| ''Carmen'' highlight |
HABANERA |
| ''The Parent ___'' |
TRAP |
| ''___ Old Cowhand'' |
IMAN |
| Appointed |
CHOSEN |
| Asian mammals |
PANDAS |
| Aykroyd and Rather |
DANS |
| Barkeeps' requests |
IDS |
| Brainteasers |
CONUNDRUMS |
| Broadcasting sign |
ONAIR |
| Broke bread |
ATE |
| Bury |
EMBED |
| Cabal |
CONSPIRACY |
| Capital founded by Roger Williams |
PROVIDENCE |
| Carol start |
HARK |
| Christmas regular |
SANTA |
| Classify |
ASSORT |
| Columbus' reputed birthplace |
GENOA |
| Complain unreasonably |
CARP |
| Construction locale, e.g. |
SITE |
| Debate position and half of this puzzle's theme |
PRO |
| Debate position and half of this puzzle's theme |
CON |
| Desktop symbol |
ICON |
| Dial opener |
SUN |
| Earned a citation, maybe |
SPED |
| Encyclopedia section |
ATLAS |
| Extremely long time frames |
EONS |
| Far East housemaid |
AMAH |
| Flop out of Detroit |
EDSEL |
| Gas for a Broadway ad |
NEON |
| German interjection |
ACH |
| Gull cousin |
TERN |
| Hit the slopes |
SKI |
| Inclusive conjunction |
AND |
| Keyboard composition |
TOCCATA |
| King's proclamation |
EDICT |
| Krugerrand measure |
KARAT |
| Last 36 of 36-24-36 |
HIPS |
| Last epoch of the Tertiary period |
PLIOCENE |
| Lasting introduction |
EVER |
