Is This Land A Drop-Off Point

[satprof]

Today's Alphapuzzle cryptic clue. (There's no ? in the original but it probably makes no difference.)

[emmie]

beach?

[geevo41]

china?

[dannyk13]

(land of) Nod ?

[bobbinwales]

Island hidden in clue?

[mallyh]

thailand ?........is this land anagram minus s (point)

[mallyh]

sorry anagram this land a minus s

[satprof]

mallyh - I love your answer but there are no 8-letter grid possibilities. (Nor are there any 6- & 7-letter spaces, but plenty of 5 & even four 9-letter possibles.)

[bobbinwales]

TOGO/ to go (or would that be a puck up point?)
Are the any 3 letter one's- dannyk13s NOD looks ok

[bobbinwales]

^pick -up

[emmie]

i chose beach, to be a drop off point - not sure its right but hey ho

[geevo41]

china minus a = chin (point)

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/chin?s=t

[satprof]

Tested out 'nod' and it provides the right answer to the whole puzzle. Only problem is that there are eight 3-letter possibles. The combination of 20, 18 appears twice & that helps.

[mouseymick]

Nod .. 7,20,18 and Q is 11. Shortage of ‘A’ today.