| Landlocked nation along the Silk Road |
UZBEKISTAN |
| Lightbulb measure |
WATT |
| Like digested food |
EATEN |
| Lost fish in a 2003 film |
NEMO |
| Loud kiss |
SMACK |
| Make a pick |
OPT |
| Nonverbal agreement |
NOD |
| Original "Monty Python" network |
BBC |
| Oscar-winning director of "Nomadland" |
CHLOEZHAO |
| Overnight flights |
REDEYES |
| P, for Plato |
RHO |
| Pennsylvania congresswoman Summer ___ |
LEE |
| Pictures for surfers? |
WEBART |
| PlayStation maker |
SONY |
| Prepares to speak in an online class, say |
UNMUTES |
| Protection during an X-ray |
LEADAPRON |
| Purple root that can flavor bubble tea |
TARO |
| Queen of Olympus |
HERA |
| Scrabble piece often paired with Q |
UTILE |
| Serve, as tea |
POUR |
| Shuts noisily |
SLAMS |
| Some sloths have three per foot |
TOES |
| Sound from a goose or car |
HONK |
| Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely" |
ISNT |
| Sumatran ape |
ORANGUTAN |
| Taiwanese computer giant |
ACER |
| Teensy bit |
IOTA |
| They're tossed and then served |
SALADS |
| Ticket remnant |
STUB |
| Tree in a nickname for Washington State |
EVERGREEN |
| Tushy |
REAR |
| Venomous African snake |
MAMBA |
| Wave top |
CREST |
| What wavy lines in comics represent |
ODOR |
| Wooden percussion stick |
CLAVE |
| Yankees great Jeter |
DEREK |
