| Study of past events (abbr.) | 28 |
| Seemed particularly relevant | 28 |
| Singles or doubles at Fenway | 28 |
| Schmooze, as with the A-list | 28 |
| Southern cornmeal concoction | 28 |
| Santa's seasonal refrain | 28 |
| South-of-the-border greeting | 28 |
| Short course-creation course | 28 |
| Shortened term of endearment | 28 |
| Sharpen, as one's skills | 28 |
| Sharpened, a la Sweeney Todd | 28 |
| Sweatshirt feature, at times | 28 |
| Sound of traffic frustration | 28 |
| Stopovers for major leaguers | 28 |
| Subject of escape literature | 28 |
| Safari's assumed opening | 28 |
| Some of Manet's concerns | 28 |
| Sound of a well-tuned engine | 28 |
| Satisfied another's whim | 28 |
| Suffix with Boswell or Burns | 28 |
| Suffix for Victor or Boswell | 28 |
| Suffix denoting a collection | 28 |
| Skyscraper construction unit | 28 |
| Start of a weird infraction? | 28 |
| Start of a spelling mnemonic | 28 |
| Spain together with Portugal | 28 |
| Spain and Portugal, together | 28 |
| Sacred bird of ancient Egypt | 28 |
| Shorebird with a curved beak | 28 |
| Sacred bird of the Egyptians | 28 |
| Shorebird with a curved bill | 28 |
| Start of a boast from Caesar | 28 |
| Start of Caesar's claims | 28 |
| Short-lived sculpture medium | 28 |
| Strand, as by a winter storm | 28 |
| Strand, as during a blizzard | 28 |
| Strand at the lodge, perhaps | 28 |
| Service people of yesteryear | 28 |
| Strands at Chamonix, perhaps | 28 |
| Strands after a winter storm | 28 |
| Strands at the chalet, maybe | 28 |
| Strands at a chalet, perhaps | 28 |
| Suffragist ___ Husted Harper | 28 |
| Standard Oil nemesis Tarbell | 28 |
| Suffix with chlor- or fluor- | 28 |
| Suffix with fluor- or chlor- | 28 |
| Something that comes to mind | 28 |
| Same as before, in footnotes | 28 |
| Same as previously mentioned | 28 |
| Same as before: in footnotes | 28 |
| Single one's last words? | 28 |
| Swear words in a swearing-in | 28 |
| Singing competition, briefly | 28 |
| Suffix with hotel or bombard | 28 |
| Supermarket chain, initially | 28 |
| Sublime "What ___" | 28 |
| Sister co. of Applebee's | 28 |
| Some 24-hr. breakfast places | 28 |
| Scandinavian furniture chain | 28 |
| Sweden-based furniture chain | 28 |
| Scandinavian furniture giant | 28 |
| Saint Jean and de la Cité | 28 |
| Sacro___ (anatomical region) | 28 |
| Start of a confession, maybe | 28 |
| Start of a valentine message | 28 |
| She visited Rick's place | 28 |
| Some say it's everything | 28 |
| Start of many a blog comment | 28 |
| Statement when a hand stinks | 28 |
| Some online chats, for short | 28 |
| Stuck and not going anywhere | 28 |
| Small bone of the middle ear | 28 |
| Second-most-populous country | 28 |
| Second most populous country | 28 |
| Sundance Film Festival entry | 28 |
| Shade deeper than heliotrope | 28 |
| Start with European or China | 28 |
| Spring auto race, familiarly | 28 |
| Suffix with "salt" | 28 |
| Suffix with endear or appear | 28 |
| Sample the local atmosphere? | 28 |
| Spouse's sister, for one | 28 |
| Stopovers for the road-weary | 28 |
| Supportive way to be present | 28 |
| Smithsonian, for one (Abbr.) | 28 |
| Savings-account abbreviation | 28 |
| Start for "murals" | 28 |
| Self-titled 1980 debut album | 28 |
| Sports governing body: Abbr. | 28 |
| Seat of Allen County, Kansas | 28 |
| Something not free of charge | 28 |
| School in New Rochelle, N.Y. | 28 |
| Skye of "Samantha" | 28 |
| Sea between Italy and Greece | 28 |
| Sea between Greece and Italy | 28 |
| Slip of paper in a poker pot | 28 |
| Short person's offering? | 28 |
| Sketchy payment alternatives | 28 |
| State known for its caucuses | 28 |
| Syrup for a poisoning victim | 28 |