HOMOPHONE HIJINKS
Credit: LA Times Crossword
August 16, 2015
Merl Reagle

Ex: "I have nine buttons on my coat, but I can only FASCINATE."

1. A distinct possibility if Doris and Patti won't sing
2. Perform a certain Shakespeare role
3. Things to see in a certain romantic city
4. Spud
5. Go by a burning building
6. Corn price
7. Advisers to the king
8. Support a candidate from outer space
9. Bag purchaser
10. Nelson as a stand-up

Answers:

1. DINAH MIGHT
2. PLAY KATE
3. PARIS SIGHTS
4. COMMON TATER
5. PASS A FIRE
6. BUCK AN EAR
7. PALACE AIDES
8. BACK AN ALIEN
9. PURSE BUYER
10. COMIC OZZIE

Explanation:

1. Dinah Shore (Doris Day - Patti Page)
2. Placate
3. Parasites
4. Commentator
5. Pacifier
6. Buccaneer
7. Palisades
8. Bacchanalian 
9. Perspire
10. Kamikaze (Ozzie Nelson)