| Like emo song lyrics |
ANGSTY |
| Like the numeral LI |
ROMAN |
| Los Angeles baller |
LAKER |
| Louvre Pyramid architect |
IMPEI |
| Louvre Pyramid locale |
PARIS |
| Make furious |
ANGER |
| Manner or fashion |
WAY |
| Nasal openings |
NOSTRILS |
| Nikola Jokic, for example |
SERB |
| No, in Novosibirsk |
NYET |
| Noisily napping Manx, for instance? |
SNORINGCAT |
| Not duped by |
ONTO |
| One-named "TiK ToK" singer |
KESHA |
| Outdoor gear co-op |
REI |
| Perseverance rover's org |
NASA |
| Pet adoption org |
ASPCA |
| Pluralized "is" |
ARE |
| Position assumed by Frodo Baggins ... and, in a way, by each of this puzzle's theme entries |
RINGBEARER |
| President pro ___ |
TEM |
| Private teacher |
TUTOR |
| Pros at filing returns |
CPAS |
| Russian range |
URAL |
| Schuss equipment |
SKIS |
| Slow run |
JOG |
| Speak hoarsely |
CROAK |
| Speaker's place |
DAIS |
| St. Louis team whose mascot is a bird |
CARDINALS |
| Tan line from a certain bikini? |
STRINGMARK |
| Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles |
NINJA |
| Therefore |
ERGO |
| Tibetan monk |
LAMA |
| Tug-of-___ |
WAR |
| Ultimate Greek character |
OMEGA |
| Vanilla-flavored soft drink |
CREAMSODA |
| Violates a peace treaty, perhaps |
REARMS |
| What a barber cuts |
HAIR |
| Without: Fr |
SANS |
| Wool-gathering arena? |
SHEARINGSTADIUM |
| Zellweger of "Chicago" |
RENEE |
