Soldier shot back to cover second-in-command State police officer Stops Some injustice, as essayist concludes Stops cold, then moves very carefully Stops Sweeps under the rug Sweeps under the rug, e.g. Sweeps under the rug, e.g. Staff resembling a shepherd's crook Spot American going after brave man, a famous Greek Shop that carries a particular item Shares first place with plenty in reserve Siegfried Line city. Servant eating too much stew Servant carrying uncalled-for soup Sweet, white wine South American abandons tourism in German city Semisweet wine "Sit yourself down" Semisweet golden table wine Semisweet California white wine Semisweet California white Sweet wine Semisweet white wine Semisweet wine Semisweet American white wine Sweet wine Semisweet white wine Sweet wine Semidry American white wine Sweet white wine Semisweet California white wine Semisweet golden table wine Sweet white wine Sweet white wine Sweet dessert wine Semisweet American white wine Semisweet American white wine Strong suit Swimmers with beaverlike tails Swimmers with flat feet Symbols of Australia Styles for Bird and Dizzy Substitute, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters? Saul Bellow's Mr. March Saul Bellow's March Saul Bellow character March Saul Bellow's March Saul Bellow's "The Adventures of __ March" Saul Bellow title character Saul Bellow's ___ March Saul Bellow's March Saul Bellow's "The Adventures of __ March" Stops smoking abruptly Stops smoking abruptly *Stops smoking suddenly and entirely, say *Stops smoking suddenly and entirely, say Spongers: Slang. Sponges of a sort. Spongers Sponges Swing holder Shaped like a crescent Specialized unit seeking explosives ... or what the ends of the answers to starred clues comprise? Specialized unit seeking explosives ... or what the ends of the answers to starred clues comprise? Shaped like a crescent Spot checkers? Start of a legalese paragraph Start of a legalese paragraph Scan Speed read? Smile as he struggles to release restraints Some Gulf States Sharjah and Ajman Some nations Site north of Frederick, Md. Some OPEC lands Skeletons in the closet Start tearing Start tearing Strikes down Suitable flower planted around Kew, mostly ___'s land. Self-effacing Stands out at stand-up Start of a quote ending "it tolls for thee" Subject of a Donne quote Start of a Donne quote Say Start of a Donne quote Speed Say dealing in currency's substantial Sonatas and sonnets, e.g. Sculpture and collage Sculpture and ballet Sculpture and ballet Something many do daily Solver's thought (Part 2) See 17-Across SUV debut of 2000 Symbols seen in Tweets Symbols in tweets Symbols in tweets Selective Service word Surrealist's subjects? Salutations! Study of cells Second smallest Teletubby Second smallest Teletubby Second-smallest Teletubby Salutations. Six-time All-Star for the Arizona Diamondbacks See 20 Across Some creases on the face See 9-Down Salutations Start eating "Season's ___!" Start chowing down Start eating Start a probe about Spaniard visits solitary individuals, capitalists Start, as a meal Simpletons. Slow people boring when crossing road Secretly avoid bouncer's family behind Sean Rock Set one's sights on going to fishing spot, for example, briefly - all coming back with Heather's relative Stress picked up in Oxford, in a manner of speaking, at a college close to capital Six-month-old baby, maybe Something to tote Spin Spin on a ball Spin imparted to a billiard ball Spinning motion given to a billiard ball. Second part of the message Spin put on a ball Spin Step 3: An upper-class accent Spin put on a ball Step 3: An upper-class accent School subject Subject to today's leaders on all sides Shingle shifted from some UK shores? Single out character sometimes dropped in language Shingle moving on UK shores? Spud's awful brutes Slips past the doorman Supplements Scanners, light pens, webcams, etc. Scanners, PC cameras, etc. Supplements Supplements Sales taxes, e.g. Scanners, webcams, etc. Supplemental purchases Supplements Scanners, light pens, webcams, etc Stage name of Herbert Blythe's family. Stage name of the Blythes. Song to be sung at midnight Song recast by Robert Burns Seasonal title made of two-letter resolutions of the long Across answers Sharp piece by The Scotsman when reporting Alpine ceilidh? Snakes and saurians. Snake, lizards, etc. Slang expression for television Sir Alexander Fleming discovery of 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery Sir Alexander Fleming's gift to the world. Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery: 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming's antibiotic State founder holds French here, confining infected -- in need of this? Standing in for what sounds like Cobh wedding band Syndicate of old men providing protection Sledlike vehicles. Swung tools Sleighs; hammers Shelf aboard ship for land vehicles Small steps? They go downhill in the snow 10 seconds to describe student's insults 1970s-'90s international carrier based in Lima 1970s-90s carrier to Lima 1970s-90s carrier to Lima "___ So Beautiful," 1932 song Storage room of a sort Smoker's accessory Storage for cigars or other tobacco Swee' Pea's creator Surfaced again. *Slipup with paints Short bits of reportage Short bits of reportage *Spacer in the papers *Stressed during the holiday season Scalp, say Scalp, perhaps Scalp, as tickets Scalp Scalp, say Scalp, say Successfully market used goods Scalp, e.g. Scalp Scalp, say Successfully market used goods Spreading like crazy online Spreading like crazy online Spreading like crazy online SON Showing things as they really are Show with no sequel planned Single-edition mag Singular publication Something not repeated Singular event Singular event Singular publication Singular event Stock character? Sculptor della Robbia Sculptor della Robbia Shanghais Snatches Shanghais Snatches Snatches Seizes sailor's round vessel Steadfast churchman redirected scamp in casualwear Showing backbone, lay vicar raised fee Speculate minister will overturn tariff of fish or lamb but not squid or snail Start of a list of examples Start of a list See 53-Across Shaking a leg "Someone's already claimed that seat" Seven Cities of Cibola seeker Seven Cities of Gold seeker Seaplane active in bombing of Wake. Spanish explorer of New Mexico. Spanish explorer. Seven Cities of Cibola seeker Spanish conquistador who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold Seeker of the Seven Cities of Gold Spanish explorer who discovered the Grand Canyon San Diego County resort city San Diego County resort city Sites of auto dents String after A Series after the opener?