| ___ serpent (fer-de-lance) | 26 |
| ___ serif (type style) | 22 |
| ___ serif (plain type style) | 28 |
| ___ serif (font choice) | 23 |
| ___ sentence (essay opener) | 27 |
| ___ Senate Office Building | 26 |
| ___ segno (musical direction) | 29 |
| ___ seeds (bun feature) | 23 |
| ___ seed (deteriorated) | 23 |
| ___ Sedgwick, tragic heiress | 28 |
| ___ section (geometry topic) | 28 |
| ___ second (radio term) | 23 |
| ___ seat (enviable position) | 28 |
| ___ season (fast time) | 22 |
| ___ seal (six-pointed star) | 27 |
| ___ seal (mystic symbol) | 24 |
| ___ Sea, west of New Zealand | 28 |
| ___ Sea, off NW Australia | 25 |
| ___ Sea, east of the Caspian | 28 |
| ___ Sea, Arctic Ocean arm | 25 |
| ___ Sea, Amu Darya terminus | 27 |
| ___ Sea (Soviet salt lake) | 26 |
| ___ Sea (now-divided waters) | 28 |
| ___ Sea (Mare Germanicum) | 25 |
| ___ Sea (Isle of Man setting) | 29 |
| ___ Sea (giant salt lake) | 25 |
| ___ Sea (calm, weedy area) | 26 |
| ___ Sea (Asian body of water) | 29 |
| ___ se (intrinsically) | 22 |
| ___ Scott, noted slave | 22 |
| ___ Scott decision, 1857 | 24 |
| ___ Scott Decision (1857) | 25 |
| ___ sci: college major | 22 |
| ___ sci (college major) | 23 |
| ___ Sci (college dept.) | 23 |
| ___ Schwarz (toy store) | 23 |
| ___ Schwarz (toy retailer) | 26 |
| ___ Schwarz (toy company) | 25 |
| ___ scheme (investment scam) | 28 |
| ___ scheme (investment fraud) | 29 |
| ___ scan (diagnostic aid) | 25 |
| ___ scale of mineral hardness | 29 |
| ___ scale (hardness measure) | 28 |
| ___ Says! (dog treats) | 22 |
| ___ says (tots' game) | 25 |
| ___ Says (kids' game) | 25 |
| ___ Says (child's game) | 27 |
| ___ say (unfortunately) | 23 |
| ___ Savahl (couture label) | 26 |
| ___ Sauk Mountain, Mo. | 22 |
| ___ Saud (former Saudi king) | 28 |
| ___ sauce (sugary purée) | 27 |
| ___ sauce (seafood condiment) | 29 |
| ___ sauce (dessert topper) | 26 |
| ___ Satay (Thai pork meal) | 26 |
| ___ Sarto (Italian painter) | 27 |
| ___ sapiens (humankind) | 23 |
| ___ Sap, Cambodian lake | 23 |
| ___ santé (French toast) | 27 |
| ___ Santa (basilica door) | 25 |
| ___ Sant'Gria (wine) | 24 |
| ___ sang (raw fish salad) | 25 |
| ___ sang (Asian salad) | 22 |
| ___ San Lucas, Baja Calif. | 26 |
| ___ San Lucas (Baja resort) | 27 |
| ___ Salvador, El Salvador | 25 |
| ___ salva (without risk): It. | 29 |
| ___ salute (greets, in a way) | 29 |
| ___ salts (bath additive) | 25 |
| ___ salt (delicate wit) | 23 |
| ___ Sally (old throwing game) | 29 |
| ___ sales (company setback) | 27 |
| ___ salad (mix in dressing) | 27 |
| ___ sais quoi (charisma) | 24 |
| ___ Sainte Marie Canals | 23 |
| ___ Saint-Louis (Seine land) | 28 |
| ___ Saint Edmunds, in England | 29 |
| ___ Said, city in Egypt | 23 |
| ___ Sadr, exiled Iranian | 24 |
| ___ Sad, Yugoslav city | 22 |
| ___ Sad (Serbian city) | 22 |
| ___ Sad (city on the Danube) | 28 |
| ___ Sack (kickable beanbag) | 27 |
| ___ Sabe (trusty scout) | 23 |
| ___ sabe (Tonto's friend) | 29 |
| ___ Sabe (Lone Ranger) | 22 |
| ___ sabe (friend, to Tonto) | 27 |
| ___ rye (deli offering) | 23 |
| ___ Russia (title of Ivan IV) | 29 |
| ___ run (cross the plate) | 25 |
| ___ run (baseball move) | 23 |
| ___ rule, at a convention | 25 |
| ___ Ruess, lead singer of Fun | 29 |
| ___ Rud, river in Iran | 22 |
| ___ Rubik, inventor of a cube | 29 |
| ___ Rubik, cube inventor | 24 |
| ___ Rubik (cube inventor) | 25 |
| ___ Rubicon (commit oneself) | 28 |
| ___ rubber (shoe material) | 26 |
| ___ Royce, disco group | 22 |