| A student of | 12 |
| A student's GPA blemish | 27 |
| A student's place | 21 |
| A student's place? | 22 |
| A student's pride | 21 |
| A student's pride Abbr.: | 28 |
| A student's pride: Abbr. | 28 |
| A students | 10 |
| A studio apartment generally has one | 36 |
| A studio apartment has one | 26 |
| A study in contrast? | 20 |
| A Study in Scarlet sleuth | 28 |
| A Study in ____ | 15 |
| A sturdy chiffon | 16 |
| A sty and a sty? | 16 |
| A style of dress | 16 |
| A style of music | 16 |
| A style of wrestling | 20 |
| A styptic | 9 |
| A sub may or may not have one planned | 37 |
| A subcontinent: Comb. form | 26 |
| A subj. of this puzzle | 22 |
| A subject of puns herein | 24 |
| A subject of the Houyhnhnms | 27 |
| A submachine gun | 16 |
| A substantial amount of Louisiana | 33 |
| A substitute? | 13 |
| A suburb of Boston | 18 |
| A suburb of London | 18 |
| A suburb of Newark | 18 |
| A suburb of Pittsburgh | 22 |
| A subway in N.Y.C. | 18 |
| A successful Ford | 17 |
| A successor of Oedipus | 22 |
| A successor of Tip | 18 |
| A successor to Churchill | 24 |
| A successor to Gompers | 22 |
| A succulent | 11 |
| A sucker holds it | 17 |
| A sucker might use this | 23 |
| A sucker, for short | 19 |
| A Sudanese people | 17 |
| A sudden numbing dread | 22 |
| A sudden rise or fall of seawater level is an unmistakable sign that one is coming | 82 |
| A sudden, short breath | 22 |
| A sufficient amount, in slang | 29 |
| A sugar source | 14 |
| A sugar, for short | 18 |
| A suitable amount | 17 |
| A suitor in "The Rivals" | 34 |
| A suitor may pitch it | 21 |
| A sultanate | 11 |
| A sum of 20 | 11 |
| A summer baby | 13 |
| A summer house it's not | 27 |
| A summer place | 14 |
| A summer place? | 15 |
| A summer time: abbr. | 20 |
| A summing up | 12 |
| A sun problem | 13 |
| A Sunday crossword usually has one | 34 |
| A super's may be supersized | 31 |
| A superbly-pitched game | 23 |
| A Superman portrayer | 20 |
| A supermarket might have its own | 32 |
| A superstar might have a big one | 32 |
| A superstar's may need massaging | 36 |
| A supporter of: Suffix | 22 |
| A Supreme Court justice | 23 |
| A Supreme, once | 15 |
| A Supremes classic — as sung by a famous swinger? | 56 |
| A sure thing | 12 |
| A surface measure | 17 |
| A surfboard rides it | 20 |
| A surgeon was the ___ | 21 |
| A suspect might appear in one | 29 |
| A suspect might give it to a cop | 32 |
| A suspect might take one | 24 |
| A suspect's might be suspect | 32 |
| A swan was her swain | 20 |
| A swarm of _____ | 16 |
| A sweater may use it | 20 |
| A sweater uses it | 17 |
| A sweater utilizes it | 21 |
| A sweatshirt may have one | 25 |
| A sweet age for Calpurnia | 25 |
| A sweet drink | 13 |
| A sweet finish | 14 |
| A sweet white wine | 18 |
| A sweet, when doubled | 21 |
| A swell in Swansea | 18 |
| A swell occurrence? | 19 |
| A swelling in plants | 20 |
| A swill place | 13 |
| A swimmer might rightly be scared to see one | 44 |
| A swimming companion of Alice | 29 |
| A swish misses it | 17 |
| A Swiss Army knife has lots of them | 35 |
| A Swiss Army knife has many of them | 35 |
| A sworded affair | 16 |