Stick of wax with a wick Scary shout Steel ingredient Swindled Sierra Nevada, e.g Shoo relative Short dog, for short Smiley face with hearts for eyes, e.g Sun-dried brick Slangy alternative to walking Suffix for the rich Swear Swiss river Short rest Season in House Stark's motto Singer Warwick Sketch comedy show, briefly Skilled Surprised greeting Sneeze sound Suggest something subtly, or what the answers to the starred clues do vertically Small plateau Saloon orders Small amphibian Slugger Williams Snaky shape Sound, perhaps, if no longer fancy? Spot Since Thursday yours truly’s laid up — with this? Stew Stubborn, he died earlier than expected crossing desert Spaniard possibly with choice of exits? Still time for old northerner See 24 across Spice left out as an act of kindness Space for the foreign copper joining new agency Sampled Sandwich shop Scoreboard tally (Abbr.) Segment Simple Snow day vehicle Some first responders (Abbr.) Sounds of impact SSE's opposite Suffix with 'Gator' or 'lemon' State of heightened activity Singer-songwriter Lily Sty chow Sun, in Spanish Sugary suffix Syrup source Sunrises Sushi fish Swiss canton Synagogue Seeking perch, perhaps flapping, losing head Small compensation returning lingerie? Serious Silly Spellbound Surplus Symbol Son left holding revolting pet snake ... it could get mum going up the wall! Swedish actress slipping off Oscar outfit Swallow feathers seen after shoot heads north Short take-off and landing Sliding movement Small duck Stringed instrument Sudden whim Stone pillar that tapers towards a point 'Soldier of Love' singer Saltpetre, KNO Set free Secret Secretary regularly takes breaks See 25 Set apart Skew conservative Spots for dips Spot Suffix with acetyl School for the college-bound, informally Springs Subj. of supercoiling Same old, same old "Sorry, my mistake!" *Slanted text *Structure that tourists "hold up" in photos Schooner gear Still Summertime treat Sit with the engine running Slight trace Some hospital employees: Abbr Soup-cooking vessels South Pacific nation Starter home? Super lite Salad green Shoe shade Shore setting Similar Slalom maneuver Summer sign Sun setting Shark variety Slanted type (Abbr.) Skedaddle Small bills Sneezer's need Snoop Still, in verse Short sleep State of conflict Stock of clothes Street musician See 18 See 5 Sky presenter and former head of the Commission for Racial Equality See 21 Stage name of Michael Owuo Jr Show what is authentic about unfinished large conurbation Sight of some lamprey eels Steer away from Harley Street - it's not out of this world? Supports those no longer working for gaoled criminal at nice boarding house Screen-printed merch Series of items Some exfoliants, for short Smidgen Supermarket chain Stench Short moral stories, as those by Aesop Sampling (food) Speak quietly Swelling old vice-president secures appeal Social worker, inviting new outrage, one lacking in generosity Spooner's secret vessel that contains disinfectant for Cambridge, say Sadly sergeant and daughter becoming alienated Satisfied about books for choral composition Stand up floppy cleaning implement Seeker of tech support Seat of New York’s Oneida County Separate the grain from the chaff Sign of a sprain, maybe Sir’s counterpart Site of famed caucuses Sink annoyance Skye who’s Donovan’s daughter Smart dresser Spiced brew Stiff-upper-lip type Sticks Support staff for a daredevil? Snick’s partner '90s-'00s HBO series with lots of therapy sessions Shakespearean last gasp Sitar sequence Shocked big-time Some chocolate purchases Succumbed to stage fright Surfboard damage Salt, to a French chef Scrub, as digital evidence Scholarly style org Spaghetti ___ carbonara Stackable snacks depicted in this puzzle's grid ... and whose middle layer is spelled by the grid's uncrossed letters Start of many book titles Some origin stories Small-batch publication Something a judge might show Subject of David Remnick’s “King of the World” Something no two people can be Spotted San Rafael’s county Struck dumb 2010’s ___-Frank Act Spanish seasoning 'So what?' Shells out money Sister ___ ('We Are Family' singers) Six-point football scores (Abbr.) Some shirts, sizewise Sorbet portion Spark of inspiration "Send help!" Someone who may stand up for more than 50 concerts in a spell of just over eight weeks Symbol used in proofreading to show where more words are to be inserted "Surprised to run into you!" Say aloud for transcription Seder bread Seltzer, e.g Sicily's capital Sony products Soporific drug Sort Spill cleaner Stephen of the screen Spoken exam Strike with the horns Styled after Strainer Skedaddled Spell Street cred Study Spired; pyramidal She was given a tribble aboard Deep Space Station K-7 Score after each team scores a goal Shaped like this answer's second letter Simon of 'The World's End' Significant period Ship's escape craft Simplicity Slide from hydroplaning 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' composer Henryk Some e-signed files Speed with which a BuzzFeed-owned news company publishes articles? (inhale) Star shortstop Francisco 'Sherlock' network Style for the Onion Summits' agreements 'Shining Through' novelist Susan Star shortstop Jeter Surprise a film director, in a way Sunken ship site Sailor's "Stop!" Saturn moon named for a Titan Seven-time Wimbledon winner Ship's accountant Sister of Orestes Sister of the moon goddess Selene Sitar music "Splendor in the Grass" screenwriter Sleepy cohort? So last year Slop slurper Soul mate? Special or black follower Spruce up Specialty Stable color Sub Support for a big top Subdue, as a color Singapore is there Some Capitol Hill workers Shut up, as an annoying talkshow host Snake with deadly intentions