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

1. Diamond to talc on the Mohs Scale
2. Visit
3. Certain chairs
4. Sin, in a religious context
5. Unspeakably base
6. "Uh-oh" emotion
7. Low-cut gown feature
8. Apply pressure
9. Not noticed
10. Not do your part
11. Good in golf, but nowhere else

12. Australia


Answers:

1. Descending order
2. Drop by
3. Recliners
4. Fall from grace
5. Beneath contempt
6. Sinking feeling
7. Plunging neckline
8. Lower the beam
9. Under the radar
10. Drop the ball
11. Below par
12. Down under

Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick
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