Stumped by a bagel shop request? Check out the answer here!

The clue is “Bagel shop request is SCHMEAR“. The answer is “cream cheese“. In a bagel shop, when someone orders a bagel, they might request a “schmear” of cream cheese on it. “Schmear” is a Yiddish word that means “smear” or “spread“. So, the answer to the crossword question is cream cheese.