of luck | 16 |
| A stroke might indicate it | 26 |
| A stroke in figure skating | 26 |
| A stroke ahead, in match play | 29 |
| A stroke ahead, in golf | 23 |
| A stripper takes it off | 23 |
| A stripper may jump out of one | 30 |
| A stringed instrument: It. | 26 |
| A string has two | 16 |
| A striking arrangement | 22 |
| A strike-out makes it go down | 29 |
| A street drug, for short | 24 |
| A street drug, briefly | 22 |
| A Street | 8 |
| A stray critter | 15 |
| A Strauss | 9 |
| A strange and exotic creature! | 30 |
| A straight shot it's not | 28 |
| A straight one is the shortest distance between two points | 58 |
| A straight cut | 14 |
| A storyteller may spin one | 26 |
| A story might follow one | 24 |
| A story might be told in it | 27 |
| A story follows one | 19 |
| A storm might delay it: Abbr. | 29 |
| A storm may affect it, briefly | 30 |
| A storm heading: Abbr. | 22 |
| A store might have its own | 26 |
| A Stooge? | 9 |
| A Stooge of films | 17 |
| A stooge and a Pep Boy | 22 |
| A Stooge | 8 |
| A stone's throw from | 24 |
| A stone's throw away from | 29 |
| A stone's throw away | 24 |
| A stone may have one | 20 |