| Hawaiian root |
TARO |
| Iced tea garnishes (In this answer, note letters 3-6, minus letter 5) |
LEMONPEELS |
| Instant decaf brand |
SANKA |
| It is contracted long ago! |
TIS |
| It might bounce back from a server |
EMAIL |
| Japanese dogs |
AKITAS |
| Loosen, as a knot |
UNDO |
| Loses steam |
TIRES |
| Lump of mass |
BLOB |
| Mixes |
STIRS |
| Not dwelling on that anymore |
OVERIT |
| Obsessed with |
INTO |
| One who might say "I was duped"? |
CLONE |
| Opens up for a doctor |
SAYSAH |
| Ovens for potters |
KILNS |
| Quibble, or a hint to what the four skipped letters spell |
SPLITHAIRS |
| Raises |
BOOSTS |
| Request |
ASK |
| Rodeo ropes |
LASSOS |
| Seat at the bar |
STOOL |
| She's a sheep |
EWE |
| Sleeveless garments |
VESTS |
| Slime |
GOO |
| South American flatbread |
AREPA |
| Steam rooms |
SAUNAS |
| Take out of the freezer |
THAW |
| Theater production |
PLAY |
| They're lit on the last day of Lunar New Year celebrations |
LANTERNS |
| Third-born Marx brother |
GROUCHO |
| Trippy drug |
LSD |
| Warrant |
MERIT |
| What a perfect season lacks |
LOSS |
| White elephant, for example |
ALBINO |
| Wicked |
EVIL |
| Winter footwear (... letters 4-9, minus letter 5) |
WOOLSOCKS |
| Works at the Met |
OPERAS |
| ___ Vanilli |
MILLI |
