| Group of candidates |
SLATE |
| It's in a carol? |
TIS |
| Keep tabs on a tabby, maybe |
CATSIT |
| Mensches |
CLASSACTS |
| Mercator projection, e.g |
MAP |
| Mix at a mixer? |
BARTEND |
| Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments |
SINAI |
| Name that anagrams to "lassi" |
SILAS |
| Notable fable writer |
AESOP |
| Orange Thanksgiving food |
YAM |
| Oratorio solo |
ARIA |
| Org. with events at speedways |
NASCAR |
| Pals such as this puzzle's constructors |
BFFS |
| Penne ___ puttanesca |
ALLA |
| People from Bangkok, e.g |
THAIS |
| Poems of praise |
ODES |
| Poison ivy reactions |
RASHES |
| Prone to snooping |
NOSY |
| Pub serving |
PINT |
| Run for it |
FLEE |
| Savory Indian pastries |
SAMOSAS |
| Seafood in a spider roll |
CRAB |
| Shark film with an iconic theme song |
JAWS |
| Some fight enders, for short |
TKOS |
| Soul singer Warwick |
DEEDEE |
| South Carolina's state 38-Down is one |
WREN |
| Tax experts, for short |
CPAS |
| Taylor Swift or Duda Beat |
POPSTAR |
| Toy model? |
KENDOLL |
| Treaties |
PACTS |
| Tree that becomes an adjective when "u" is inserted |
POPLAR |
| Tying a cherry stem with your tongue, e.g |
PARTYTRICK |
| Wander off |
STRAY |
| Watermelon discards |
SEEDS |
| Young goat |
KID |
| Zap with light |
LASE |
| ___ egg (vegan food substitute) |
FLAX |
