Within each tureen, the answers may be mostly anagrammed to form the name of a soup, with one letter in each answer as an extra. The soups, in order, are MULLIGATAWNY, VICHYSSOISE, MINESTRONE, and STRACCIATELLA. Reading the extra letters in the order given yields the answer, LUNCHEONETTES.
| Clue | Answer | Extra Letter |
|---|---|---|
| Time of relative inactivity (4) | LULL | L |
| What Kobe is but Angus isn't (5) | WAGYU | U |
| Heartless travelling companion? (3 3) | TIN MAN | N |
| Options (7) | CHOICES | C |
| Prison weapon (4) | SHIV | H |
| Hoped-for proposal response (3) | YES | E |
| It's a thought (6) | NOTION | O |
| Disdainful smile (5) | SNEER | N |
| First of three title characters in a Farrelly brothers comedy (2) | ME | E |
| What opposites supposedly do (7) | ATTRACT | T |
| Quote academically (4) | CITE | T |
| Fly off the shelves, so to speak (4) | SELL | E |
| Oakland team (2) | AS | S |