string or strip of pasta

NOODLE
WordClue
RAYbeam of light or radiation
SIRman of a higher rank or position
DARKcomplete or partial absence of light
RATEof interest or fertility
SHOWwith strip or talk
BANJOstring instrument
CELLOstring instrument
CHORDstring
POWERsolar or of will
THONGstrip of leather
ADDICTof caffeine or cocaine
COLUMNvertebral or of newspaper
CARTOONcomic strip
DISCORDLack of concord, agreement or harmony
PEANUTScomic strip by Charles M. Schulz
STINGERspike strip
TASTINGsmall amount of food or drink
PRESSUREatmospheric or of blood
ATTRIBUTEcharacteristic or quality of a thing
SMUGGLINGillegal movement of goods or people
LUTEstring instrument
THONGstrip of leather