| Microscope part |
LENS |
| Monastery residents |
MONKS |
| Movie critic Roger |
EBERT |
| Not much |
ATAD |
| One of 11 on the periodic table |
GAS |
| Parents' date night hire |
SITTER |
| Passed-down stories |
LORE |
| Period when criticism might pour in, and a hint to the words that bookend the starred clues' answers |
OPENSEASON |
| Person copying off someone else's test |
CHEATER |
| Pod veggie |
PEA |
| Query |
ASK |
| Recoil in pain |
WINCE |
| Securities backed by the govt |
TNOTES |
| Short cut? |
SNIP |
| Singer and actress Salonga |
LEA |
| Slam on the accelerator |
GUNIT |
| Slip-up |
ERROR |
| Some pretzel shapes |
RODS |
| Surgeons' domains: Abbr |
ORS |
| Sweetie |
HON |
| Taxi alternatives |
UBERS |
| Tender cut of meat |
LOIN |
| The "G" of LGBTQ+ |
GAY |
| The "M" of STEM |
MATH |
| The Hawkeye State |
IOWA |
| They may clash in a boardroom |
EGOS |
| Three-letter deli order |
BLT |
| Titular Disney character seeking a dragon |
RAYA |
| Tropical vacation destinations |
ISLES |
| Tusked wild beast |
BOAR |
| Understandable |
CLEAR |
| Walk unhurriedly |
MOSEY |
| What's in it for the long haul? |
SEMI |
| Word after "covert" or "photo" |
OPS |
| Work-from-home job? |
UMP |
| ___ mortal |
MERE |
| ___ Ole Opry |
GRAND |
| ___ squad (team of beauty experts) |
GLAM |