| BEARARMS | ". . . the right of the people to keep and ___, shall not be infringed" (oft-debated language in the Second Amendment) |
| SECOND | Which amendment to the US Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms? (6) |
| SECONDAMENDMENT | It ends ". . . shall not be infringed" |
| NAFTA | Oft-debated commerce pact |
| KOKO | San Francisco Zoo gorilla whose communication skills have been oft-debated |
| TRIBUNES | Upholders of the rights of the people |
| CANDIDATE | One of the people to choose from on Election Day |
| WHITEELEPHANT | Possession that proves expensive to keep and difficult to get rid of (5,8) |
| LAYDOWNTHELAW | Put wine aside to keep, and the police will be dictatorial (3,4,3,3) |
| HAVOC | Cry "_\\" and let slip the dogs of war: Mark Antony stirring the people to avenge Caesars death (5) |
| PROMISES | "But I have ... to keep / And miles to go before I sleep" (Frost) (8) |
| PORTLAND | This area of ground is to the right of the harbour that is not far from Weymouth (8) |
| DRAWONONESIMAGINATION | Be inventive in approach to wise men, the people to stop horrible noise |
| MUSEUM | Place to keep and exhibit objects of interest (6) |
| SLEEP | "But I have promises to keep / And miles to go before I ___": Frost |
| LACTOSE | Some milk may fail to keep and take in turn (7) |
| BUTI | "___ have promises to keep, and miles to go ...": Robert Frost |
| SOLID | In order that the cover shall not be hollow... (5) |
| PIPEMAJORS | Musicians who usually stand at the right of the front an rank of pipe bands when in marching formation (4,6) |
| MAYA | & 8A US author of 1990 poetry collection I Shall Not be Moved (4,7) |
