| Burmese neighbor | 16 |
| Big tin exporter | 16 |
| Asian nation with sixteen provinces | 35 |
| Asian nation with 16 provinces | 30 |
| ASEAN member | 12 |
| A neighbor of Thailand | 22 |
| A Ho Chi Minh Trail locale | 26 |
| 1960s U.S. bombing target | 25 |
| Including a Far East country? | 29 |
| Native of Vientiane | 19 |
| Resident of Vientiane | 21 |
| Papaya salad eater, perhaps | 27 |
| One with galangal in the fridge, perhaps | 40 |
| Luang Prabang native | 20 |
| Like some Hmong | 15 |
| Like some Asian-Americans | 25 |
| Like President Sayasone | 23 |
| Landlocked Asian | 16 |
| From Vientiane, say | 19 |
| Vientiane science? | 18 |
| Taoism founder | 14 |
| Founder of Taoism | 17 |
| Chinese philosopher | 19 |
| Tao teacher | 11 |
| Noted Chinese philosopher | 25 |
| "Tao Te Ching" author | 31 |
| Zhou dynasty philosopher | 24 |
| Tao founder | 11 |
| Supposed founder of Taoism | 26 |
| Reputed founder of Taoism | 25 |
| Zhou dynasty thinker | 20 |
| Who wrote "He who does not trust enough will not be trusted" | 70 |
| Supposed "Tao Te Ching" writer | 40 |
| Philosopher credited with writing the "Tao Te Ching" | 62 |
| Pacifist philosopher | 20 |
| Literally, "old master" | 33 |
| Elder of Confucius | 18 |
| Eastern philosopher | 19 |
| Contemporary of Confucius | 25 |
| Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism | 38 |
| Chinese philosopher of long ago | 31 |
| Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master" | 59 |
| Ancient Chinese philosopher | 27 |
| According to legend, he spent decades in his mother's womb and emerged with a gray beard | 92 |
| "Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful" espouser | 87 |
| "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao" philosopher | 71 |
| "Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy" philosopher | 69 |
| Once around the track | 21 |
| Surface for a computer, perhaps | 31 |
| Once around | 11 |
| Track circuit | 13 |
| Napkin's place | 18 |
| Racing circuit | 14 |
| Swimming unit | 13 |
| Relay segment | 13 |
| Race part | 9 |
| Pet perch | 9 |
| Drink like a dog | 16 |
| What you stand to lose? | 23 |
| Trip around the track | 21 |
| Race unit | 9 |
| Once around a track | 19 |
| You stand to lose it | 20 |
| Sitter's creation | 21 |
| Race section | 12 |
| Napkin site | 11 |
| Napkin holder | 13 |
| Drink like a cat | 16 |
| Track trip | 10 |
| Relay section | 13 |
| Luxury locale? | 14 |
| Kind of harp | 12 |
| Drink from a dish | 17 |
| Complete circuit | 16 |
| ___ of luxury | 13 |
| Victory run, maybe | 18 |
| Seat for a baby | 15 |
| Part of a race | 14 |
| 440 yards, to a track runner | 28 |
| You can't stand having it | 29 |
| Two pool lengths | 16 |
| Splash against | 14 |
| Santa's perch | 17 |
| Race car's circuit | 22 |
| Place for a napkin | 18 |
| Once around the oval | 20 |
| Luxury site? | 12 |
| Indy measure | 12 |
| Fold over | 9 |
| Baby's perch | 16 |
| You can't stand to have it | 30 |
| You can stand to lose it | 24 |
| Track unit | 10 |
| Track distance | 14 |
| Swimmer's unit | 18 |
| Relay leg, perhaps | 18 |
| Racetrack distance | 18 |
| Race circuit | 12 |
| One round | 9 |
| One of 200 in the Indy 500 | 26 |