| Holding back tears, perhaps |
EMOTIONAL |
| Infer |
EDUCE |
| Institution that may have a repatriation policy |
MUSEUM |
| Kinshasa's country, briefly |
DRC |
| Local cultural ecosystems |
ARTSCENES |
| Magnitude |
SCALE |
| Mesmerize |
ARREST |
| Military address |
SIR |
| Moving challenges |
PIANOS |
| Nonbillable work? |
MINORROLE |
| North Carolina college town |
ELON |
| Phillies All-Star shortstop Turner |
TREA |
| Puritanical |
AUSTERE |
| Rando on a message board |
ANON |
| Reason to cover a lot of ground quickly? |
RAINDELAY |
| Resource that may be recharged with alone time |
SOCIALBATTERY |
| River between Russia and China |
AMUR |
| Salon sounds |
SNIPS |
| Scoped out |
CASED |
| Sitarist Shankar |
RAVI |
| Sphere |
REALM |
| Squeaks (by) |
EKES |
| Staple of Nigerian cuisine |
YAMS |
| State gemstone of Minnesota |
AGATE |
| State of bliss |
HOGHEAVEN |
| Sting operation? |
BEEKEEPING |
| Texter's "Currently" |
ATM |
| Tilts |
LEANS |
| Tiptoe |
CREEP |
| Unapologetic self-promotion |
SHAMELESSPLUG |
| Vatican City resident |
POPE |
| Water cooler |
ICE |
| Wetland |
MIRE |
| Word with rub or run |
DRY |
| Words from a seasoned pro |
SAGEADVICE |
| [Raises hand] |
IAM |
