| String of letters that might close a love letter | 48 |
| String instruments made in the U.S.A.? | 38 |
| String accompaniments to "Aloha Oe" | 45 |
| Strindberg's "_____ Julie" | 40 |
| Strindberg's "___ Julie" | 38 |
| Strindberg's "Miss ___" | 37 |
| Striking feature of some women's footwear | 45 |
| Strikes down, as an angry god would | 35 |
| Striker's org. founded in Akron, Ohio | 41 |
| Strike's counterpart, in bowling | 36 |
| Strike ___ (freeze for the photog) | 34 |
| Strike zone's lower boundary | 32 |
| Strike with a sword for knighthood | 34 |
| Strike turf before the ball, in golf | 36 |
| Strike the ground in a golf swing | 33 |
| Strike the ground behind the ball, in golf lingo | 48 |
| Strike on the outside corner, e.g. | 34 |
| Strictly observant one, in biblical times | 41 |
| Strictly against regulations, in the Navy? | 42 |
| Strict, restaurant-owning Seinfeld character | 44 |
| Strict Sabbath observer of antiquity | 36 |
| Strict parents' disciplinary measures | 41 |
| Strict observance of formalities | 32 |
| Strict grammarians, pejoratively | 32 |
| Strict grammarian's bugaboo? | 32 |
| Strict French general: 17th century | 35 |
| Strict conformity to the letter of the law | 42 |
| Stribling's "The ___" | 35 |
| Stretchy part of Pirelli's logo | 35 |
| Stretches the budget, with "out" | 42 |
| Stretched the truth, so to speak | 32 |
| Stretched much too far, as language | 35 |
| Stretched just short of the breaking point | 42 |
| Stretch your neck for a better view | 35 |
| Stretch the truth or stretch out | 32 |
| Stretch out in the recliner, say | 32 |
| Stretch of the southern coast of Italy | 38 |
| Stretch of highway surrounding a city | 37 |
| Stretch named for a leader, perhaps | 35 |
| Stretch for criminals or politicians | 36 |
| Stretch across shipboard floors? | 32 |
| Stretch ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? | 49 |
| Stretch (out), like a dog in the heat | 37 |
| Stressful position, figuratively | 32 |
| Stressful feelings about an old flame? | 38 |
| Stressed, in more ways than one? | 32 |
| Stressed commuter's complaint | 33 |
| Stress-related ailment, possibly | 32 |
| Stress-reduction prescription, slangily | 39 |
| Stress to a fault, with "on" | 38 |
| Stress caused by a 'Great' czar? | 40 |
| Strenuous college programs, for short | 37 |
| Strengthens, with "up" | 32 |
| Strengthens one's position via negotiation | 46 |
| Strengthening, with "up" | 34 |
| Strengthened, with "up" | 33 |
| Strengthen by heating and cooling | 33 |
| Strength required to lift a car? | 32 |
| Strength of an electrical current | 33 |
| Strength of a solution, in Sussex | 33 |
| Streisand's directorial debut | 33 |
| Streisand's "Funny Girl" role | 43 |
| Streisand's "Funny Girl" costar | 45 |
| Streisand's "A Star Is Born" costar | 49 |
| Streisand role in "Hello, Dolly!" | 43 |
| Streisand film, with "Day" | 36 |
| Streisand film, after "The" | 37 |
| Streisand film (after "The") | 38 |
| Streets with only one way in or out | 35 |
| Streeter's "___ Mable" | 36 |
| Streeter's "Dere ___" | 35 |
| Street-closing festival, perhaps | 32 |
| Street ___ (urban acceptability) | 32 |
| Street ___ (acceptability, slangily) | 36 |
| Street with converted stables, to a Brit | 40 |
| Street water dispenser splashes Homo sapiens? | 45 |
| Street vendor's salty hot snack | 35 |
| Street that may be a U.S. highway | 33 |
| Street that hosts a music festival | 34 |
| Street seen on "Perry Mason" | 38 |
| Street opening for a utility worker | 35 |
| Street only wide enough for a single Jack? | 42 |
| Street occupied in 2011 protests | 32 |
| Street musician's instrument | 32 |
| Street in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame | 49 |
| Street in Nome's garment district? | 38 |
| Street in New York's Chinatown | 34 |
| Street in Johnny Depp's first feature | 41 |
| Street in a Sinclair Lewis title | 32 |
| Street in a noted Wes Craven movie | 34 |
| Street haunted by Freddy Krueger | 32 |
| Street gang weapon, stereotypically | 35 |
| Street from Broadway to South Street | 36 |
| Street Fighter character with bottle blond hair | 47 |
| Street crossers, sometimes (Abbr.) | 34 |
| Street bordering New York's Stuyvesant Town | 47 |
| Street ballad circa 1800 with The | 38 |
| Street amusement (with "show") | 40 |
| Street "where the air is sweet" | 41 |
| Street "created" by Wes Craven | 40 |