Let the "R" take a break from the energy required to move an object against a force & season this Asian pan
Wok (from Work)
A like-minded "spirit", or the title of a 1979 Octavia Butler novel
Kindred
Should you meet another person beneath this plant, the rule is you must kiss.
Mistletoe
This video game features a post-apocolyptic society due to Cordyceps and has recently received a TV adaptation featuring Pedro Pascal
The Last of Us
Recipes for Piedmontese bagna cauda dipping sauce call for these little fishies
Anchovies
Remove an "R" from a word for a family member & get this word for annoy, which that person might do to you
Bother (from Brother)
A Japanese writing system using ideograms adapted from Chinese
Kanji
The name of the satan-like creature in mythology that scares and punishes naughty children during the holiday season
Krampus
In Valorant, both alpha and omega Earth are in conflict over this substance considered the technological catalyst for the world
Radianite
This 2-word Italian term refers to pasta cooked not too hard or too soft, but still a little firm "to the tooth"
Al dente
Render the "R" from a type of cooking fat & meet this word for a young fellow
Lad (from Lard)
t's a Scottish shape-shifting mythical creature that appears as a horse & takes the gullible into the deep end of the loch
Kelpie
This is the best selling Christmas movie of all time
Home Alone
In "Zelda: Breath of the Wild", keep track of your quests in this 6-letter land with Link's adventure log
Hyrule
This Philly sandwich can have provolone as one of its namesake ingredients
Cheesesteak
Ship off the "R" on the word for a boat's docking locale & get this first name of female characters Dutton & Harmon
Beth (from Berth)
Lester Shubin helped design the first vests made of this fiber from the DuPont company
Kevlar
These are the three gifts that the the three wise men gave to baby Jesus
Gold, frankincense and myrrh
George R.R. Martin helped with the lore for this sword & sorcery title that won a 2022 game of the year trophy
Elden Ring
Whether called a cornichon or a gherkin, it's one of these vegetables at the start
Cucumber
Kick out the "R" from a pile of stones on a hiking trail & wander aimlessly; the word becomes this name of a man in Genesis
Cain (from Cairn)
Borrowed from Turkish, it means "destiny"
Kismet
This Christmas song became the first broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
The Hoard & The Alliance do battle in the land of Azeroth in this online role-playing game
World of Warcraft
The name of this stew comes from the Hungarian for "herdsman"
Goulash