| THORNS | "The Path of ___ (Terms)" by Sarah McLachlan |
| PHRASE | Turn of ____ , term meaning 'one's manner of expression' (6) |
| TOTALITY | A 3,000-mile-long swath across the continental U.S.: the path of ___ |
| LILITHFAIR | Concert tour for female musicians founded by Sarah McLachlan: 2 wds. |
| WINTERSONG | Festive tune by Sarah Mclachlan that starts "lake is frozen over..." |
| LEAST | Moving objects follow "the path of ___ resistance". (5) |
| ADIA | Top 5 song by Sarah McLachlan |
| YEAST | "I only eat unleavened bread now; I'm on the path of ___ resistance!" (groaner) |
| ARRAIGN | Level accusation against a sovereign term, by the sound of it (7) |
| MOONIES | Term by which followers of the Unification Church are sometimes known (7) |
| LITERARY | "Terms like grace, new birth, justification [...] which with St Paul are ____ terms, theologians have employed as if they were scientific terms" (Matthew Arnold) |
| LEGNO | Col -, meaning "with the wood", a term by which a violinist understands they must strike the strings with their bow's stick, rather than with its hair (5) |
| QUITS | On equal terms by retaliation |
| PROFESSION | Speak out in strong terms by one working on a declaration (10) |
| DANIELS | Jeff ___, Terms of Endearment actor (7) |
| STORMYPETREL | Unusual sporty term by the Spanish for seabird (6,6) |
| AGREETODIFFER | May have alternative views, but come to terms by sticking to their guns (5,2,6) |
| KINETOSCOPE | Early motion picture viewing device first described in conceptual terms by Thomas Edison in 1888 |
| RISINGSUN | The Land of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, term for Japan that derives from the Japanese word for the country (6,3) |
| LAY | In ___ terms (simply) |
