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": Byron Show-and-tell activity Showing clearly Showing 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" Sierra Madre ore stratum Second-largest Greek island She wrote "The Ponder Heart" Spanish dances Some Spanish dances Sign of immature intensity? '40s Yankee Nick ___ Specially favored Specially favored Specially favored Something commuters may rail about Subject a commuter may rail about SINGER JAMES'S FAVORITE SONG? Stadium endowed by a poet? Start of an observation See circled squares Swaggering; bluster Sign flashed on a jet Second part of the quip Second part of the quip Some donated items 1980s sitcom with Michael J. Fox? Snappish Supermarket convenience Start of a quip Stainless alloy Social protocols Start of a quote by Evelyn Waugh Secretary in Bond novels Surprised party, metaphorically Surprised party, metaphorically Self-description of someone who's surprised Scroll at the end of a handrail Sch. in Madison, N.J. Sch. in NJ where Soon Yi Previn went Soon Yi Previn's alma mater, for short Sch. in Madison, NJ Sch. in Madison, NJ School in Madison, N.J., for short Sch. in Madison, N.J. School in Madison, N.J., for short Start of a quip She deceived the Redcross Knight. She's holding things down Set to arrive by Sending out a radar-jamming signal? 2003 sequel to a popular 1994 comedy Shrubs with yellow flowers Soft, in Siena Shared dwelling Shared dwelling Same: Lat. abbr. Soho noggin Steinbeck's Joads. Some doughnut eaters. Seat, in Sonora Slightly delayed Lent opener? Second day of Lent? Soho scuttlebutt "So?" "So?" Saudi province Saudi Arabian district Small state in Saudi Arabia. State in Saud's domain. Saudi Arabian district Saudi province Saudi region Saudi Arabian province Suffixes with alter and color Suffix with inform or affirm Suffix with argument Suffix with opinion Suffix with form Suffix with talk or form Suffix with exploit Suffix with form or inform See 17-Across Shots close to the target. Symbolic opening Some red lights Shower-room items Short-limbed, in a way Sending invoices to singer Neneh? Some stuffed fish toys from Disney Sudden response? Sea snail Sinatra classic, with "The" Socket for the mouthpiece of a clarinet. Socket of a clarinet. Stereotypical Monroe roles Stereotypical Monroe roles Silvana Mangano movie Segment of Dante's "Inferno"? Science of relationship of organisms to environment. St. P.'s title Scary list? Scenic lake near Rome. South African prelate South African Nobel Peace Prize winner Study of carbonation? Second: Prefix. Second: Comb. form Ship's hoisting ropes. Sail ropes Shape of a "Mister" of songdom See 19 Across Scoffer. Scornful one. Scoffing person Sopwith Camel contemporary See 17 Across See 20 Across Short, in Toledo Spoutings in the Sahara? Spoutings in the Sahara? Stream in the Gobi? Stock market report item. "Smoking hasn't affected me a bit..." "Smoking hasn't affected me a bit . . ." "Smoking hasn't affected me a bit..." Spoke carefully, as a gentleman Seafood put right on ice Sicilian wine Secret service jamboree guest? Secret service jamboree guest? Statistical calculation Sir Roger de ___. Start of a quip Shipping-box material Shelter. Shelter Some masquerade attendees Studies intently *Starchy staple of Morocco Setting for the Irish Derby Style of the Byrds Show off to advantage Sky sight in Perth. Spike Lee film Separated, as a stream Split Slap a wildcat? Slap a wildcat around? Support, redundantly Southern farm concern Swedish lake Safari blinds Supercilious intellectual. "See for yourself," in Prague "See for yourself" in Prague Sandwich-meat sausages Spiny shrub. Spreads, as a business "___ Stand." Section of I-278: Abbr. Separate, as coupons Sickeningly dainty Sickeningly sweet Skin: Comb. form. Sarcastic sonneteer? Suddenly show a punt in a filmed football game? Short anchor? See 29 Across Storm shelter. Shelter Serpentine-bladed dagger. Serpentine-bladed daggers. Short swords Second-century date Second-century date Small fishes. Small fishes Small freshwater fishes Some small freshwater fishes Some small freshwater fishes Stranger Canadian native sitting on quay (8) Small facet of a brilliant. See notepad Some e-mailed news reports "Search every ___" (command by 4 Down) Snitching forensic cop? See 57-Across "Sleight of hand" used to summon a Bohemian? Statement from an oil executive? Scottish dwarf Softest. 1962 Shirley MacLaine Robert Mitchum romcom Start of an appreciative cheer Start of a high-school cheer Soft shoe bottom Sideshow attraction, perhaps Sermon (abbr.) Speaker: Abbr. Symposium offering: Abbr. Subject of this puzzle Short Finney/Hepburn classic? Short Finney/Hepburn classic? Summarizes concisely Staff adjuncts Sisters of Amphitrite. Second sign of a highway headache Start of the riddle's answer Start of quote by columnist Don Addis Stets Sign on a driller's door? Sailed See image Skin spots Soldiers in an O-8 pay grade See 69-Across Subject for a psychologist