The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Open to discussion
2. Where the skies are not cloudy
3. Early Sci-Fi alien craft
4. Decision time
5. Cause of continental drift
6. Make a powerful impression on
7. Having surgery
8. Geographic feature of Oklahoma
9. Old-time romancing
10. Invisible barrier to progress
11. Exception to everything
12. You need one to keep things warm in Antarctica

Answers:

1. On the table
2. Range
3. Flying saucers
4. Fork in the road
5. Plate tectonics
6. Bowl over
7. Under the knife
8. Panhandle
9. Spooning
10. Glass ceiling
11. Kitchen sink
12. Refrigerator

Credit: Chicago Tribune Crossword
Josiah Breward - IN THE KITCHEN (adapted)