| PHNOM | With 8-Down, Asian capital |
| MUTESSARIFAT | Ottoman governor's office tones down Asian dress fullness |
| MALAY | Mother put down Asian language (5) |
| BOK | With 22-Down, Asian cabbage |
| SRI | And 20 Down, Asian island state (3,5) |
| PARKSAND | With 8-Down, NBC sitcom with Chris Pratt |
| CUL | With 8-Down, street with no outlet |
| HYDROGENBOMB | Forms relationship with 8 down in the water near Turkey - it's bound to be highly explosive! (8,4) |
| TABLEMANNERS | The proper way to chew the fat perhaps in 19 down mostly with 8 down on bender (5,7) |
| BIRD | Actor who plays 5 down who shares his first name with 8 down (4) |
| KOI | With 8 Down, Zen garden features |
| FIDEL | With 8-Down, leader sworn in in 1959 |
| JAMES | With 8 Down, character created by 17 Across |
| SKINNY | With 8-Down, swims without a suit |
| FOR | With 8-Down, as a welcome change |
| GARNER | Star of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (with 8 Down) |
| TERI | Tootsie actress, with 8 Down |
| BALSAM | With 8 Down, yuletide purchase |
| INA | With 8-Down, very shortly |
| RAT | With 8-Down, inform on |
