| Slender-waisted buzzer | 22 |
| Slender-waisted insect | 22 |
| Slender-waisted stinger | 23 |
| Slept "soundly" | 25 |
| Slept next to the trail, say | 28 |
| Sleuth Charlie and No. 1 son | 28 |
| Sleuth created by Biggers | 25 |
| Sleuth from Saint Mary Mead | 27 |
| Sleuth in pulp fiction | 22 |
| Sleuth in the deerstalker hat | 29 |
| Sleuth on the Orient Express | 28 |
| Sleuth played by Bogart | 23 |
| Sleuth played by Lorre | 22 |
| Sleuth played by Peter Lorre | 28 |
| Sleuth's companion | 22 |
| Sleuthing agency of W.W. II | 27 |
| Sleuthing films canine | 22 |
| Slew a vampire, perhaps | 23 |
| Slezak of soap opera fame | 25 |
| Slezak with six Daytime Emmys | 29 |
| Slice from beneath the ribs | 27 |
| Slice into thin strips | 22 |
| Slice of a media ad budget | 26 |
| Slice of the Big Apple | 22 |
| Slice of time in music | 22 |
| Slice with some sandwiches | 26 |
| Sliced cabbage plus mayo | 24 |
| Sliced or diced vegetables | 26 |
| Slicer's favorite hole | 26 |
| Slices in a pizza, often | 24 |
| Slices in more ways than one | 28 |
| Slices of a Greek pizza? | 24 |
| Slicing spuds, perhaps | 22 |
| Slick coat for the slopes | 25 |
| Slick magazines, casually | 25 |
| Slick observation, part three | 29 |
| Slick observation, part two | 27 |
| Slick offering at a spa? | 24 |
| Slick stuff from the sky | 24 |
| Slick, in conversation | 22 |
| Slick, with or without pics | 27 |
| Slick, with or without pix | 26 |
| Slick-whistle connection | 24 |
| Slick-whistle connector | 23 |
| Slicked-back hairstyle need | 27 |
| Slickener from the sky | 22 |
| Slicker or editor lead-in | 25 |
| Slickrock Trail locale | 22 |
| Slide at the United Center | 26 |
| Slide down a snowy slope | 24 |
| Slide follower, perhaps | 23 |
| Slide guitar might sit on one | 29 |
| Slide guitarist Trucks | 22 |
| Slide over a white blanket | 26 |
| Slide rule's basis | 22 |
| Slide show at a TV station? | 27 |
| Slide through a card reader | 27 |
| Slide used in lighting | 22 |
| Slide used with a dress shirt | 29 |
| Slide viewings, perhaps | 23 |
| Slider on snowy slopes | 22 |
| Sliders on stream banks | 23 |
| Slides for some children | 24 |
| Slides through a reader | 23 |
| Sliding piece of machinery | 26 |
| Sliding places of sorts | 23 |
| Sliding rod in an engine | 24 |
| Sliding screen in Sapporo | 25 |
| Sliding-glass auto option | 25 |
| Sliding-into-the-bath sound | 27 |
| Slight advantage, so to speak | 29 |
| Slight amount of progress | 25 |
| Slight amount of Verdi? | 23 |
| Slight but appreciable amount | 29 |
| Slight difference: Abbr. | 24 |
| Slight downward movement | 24 |
| Slight lead in the polls | 24 |
| Slight market improvement | 25 |
| Slight noticeable effect | 24 |
| Slight on the stump, say | 24 |
| Slight show of affection | 24 |
| Slightest amount, informally | 28 |
| Slightest bit of concern | 24 |
| Slightest bit of evidence | 25 |
| Slightest bit of money | 22 |
| Slightest of complaints | 23 |
| Slightly above average | 22 |
| Slightly above average grade | 28 |
| Slightly above-average grade | 28 |
| Slightly ahead in a game | 24 |
| Slightly amused reaction | 24 |
| Slightly better than average | 28 |
| Slightly cracked, as a door | 27 |
| Slightly enlarged yard? | 23 |
| Slightly inferior wares | 23 |
| Slightly later than optimal | 27 |
| Slightly leading in score | 25 |
| Slightly less than a dozen | 26 |
| Slightly more than 11 percent | 29 |
| Slightly more than a quart | 26 |